I know my blog has been quiet, but I'm still alive and kicking! It's actually mostly a good thing, as I've felt well enough to have a full and great summer with my kids. I'm down to one, much milder version of chemotherapy, and almost all of my symptoms (minus a few lingering and/or mystery… Continue reading Checking in!
Tag: body image
Patience, patient
This won't be an epic, long post as my last few have been. Believe me, there's still plenty to ponder and process, but with my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction complete, I am breathing a big sigh of relief and looking ahead. But first... there's that pesky healing process. I have had no illusions this would… Continue reading Patience, patient
Saying Goodbye to “the Girls”
While I don't intend for my blog, Alive-Awake-Uncomfortable, to become a Cancer Blog (TM), much of what makes me uncomfortable lately is confronting aspects my diagnosis of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, so ... here we are once again! It may not surprise you to hear, that as a busy of mom of 4, I sometimes rush… Continue reading Saying Goodbye to “the Girls”
Through unlined eyes…
Some time over the course of this summer, my daily guilty pleasure eye-liner habit slipped into an every other day thing. And then a few-times-a-week thing. Until summer break drew to a close, and over a week went by with nary an eyeliner application.Was it having the kids home, and less time for myself? Nah.… Continue reading Through unlined eyes…
Fears of
Betraying my principles. Betraying myself. Going backwards. Trying and failing. Forgetting who I am. Other people's standards. My standards. Conditional love. Buying into lies. Being stuck. Voicing this. Not voicing this. Being uncomfortable. Staying uncomfortable. Ya feel me?
Some Body to Love
It dawns on me that I could probably, given the right mindset or motivation, write post after post about the discomfort that comes from our experiences as humans with bodies. Ugh, bodies. Like it or not, we're all bound to them. They're an integral part of our human experience. And while bodies can surely be… Continue reading Some Body to Love
alive. awake. uncomfortable. 