Blog Feed: Pray, Eat, Love & Laugh

I'm going back to my roots - to my original blog that I started on November 9, 2007 (when I was first diagnosed with kidney cancer). Over a year ago I deleted the blog and the Google account associated with it - and subsequently relinquished al > read more

Dancing.....Playing.....In The Rain

Published on 2011-05-13 20:23:00

This evening brought very heavy rains to my area. I saw more rain fall in such a short period of time than EVER before. My curiosity got the best of me and found me playing in the rain. There was something so magical - reminiscent of my childho > read more

Free Seattle's Best (Coffee Sample)

Published on 2011-05-13 19:33:00

Seattle's Best Coffee Got Twitter? Get Coffee!! Request your FREE 1.75oz sample of Seattle's Best Coffee. First, you need to go to the Seattle's Best Twitter page and click Follow. Then, CLICK HERE to fill out the request form. It's that > read more

Free Purex Complete With Zout (Laundry Detergent Sample)

Published on 2011-05-13 18:45:00

Purex Complete with Zout Hurry on over to the Purex website and get your FREE SAMPLE of Purex Complete with Zout Laundry Detergent. Just CLICK HERE - they only give out a certain number of samples per day - if they are out, try again the next day. > read more

Freebie Friday

Published on 2011-05-13 18:05:00

Suave Naturals Body Wash & Lotion Today started early - about 6:00am to be exact. I can't really complain - it was a FUN experience. Recently I have become obsessed with FREE STUFF (check out the FREE STUFF links in the sidebar). You can't > read more

Whip My Hair

Published on 2011-05-07 18:10:00

I've been a huge Will Smith fan ever since his days as the Fresh Prince. Here's a music video by his daughter Willow - Whip My Hair. You can really see her dad in her performance :) If you walk away with nothing else - just remember that there > read more

Happy Anniversary

Published on 2011-05-07 11:17:00

Today makes 18 years since Ron and I got married :) I just can't believe how quickly time passes by. Here is the video for 'Our Song' - All I Want by Toad the Wet Sprocket. We shared our first dance to this song. I thank God every day for my beautifu > read more

Welcome To My World

Published on 2011-05-06 23:27:00

I know - Welcome Back AGAIN. So goes my life. Hate to use it as an excuse - but when you've lived uninsured with cancer for years, watched many of your cancer friends die from the same cancer THEN find out your sister has cancer (a different > read more

The Crazies!!

Published on 2011-05-06 20:45:00

I spend a LOT of time on YouTube for work - and have come across some rather 'interesting' (and sometimes CRAZY) stuff. Below are just a few things that caught my attention. The Bed Intruder Song became quite the catchy little tune (having been u > read more

Mayhem

Published on 2011-05-06 20:21:00

Unless you live under a rock - you have likely seen the numerous Allstate Insurance commercials starring 'Mayhem'. Below are two of my favorites - Shaky! Shaky Shaky Shaky! takes the cake!! > read more

It's Friday, Friday - Gotta Get Down On Friday :)

Published on 2011-05-06 12:00:00

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I Like You When You Give Me Cookies :)

Published on 2011-05-06 11:57:00

Here's a classic one that went viral a few years ago. This will put a smile on your face! > read more

Black Sheep Hamster

Published on 2011-05-05 15:14:00

This just made me smile :) It also made me keenly aware that my weight gain since quitting smoking has left my body looking strikingly similar to that of a hamster. Enjoy!! > read more

Perfect by P!nk

Published on 2011-04-28 21:05:00

Made a wrong turn, once or twice Dug my way out, blood and fire Bad decisions, that's alright Welcome to my silly life Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood Miss knowing it's all good, it didn't slow me down Mistaken, always second guessin > read more

Dark & Stormy Night

Published on 2011-04-19 22:16:00

I find myself fighting sleep in an effort to stay alert for severe weather that is moving into Ohio tonight. I am not keen on late night weather drama - I don't like that which I cannot see coming. Night storms make me nervous. I am coming back > read more

Goodbye, Sylvia

Published on 2011-04-18 16:18:00

My friend Sylvia passed away yesterday - Sunday, April 17th, 2011 - at 11:22am. I am beyond saddened. I have known Sylvia since the evening of October 22nd, 2007 when I first posted on the ACOR Kidney-Onc list. I had just received the letter fr > read more

