This new year is starting with a whimper instead of a bang. Everyone appears uncomfortable. Is it just me, or is moving to 2022 feeling like a non-event to you? Today is the first Tuesday of the year. I love Tuesdays! Read a previous post of mine here for details: https://www.outwittinglife.com/fifteen-reasons-tuesdays-are-special/ Why am I not crazy excited? I want to be…
It’s not very easy to find the good in having had breast cancer. But, there is one excellent thing breast cancer has taught me. You are never too old to change or try something new. My breast cancer diagnosis resulted in my loss of employment. This loss greatly impacted our finances. It forced us to move from our beloved Floral Park neighborhood to a more affordable area on…
My husband and I went on an apple picking adventure Saturday. It became a fun fall foliage trip with a breast cancer fatigue reminder. Why does cancer never go away? I had a wonderful time with my husband enjoying the fall colors and apple picking. We brought the dog and he was such a good boy. I really enjoyed myself. But then I woke up Sunday morning! We live on…
It’s difficult to accept that the warm weather is nearly over, but it is. That means it’s time to let go of summer and welcome sweater weather. Wasn’t it last week we took our annual trip to Lowe’s to get flowers and greenery for the outside? We bought some nice new pots this year and threw out our old ones. My husband…
Who wants to join me in doing random acts of kindness this September? I am feeling anxious about all the things happening in our world right now. The pandemic is making a comeback. Hurricane Ida slammed the South and what’s happened in Afghanistan is heartbreaking. Do you agree we could all use a little bit of kindness in our lives? Tomorrow starts a new month, so it’…
Note: This is a guest post by my daughter Erin Rederscheid When Mom was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer, I became the distraught daughter. I will never forget those moments in my life. That night we sat down for dinner, and she told me she was having her first surgery but that she was okay! The morning we sat down in my dorm room lobby, and she told me she…