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I am very proud of myself for staying organized during this time of health trial and crisis.

I know where everything I own is.
My bills and finances are organized. I enjoy working my net worth and budget spreadsheets.

I am good about corresponding and returning phone calls/mail/text.
I am enjoying the $5bill savings jar game, I still don’t know what I’ll use the money for.
I am productive on work tasks and am looking forward to travel, swimming, fellowship with family and friends.

I think I need to get more/better rest.
I need to stop biting my nails. Something I haven’t done in years!

my two big goals are to lose last 62lbs and to pay off my credit card!

Today I am grateful for:

1. Having the fortitude to GET UP. Despite being tired I was productive.

*part of me just wanted to rest and lay around. I found that hard to do. I just hung out and did stuff little by little, not stressing myself, but not just sitting and staring at TV.

2. I got quite a bit done on the summer project I’m in charge of. It feels good to be productive and know that my colleague will know I’m woking hard to make this a solid and fun project.

3. I finally contacted the Auto insurer to get that situation straight. I’ll wait to see what $ they come back with before shopping around for a lower rate.

4. I was grateful to have an appetite. I had pancakes this moning and kettle corn as my afternoon snack.

5. I got two boxes ready to be mailed.

6. I got some links back from the designers to check out for my blog, that’s kind of fun.

7. I got the paperwork ready for a reimbursement I need to submit.

“What you see in others has more to do with who you are than with who other people are.”
- Epictetus

I am joining a book group and I bought the last book and this time I checked and my library has this month’s book. Savings=$15.00 woot!

-Beat Cancer & finish my treatments
2 chemo treatments to finish by May 11th. Thank God!
surgery target June 8, 2012

-Return/Restore excellent health

-Fitness routine for life, I miss spinning, kickboxing, swimming

-Really learn to swim

-Really let people know how much they mean to me via email, snail mail, phone, FB, Twitter…whatever, shout it from the rooftops how much I love my peeps ✔
I’m doing really well with this I believe

-Finish 2009 scrapbook

-Complete Kick Cancer’s Butt Scrapbook

-Begin blogging again
Have contracted with a firm to help reviatlize the blog

-Lose the last 61lbs

-Eliminate credit card debt

-Pay off Medical debt

-Find awesome place to live

-Earn 2x my normal income by bringing in consulting work without compromising my health.

Today I am grateful for:

1. My OB holding up
2. I finished the package of material for the client I’m trying to get
3. The movie ‘extremely loud & incredibly close’ was really good
4. Not feeling as “icky” as usualy during this time of treatment
5. Photos of my nieces and nephews and friend’s kids. always make me smile.
6. Touched base with JG and AL from my survivor’s group.

Today I am grateful for:

1. A great night’s sleep

2. Productive morning

3. Rides to/from doctor appointments and Maddy, my friend’s little 2 year old came and made everyone’s day with her smiles and laughs

4. Going house hunting with D & J, sweet of them to include me

5. Potato bacon soup was good.

6. Received a goodie box from stylesubstancesoul.com from NSB! has several books, a No Doubt CD, We Bought a Zoo movie, and a cute little picture frame. Awesome to be thought of.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Sunshine, not too cool or hot outside this morning.

2. Great medical care.

3. My cars performing fine.

4. Being productive and feeling like I’m on top of things :-)

5. Went to see an awesome house with housemates. I’d have the whole 3rd floor. Negatives = no separate entry and no kitchen. But I would have a bedroom, my own bath an office/spare room and my own den with a little balcony. So cool.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Nice walk with dog, good, clean fresh air.

2. Housemates really, really want us to all stay together and are looking at house that would keep me with them. I’m flattered and honored and feel so loved.

3. Having burst of creativity about types of business I’d like to start

4. Pics of my niece and nephew and a friends 4 month olds, make me smile.

5. Great medical care. My nurse today “requested” to be my nurse, that always feels good.

6. meeting up w/ the leader of our survivor’s group and taking her a little giftie to the hospital..

Today I am grateful for:

1. Energy to get lots done.

2. Heard from company who is doing my blog that they’ll be doing or sending me something to get started on design.

3. I got a ton started on my summer youth program project.

4. Good conversation with CFO about IRS audit.

5. Good walk with dog.

it was long overdue to get my new dredlocs washed and twisted. It took me a long time to commit to this hairstyle but now I love it.