Bent

Published on 2011-04-12 23:40:00

Over the past couple months - perhaps even longer if I was truly being honest - I just haven't been the same. The same as what? I don't know - I'm not sure. The same as I used to be when I was the 'Semi-Happy Blogger'. The same as I was befor > read more

Cancer Vacation

Published on 2011-04-12 22:07:00

I've spent the better part of the past month taking a much needed cancer vacation. I needed to clear my head, concentrate on living and get away from the support groups, blogging, etc - anything, everything and everyone associated with kidney cance > read more

In A Word: Diet

Published on 2011-03-09 22:25:00

http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html Looking to get healthy? You HAVE to check out MyPyramid.Gov. The old school thought was that one food pyramid was right for everyone. Wrong! We are all different - and because of this, MyPyramid.Gov offer > read more

In A Word: Chocolate (5-Minute Cake)

Published on 2011-03-08 23:00:00

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) A small splash of vanilla extract 1 large > read more

In A Word: Coffee

Published on 2011-03-07 23:00:00

Another great find from your Internet Search Goddess: Coffee and Your Health Say it’s so, Joe: The potential health benefits -- and drawbacks –- of coffee. By Neil OsterweilWebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin > read more

In A Word: Babies (Life Lessons)

Published on 2011-03-07 08:00:00

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Ryan Eichelberger Medical Expense Fund

Published on 2011-03-06 08:18:00

My Nephew, Ryan Eichelberger - 23 Years Old As I mentioned in a previous post, my nephew Ryan is battling Lymphangiomatosis. Ryan is uninsured, unable to work and needs financial assistance with medical expenses as well as travel expenses for th > read more

In A Word: Laughter

Published on 2011-03-03 23:00:00

(Please scroll to bottom of blog and pause music player for viewing) (Wazzzzuuppppp???) (Smile for the camera!) > read more

In A Word: Gratitude

Published on 2011-03-02 23:01:00

♥ Gratitude = Thankfulness ♥ Yesterday's post about the blog That's Just Fugtastic caused me to reflect on my life a great deal - even more than my cancer already has. The inspiration of this family's story stirred feelings of gratitu > read more

In A Word: Inspiration

Published on 2011-03-02 00:23:00

♥ Inspiration ♥ I'm sure by now many of you are wondering what's up with the 'In A Word' portion of my blog titles. Well, In A Word is the theme for March 2011 for a new craze I am embarking on. One blog post per day for the ENTIRE month. > read more

In A Word: Awareness

Published on 2011-03-01 20:04:00

♥ Awareness ♥ March 2011 is a BIG month.... Sassy (Me) & Cheeky (Karen Louchart) at the 2010 Relay for Life Karen and I carried this pic of Jeff & Chrissy Newman from Oz during the Survivor Lap (Jeff, a kidney cancer survivor a > read more

Rare Disease Day 2011

Published on 2011-02-28 09:00:00

Alone we are Rare. Together we are Strong! Today - February 28th, 2011 - is Rare Disease Day. Please take a moment to visit the following websites: http://rarediseaseday.us/ http://www.rarediseaseday.org/ What is Rare Disease Day > read more

Oscar and Francaway **Updated with Online Viewing Links

Published on 2011-02-27 11:24:00

I'm spending my Sunday afternoon preparing for the Oscars - on ABC this evening @ 8:00pm. I can't wait - to see James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosting will be priceless. I usually don't pay much attention to these types of broadcasts - but becaus > read more

The Bible Gateway

Published on 2011-02-27 10:02:00

The Bible Gateway A searchable online Bible in over 100 versions and 50 languages. English (EN) 21st Century King James Version Text American Standard Version Text Amplified Bible Text Common English Bible Text (NT) > read more

You Have The Right To Be Hopeful

Published on 2011-02-27 07:19:00

You Have The Right To Be Hopeful Written by Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD. Hope is essential for a cancer survivor to achieve personal satisfaction with his or her quality of life. This book defines the many ways that hope can be present in a surv > read more

