De-stressing in the garden
Today I planted Mama’s red Abutilon plant outside her window, along with several herbs and these pretty Petunias! It felt good to release stress through gardening and breathing fresh air. […]
Breaking the stigma
Today’s #OneGoodThing was a good session with my therapist, who I’ve been seeing since before I started writing about #OneGoodThing every day. I’ve never openly talked about mental health on my blog […]
Abutilon is back
Today we found a beautiful, coral red Abutilon plant to replace the yellow one that used to live outside Mama’s window, but did not survive winter. We’re hoping to plant […]
Big-hearted medical assistant
I took Mama to the doctor for a check-up today, and the medical assistant was so unbelievably kind that we didn’t even mind the long wait. Thankfully, we also brought […]
Adorable newspaper demolition
Mama was reading the newspaper this afternoon when Paisley decided a cuddle took precedence. Paisley leapt up and settled herself ON TOP of the newspaper Mama was reading. I could […]
A moment in history
Mama and I watched Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle today in a beautiful ceremony that wove together British and American traditions. The way the couple looked at each other was […]
No new growth!
Mama had her latest MRI to monitor her extremely rare brain cancer today — and the results came back: No new growth! Woohoo! She’s been plagued with headaches and hallucinations […]
Fierce new cut
The brightest spot in my day was visiting with my wonderful stylist and getting a fierce new haircut. My super short locks feel great, and I love the dramatic sweep […]
Another piece of the party
After completing our party invitation design yesterday, I tackled the place cards today. I coordinated the fonts and colors to the invitations, and printed them on card stock. I made […]
Invitations designed!
When Mama beat the odds and outlived the terminal prognosis of her extremely rare brain cancer, we celebrated. Last year, we did it again. This summer will mark Mama’s miraculous 7th […]
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