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Things I Learned The Month I Broke

How to ask for help. I’m incredibly stubborn and independent at times. Asking for help doesn’t make me weak, but rather makes my life more liveable. Family is number one. Always. I’m stronger than I...

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It’s The Little Things

Taking a shower for so long your fingers get wrinkly. Being in the presence of loved ones, doing nothing but enjoying their company. Going outside without mittens for the first time. Finding that shirt...

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Things I Learned The Month I Tried To Move

It’s impossible to conquer Toronto. There’s just too much to do, see and eat. Walking is such an underrated activity. Sure it’s no calorie-burner, but I think it’s as beneficial for mental health as...

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Things I Learned The Month I Came Home

That saying “you can never go home again” is not true. I feel very much at home. Novelty foods, like poutine pizza, for the most part are just that. A novelty. Not necessarily a delicious dinner. Big...

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Taking It Slow

Just when I start to miss Toronto… …The universe gives me this. That would be my backyard. One of the many things I listed as loving about being back home. Sunsets and trees were also included. Looking...

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Things I Learned The Month I Settled

As much as I wish for things to be one way, I need to deal with things the way they really are. Living close to family is the bestest. I know money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can improve my...

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A Nugget of Wisdom, From Me

If I could offer one piece of advice to my readers out there, this is it. Especially the readers who take it upon themselves to eat well and exercise. Those of you who are at your “goal weight” or what...

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Riddled With Guilt

My mom and I were talking this weekend about the things we feel guilty about not doing. We are a guilt ridden family. Of course, we are also a family of women. My mom has a big, beautiful backyard that...

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Things I Learned The Month I Started To Get Better

I usually do this at the end of every month, but the 31st snuck right by me! July was a very long and intense month, so perhaps the extra day of reflection was needed. Here are the things I learned in...

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About That To-Do List…

Now that I’ve already described the chemotherapy and hospital experience in great detail, I feel like I also need to describe the experience of being home when the dust finally settles. Living at home...

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Being A Blogger and Staying Honest

The most common question I am asked by people about my blog, is how do I feel comfortable sharing so much of myself online? The truthful answer, is that when I started blogging almost three years ago,...

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Things I Learned The Month I Stood Still

Chemo brain is a very real thing. It will make me forget that months are ending and that monthly lesson posts are to be done. Whatever, it’s my blog and I’ll blog what I want to. Even if it’s four days...

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Time

I have learned a lot of lessons since being diagnosed with cancer four months ago. Things that some people don’t learn until they are several decades into life. There is one lesson however that I’ve...

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Weekend Scenery

This weekend was the first good weekend I’ve had in a long while… Somewhere after treatment #6 three and a half weeks ago, I started to run out of steam. The physical, mental, and emotional aspects of...

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Things I Learned In 2011

I am not invincible. Like so many other 25-year-olds, I thought I was immune to all bad things. Injury and illness were far off in my future, I had youth and health on my side. Well, youth won’t keep...

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