Back in December and January I had gotten into a pretty good routine that I really enjoyed where first thing in the morning I would exercise, and while I was working out I’d listen to a podcast. My favorite was Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations. I have learned so much from these podcasts about myself and people […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
A Fork In The Road
One of the things that happens when you have surgery and have to take it easy for a few weeks is that you find yourself with much more time to think. Think about the direction you want your life to take. Think about what’s important to you. With the slowing down and the inability to […]
3 Weeks Post Surgery
*** This post will contain way too much information for some peoples’ comfort level. Consider yourself warned. *** When you go in to meet with your doctor before you have any kind of surgery, you are given a whole list of things that could possibly go wrong. Nobody really plans on any of these […]
Surgery Update!
Eight days ago I had a few procedures done — a hysterectomy, a sacrocolpopexy with permanent mesh material, a midurethral sling with permanent mesh material, bilateral salpingectomy, posterior repairs, and other repairs to “bulges” in my, as Number 6 says, privates. Basically my bladder, my uterus and my rectum had prolapsed and crushed my vaginal […]
Freaking Out A Little. Okay. A LOT.
All the laundry is washed, folded and put away. Dishes are done and the kitchen is spotless. Lunches are made. I snuck a little note inside each lunchbox so the kids will have a surprise. The kitchen is stocked enough so the kids can pack decent lunches through the week. Outfits for the next five […]
Mom Friends
My surgery is in four days. I am told, depending on who I talk to, that I will be out of commission anywhere from one to six weeks. That’s quite a window. I hope I’ll be one of those super speedy recoverers. Five or ten years ago, I would have expected myself to get through […]
