A wonderful thing happened.As my body began to recover from 6 sessions of intensive immune-system-busting chemotherapy in the summertime of this year, I gradually began to (to quote my husband) "come back to life."It sounds dramatic, and maybe it is.But as time got further away from the intensive 3-drug chemotherapy sessions, my attention span improved… Continue reading Speeding through the Season?
Tag: self care
Checking in!
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!
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”
An Inadvertent Pause
Summer vacation somehow turned into a vacation from blogging at Alive-Awake-Uncomfortable. I know I'm not alone in this schedule, but... And it's not that there haven't been ideas and perspectives and experiences to share! As a mom of four who struggles to juggle it all, and sometimes truly struggles to prioritize, blogging and writing fell… Continue reading An Inadvertent Pause
When Avoidance Ties You up in Knots
We all have things we avoid, or resist, in hopes that if we just ignore the issue for long enough that... it might just go away. Big things or small things. We just seem hardwired from a young age to avoid the hard and uncomfortable things that would work out much better if they were… Continue reading When Avoidance Ties You up in Knots
Reel life sobriety
Have you succumbed to clicking on those "reels" that Facebook is now littered with? I totally have. And the more I let curiosity get the best of me, the more FB seems to offer me. There are dad jokes, dance moves, moments of mom life, make up tutorials, cute kids being cute, lavish lifestyle flexes...… Continue reading Reel life sobriety
Be afraid… be very afraid
My 5th grader is an absolute movie buff. He has borrowed library DVDs since he was a tot in the kiddie section, streamed since he knew how to use a remote, and campaigned feverishly for what we'd rent since it became our Friday night tradition. His holiday and birthday wishlists contain more movies than toys.… Continue reading Be afraid… be very afraid
More than one thing can be true
I have a habit of mulling over posts long after I've read them, but a bad habit of not taking a screenshot of said memes or posts. I saw it because it was under a hashtag I follow, #mentalhealthmatters . (Sadly, people post all kinds of wildly unrelated stuff under this hashtag as well.) So… Continue reading More than one thing can be true
When No One’s Laughing Anymore
I came across a post about comedian John Mulaney, and the headline was about him and his girlfriend expecting a child. NBCU photo bank via Getty Images What was more interesting to me, though, was the video of his actual interview with late night host, and his close friend, Seth Myers. You see, while the… Continue reading When No One’s Laughing Anymore
Feel how you feel
Dear 13yo: The world will throw a lot of stuff at you, and ask you to smile anyway. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to tone down your responses and smooth over and buff out your frustration. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to lower your voice, censor your heart, be "a lady."… Continue reading Feel how you feel
alive. awake. uncomfortable. 