Category: Miscellaneous

  • Almost a Painting

    Almost a Painting

    Fall. The complexity of nature is a beautiful thing. Even more so, when you are a photographer who sees it … as a painter.  

  • How Did I Not Know About The 5 Second Rule?

    How Did I Not Know About The 5 Second Rule?

    How on earth had I not found out about The 5-Second Rule until this morning? As one who lives 24/7 with the challenges of Anxiety daily, this is the first tool that I have found that really gives me HOPE for a brand new future. I start now, today. How about you? Might this work…

  • Vancouver iPhoneography

    Vancouver iPhoneography

    I am working (with some paid help) on building a brand new online portfolio of my art, iPhoneography, paintings and photography; a website and separate photography portfolio, actually. So as I sift through content and thousands of images on external hard drives, I thought I would share a few favourites along the way. These two…

  • Where To Next?

    With the recent news of really finally being cancer-free, I’ve been thinking a lot about what my next steps will be in life, as related to career, jobs and work. As I work on my next resume for feedback and help to pull together an amazing future plan, I’ve looked back into my past for…

  • Breast Cancer Metasticized to the Brain

    Not words that anyone ever wants to hear!  The good news? I got the all clear; I am healthy! … in that NO cancer was found to have  metasticized to my brain. I recently had an MRI due to sudden hearing loss which was asymmetrical as well as other symptoms. An MRI was done on…

  • While in the Forest

    B R E A T H B R E A T H E While in the forest, it’s almost as if my lungs crave the fresh air going in and out in and out. I open my mouth wider and wider when nobody is watching. Stretching my face and jaw. Contorting. As if to grab…

  • When You Forget

    Blog every day. She thought. But then the sun came out. And she forgot. —Brenda

  • Have a Blog. Write Daily.

    This blog has been sitting with dust on it, along with my other blogs; very dusty. It was time to dust, clean house and get ready to write publicly again. It’s time for self expression in the form of an online personal journal, once again. I used to write daily, blogged daily, and then weekly, slipped to…

  • A Fundraising Thank YOU

    A Fundraising Thank YOU

    Breast Cancer December 24th, 2013 I got the news I needed an urgent mammogram and ultrasound, and then breast biopsy, On April 17th, 2014, four days after my 53rd birthday, I received a diagnosis of breast cancer. This is my personal journal. Having now completed surgeries, biopsies, chemotherapy and radiation, I now struggle to piece…

  • breast cancer be gone!!

    I just posted this to Facebook. I’ll write more here shortly, and tell you my next plans. Although I just got fantastic news! I’m still in the recovery and healing phase and dealing with daily fatigue, exhaustion, as well as seeking housing, which means a change in geography and community, and eventually, getting part-time employment. …