Much needed and I was able to just relax in the massage chair.

Today I am grateful for:

1. Rain, we need it bad

2. Church, guest minister was Kurt Nelson who’s the undergrad chaplain, it was so good/cool to see/have him. DB went with and we escorted Jon’s mom mrs. beverley and that was cool too.

3. Big Gay Brunch. was packed with students and staff and allies, it was really great fun, had some great conversations. ate donut holes and yogurt w/ some yummy granola…lol

4. in my jammies at 4pm. been working but rest is best on this cold, rainy day. perfect day to crash and zone out for awhile. rest up to start the week.

5. Dana safely getting off to return home :-( bittersweet. She was a fantastic guest and a good friend. She knew I couldn’t rip and run like we usually do and she was fine. we ended up just having a fantastic time!

Today I am grateful for:

1. Dana B in town. We saw cubano jazz great pancho sanchez thursday night and it was awesome.

2. Tix to see Imus show extra Rob Bartlett who is an awesome stand up comediene, I haven’t laughed that hard in months.

3. Thrifting with DB and finding a great gift for two kids who’ve been praying for me.

4. Sunshine and gorgeous weather. Shorts and sun on skin.

5. Awesome visit to Jon’s store and we got to meet one of his besties Andy who I hit it off with immediately. We stood around laughing for like 45 minutes, it was great.

6. put in some appearances at work and gave a short welcome at an event and got compliments on my praises of the people involved.

7. A nap pre event. Thank goodness. I wouldn’t have made it without one.

8. Texts from my mommy :-)

“Success means living the life of the heart.”
- Francis Ford Coppola

Today I am grateful for:

1. Great news about a colleagues husband who was in a bad accident.

2. Energy to make some strategic appearances at functions.

3. Golf buddy Dana is in town! We’re having fun.

4. Nurse Stephanie helped me stabilize my OB so I could enjoy the weekend.

5. Got some work done under the deadline and I am grateful I could keep my word.

6. Beautiful weather. We grilled out and sat out with the chiminea firepit lit listening to oldies. It was awesome.

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”
- Jane Howard

Today I am grateful for:

1. OB is holding on..not great, but not a disaster.

2. up early and got to see workmates and help out some students.

3. meeting with the assistant dean who will be my new boss when I return to work full-time. I’m excited for the next challenge.

4. my sis-in-law is published in Ebony magazine! I can’t wait to read the article.

5. from yesterday..hilarious texts with my baby brother.

6. I am able to help my oldest fake nephew make his NOLS dream a reality.

7. Golf buddy Dana is flying in today for a visit!

8. Awesome chat with Mrs. Bev. and 85 year old, sharp as a tack dynamo! love her!

Today I am grateful for:

1. How I handled a tough, annoying, angering situation, I was more zen than I’ve ever been. So cool to see growth. Thanking the spirit and God.

2. My sister finally got the Easter box I sent over two weeks ago! I thought it had been lost or stolen, but the kids love their new raincoats, etc.

3. Watching Nurse Jackie and hanging out with NSB at her beau’s house and munching popcorn. I so enjoy her company.

4. Fast food, I know, I know…but when you have that craving…

5. An AWESOME interview with the folks from VP. It was fun, lively and vibrant. I probably talked too much, but hey..I was being interviewed. I am being moved into the next phase of the process.

6. My comfy bed and my housemate and her fiance. Not that they were in my comfy bed, but just that those things brought me comfort.

7. Nice weather and walk with the dog.

8. Neighbor re-paid me the $40 she owed me. Cool. Cash for the weekend!

Today I am grateful for:

1. Another day of gorgeous weather and it wasn’t as hot. I chatted with my neighbor about her chickens and how the cat was getting along with them. lol.

2. A much much needed pedicure. I was enjoying the massage chair so much the stylist said I could just sit for a while, so I did!

3. Went to see Salmon Fishing on the Yemen, it was a great movie. and popcorn! yum.

4. Found an album for my kick cancer’s butt scrapbook project

5. confirmed interview with VP folks! transfer $ for nephew’s summer program, did all the files from my boss. so…got some things done.

6. texting with my mom, sis and bro today. i should text my dad tomorrow….

7. good news from doc office/nurses…24 days of chemo left and we tentatively scheduled my surgery for early june :-) I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!