Tag: life
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The Anniversary of my Cancer Diagnosis
Twenty-nine years ago on this date, I was diagnosed with cancer. I was so little. There’s no way I could pronounce Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, nevertheless understand what was happening in my body. Childhood cancer is unique in that it doesn’t disrupt the patient’s life like it would an adult’s. The foundation of life isn’t yet […]
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DIY Family Costume: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
We’re a day out from Thanksgiving, so it’s about time I share a post about our 2021 Halloween costumes!
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The Epilogue
I am a storyteller, through and throughA childhood defined byLong afternoons spent arounda kitchen tableListeningLearningA bellowing laughBetween sips of sweet teaFaded fast-food mugsIn topographical handsMountains, valleys, creasesa story of their own.Age and wisdomTo have bothA story in itselfReceivingMy own storiesBefore I couldDecodeLines and curvesConnected on a pageBefore I could connectA written story to my ownOnce […]
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Yayoi Kusma at New York Botanical Garden
Last week, my little guy and I took a day trip to the city to check out Yayoi Kusama’s exhibits at the New York Botanical Gardens. This weekend is the last weekend it’s on display, so I wanted to give a sneak peek of what to expect if you head over that way.
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New York Comic-Con 2021: Adam Savage Panel + Covid Differences
On Friday I hopped on the train with my teen and headed into the city with him for the first time since covid began for New York Comic-Con 2021. This wasn’t our first time to the convention—we attended NYCC 2019 and had tickets booked already for 2020’s event that was later cancelled. We initially had […]
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Is it time to disappear for a while?
In August, I resurrected this old blog with intentions of getting back in the groove of frequent posting. It struck me that my youngest would soon be in a threes program at a local preschool for three and a half hours, three days a week. I could now expect to have ten and a half […]
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Day 514: I don’t want to talk about Covid anymore
The last time I started a post was 360 days ago, on “COVID-19 Pandemic, Day 154.” My friend had just died. It was covid related, but not covid. He wasn’t rushed to the hospital with shortness of breath, no invasive intubation, no taking his last breaths through a machine, surrounded by healthcare workers made unrecognizable […]
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A Simple Trick to Get Free Stuff, Declutter, and Make New Local Connections
I know that title sounds like clickbait, but hear me out! Gift Economy Have you ever heard of Freecycle or Buy Nothing Project? Each are worldwide organizations created in order to waste reduction within your local community. Some people call these types of communities a “gift economy.” It’s all about sharing your unwanted used items […]
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My QuaranTeam: A FaceTime Photo Session with Jordan Ashleigh
During early quarantine, it was trendy to have a family portrait taken on your front steps. A photographer would come, stand 6+ feet away, and send you an edited shot free of charge, with the request that you would make a donation to the food bank or another charity. It was popularized in our area […]
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