I was looking up the nutrition information for dried pineapple this morning and ended up hopping to a couple of different articles and sites. It really struck me how different the impression would be if you only read one of them. One site proclaimed that pineapple was super good...
Dance Therapy
I was all set to do a long whining post about pain and drugs and cold and stupid people and I opened pandora to turn on some angst filled music that would fit my current mood but when it opened this started playing so instead I danced in my...
Nutty
Have you ever tried a Baru Nut? I’ve heard about them in the past but never ran across them, until last week. I was browsing the nuts.com website looking for pineapple and saw Baru Nuts. So I ordered some to try. They look like the wooden toggles you find...
whine for Breakfast
I am ready for winter to be over. One of the things I like about myself is that I need very little to make me happy. I start each day with a quick check of what I’m looking forward to. Something new to try, a fun appointment to keep,...
In the immortal words of someone…
It’s Friday! This has been a long week. Monday – one hour appointment at the dentist to remove the temporary filling/crown, then drill and mold for the permanent and put on another temp. Tuesday -Chemo Wednesday – CT Scan – barium breakfast. Should not have scheduled it for the...
How much is your ego worth?
As things often do, something I was thinking about last week has crossed my path in multiple ways in the last three days. Many of us have secret passions. Things we do to create in some way or another. Fiber crafts like knitting, embroidery, sewing, or word crafts like...
Just Testing
After site migration.
Vegan Marshmallow experiments
Original Recipe: Make Vegan Marshmallows Ingredients 2 teaspoons vegan butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar, divided 3 tablespoons agar powder 1 cup cold water, divided 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, optional Instructions Step 1: Prepare the pan and mixer Line...
My Selective Memory
Somehow in my little summer chemo break I completely blocked out 4 years of Kadcyla side effects. Four weeks ago when I got chemo and then spent 7 days not feeling well I thought, fluke. So last week when I went again and SURPRISE got sick again I was...
Fork in the Road
Some people visualize. Some people visualize what they would do differently in situations that have occurred. Some people visualize what they will do n situations that will occur. I am the latter. Every possible situation is played out with actions and words cemented. This is how my imagination starts....