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I Have a Dysfunctional What?
PSA: I should preface this post with a little bit of a warning. If you get grossed out easily or don't really appreciate the TMI , I'll put a little asterisk where to stop and start reading again:)I...
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Whatcha been up to, Nay? (Three Things Thursday)
A major goal this year is to engage this wonderful blogging community consistently. What better way than to link up with blog friends! Together, the three of us came up with Three Things Thursday. Just...
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Updates from Nay {5/20/16}
Hi everyone. I'm Megan from Absolute Mommy, and Nay has asked me to update her blog today. I'm hoping going forward I'll be able to post updates on Nay and share lots of information with you. Nay is...
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one year
Today marks one year. One year ago today, I was laying on a hospital bed and the attending doctor at my local hospital held my hand and said, "Mrs. Soriano, you have Acute Myeloid Leukemia." (AML)...
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since I'm not doing much...
I'm currently in the hospital, so why not put some words down instead of just laying here, right? I don't really want to talk about why I'm in the hospital because all is temporary. It gets tiring...
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I Remember Us
The other day I was driving to an appointment and a song by Anita Baker went on the radio. I was just singing along and then the tears started falling. I cried the whole car ride to the appointment...
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It's Been a While
I don't really know.It just kind of happened.Photo by rawpixel.com on UnsplashI miss it, though.The clickety-clack of the keyboard, how my thoughts make words, and how those words make it on this...
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My Hands are Words
The feeling of sand slipping through my fingers.The first time I held my husband's hand.Seeing my children's hands fold onto my pinky.Wiping tears from my eyes as I cry.Clapping through excitement...
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I come from...
A few years ago, I wrote this. There was a writing prompt asking who we were, so I came up with that. I wrote about who I was at that moment and I was so proud of how I represented myself.I was...
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This one's about pom-poms
I have multiple stories that make up the book of my life. Every story has had its lesson. Lessons that I needed and some I didn't want, but lessons nonetheless. All of these stories are important...
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Like I was 20 again
I may not be able to tell you the names of the streets I walked on everyday. I couldn't tell you the people I met during all my little adventures around the city. I probably wouldn't be able to tell...
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Well, That Escalated Quickly
When did it become okay to take a photo of your feet and legs while you're taking a bath? No, I mean, really? How is that normal?? (As I proceed to show you said photo)I'm laying here in my bath,...
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Love-Hate & a Two-Year-Old ( aka When you try to do a product review with a...
I am an almost 44-year-old woman with a 2 1/2 year old. Being 29 with a two-year-old and 44 with a two-year-old is a huge difference! I'm old now...like, "exhausted all the time and not a lot of...
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Dear Warrior,
Photo by Brooke Cagle on UnsplashDear Warrior,I see you.I see you walking through this life with doubt if you'll survive this one big life. I feel you when you're thinking all the thoughts. Will you...
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a real birthday party
Little Miss Annika is turning 4 YEARS OLD soon! Can you believe it?! I definitely can’t.We were never able to give Annika a proper birthday party since I was diagnosed within eight months after her...
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you can call me survivor
"Yes, girl, YES!"I thought this as I read these words:"do you know that feeling; when you're walking through a dark time and you're wondering if hope or joy are even possible? your heart is grieving....
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For the ones that matter...
I remember what it was like so many years ago when I felt that I lost everything. It was the recession and we had lost our home, cars, money....and friends. And in a little way, I was okay with that....
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Move Forward
There are always three sides to a story: my version, their version, and the truth. Only God knows the truth...and this is mine.Move.Forward.This is what I need to keep doing.There are experiences that...
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House to Home (w/ PhotoWall!)
Hey loveys,It's been so long, right?! With all that is going on right now, I wanted to stop by to say HEY! and let you know what's going on in my life lately.I've been doing a lot of reading, cooking...
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Thanks, 45 - it's been real...
This is the last day of my 45th year of life.I've sat down to this space wanting to document this year the best way I can.Writing all the words that show what I've gained and lost in these last 365...
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Six Feet Apart
I am practiced at isolation. Recovering from a bone marrow transplant can do that to you.I was isolated from anyone who wasn't my doctor, nurse, husband, or blood-related to me for 100 days.One....
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Worthy, huh?
I am worthy.These are words I have to remind myself of every.single.moment. Unfortunately, I don't always hold myself to the highest esteem. I doubt myself in every way and can talk myself out of...
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PhotoWall to the Rescue!
PhotoWall contacted me again last month to continue making my house a home! I was so thrilled that they thought of me again. This time I wanted something that would go with my black/grey/brown living...
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Mommy Times Three (Three Things Thursday)
A major goal this year is to engage this wonderful blogging community consistently. What better way than to link up with blog friends! Together, the three of us came up with Three Things Thursday. Just...
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Is it possible that I am wasting my second chance at life? I feel like I won the battle again leukemia, but went back to living my old life. I am back to existing when I said to myself that I would...
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