Baptist White Lie Cake

Published on 2011-02-26 16:12:00

THE BAPTIST WHITE LIE CAKE Have you ever told a white lie? You are going to love this, especially all of the ladies who bake for church events: Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies' Group in Tuscaloosa, but forgot to do it > read more

212 - The Extra Degree

Published on 2011-02-25 08:39:00

At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. The one extra degree...makes all the difference. And, the one extra degree of effort in business and in life....sepa > read more

Hackerpalooza

Published on 2011-02-24 20:02:00

After a week of being offline - the blog is back. My apologies to my readers. I did not close down the blog - or delete it - nor did I delete all the posts. Someone accessed my blog, changed the password and I was not able to access it until to > read more

Justin Bieber Weighs In On Health Care In America

Published on 2011-02-17 07:29:00

While sipping my morning Cafe Francais (by General Foods International Coffee) - and getting my morning update on pop culture and news from around the world - I came across this story about Justin Bieber. Apparently The Bieb was interviewed by Roll > read more

Memory Lane Part I

Published on 2011-02-16 21:52:00

I am still working on the December 2007 archives and have posted 5 new entries this evening. This task of bringing my old blog back to life is causing me to take a walk down memory lane - and it is bittersweet. The only sweet part (if you can cal > read more

Crazy Scary Cancer

Published on 2011-02-15 10:42:00

“We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day. I don't care if it's a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath - whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us > read more

The Accidental Tourist is Back....

Published on 2011-02-14 20:20:00

Well, I finally did it - I managed to begin putting together the puzzle that used to be The Accidental Tourist - my original kidney cancer blog. It's not going to be an easy feat. At least I don't have to rewrite the whole thing - but I do have t > read more

Unresolved Stages of Grief (If Orange Is For Survivors....)

Published on 2011-02-14 17:17:00

Yesterday I wrote about the Stages of Grief and how they still affect me, Even Now. That said, I do struggle with a certain sense of anger and depression. They both sort of go hand in hand. Together, they are the equivalent of frustration. > read more

Crazy Scary Cancer - The Diagnosis

Published on 2011-02-14 15:36:00

Orange Is For Survivors??

Published on 2011-02-14 11:32:00

Landslide

Published on 2011-02-13 20:24:00

One of my favorite songs right now is Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. Some of the lyrics really speak to me and I find myself caught up in so many emotions.... I took my love and I took it down I climbed a mountain and I turned around And I saw my refle > read more

Even Now....

Published on 2011-02-13 15:14:00

When I was diagnosed with cancer - a flood of emotions swept over me. Even now, some 40 months later, I still experience grief - though the waves aren't as overwhelming (most of the time) and I am able to function through my 'dark' moments with > read more

Even Now (Stages of Grief)

Published on 2011-02-13 09:34:00

National Cancer Prevention Month

Published on 2011-02-12 13:24:00

February is National Cancer Prevention MonthIf your New Year’s fervor to get healthy is already losing steam, February – National Cancer Prevention Month – is a great time to give yourself a second chance. American Institute for Cancer Researc > read more

February Is National Cancer Prevention Month

Published on 2011-02-12 10:28:00

February is National Cancer Prevention Month If your New Year’s fervor to get healthy is already losing steam, February – National Cancer Prevention Month – is a great time to give yourself a second chance. American Institute for Cancer Resea > read more

Throwback: The Wahlberg's (New Kid & Marky Mark)

Published on 2011-02-08 18:48:00

I've been playing DJ KristyRae the past couple days - trying to upload some of my favorite songs to the music player (located at the bottom of the blog). And, of course, driving many of my readers mad as I tried to find 'just the right' blog templa > read more

Super Bowl 2011

Published on 2011-02-06 22:14:00

Sort of a short post this evening - just enough to say hello, share with you one of my favorite profile pics of late....and to say Congrats to Green Bay Packers for winning the Super Bowl. Awesome game - that is, what I actually watched of it. > read more

Super Bowl 2011 - The Big Cheese :)

Published on 2011-02-06 22:14:00

Destiny....

Published on 2011-02-04 17:35:00

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Facebook Pitfalls....

Published on 2011-02-04 11:08:00

An interesting news article broke this morning about a dating website 'scraping' profiles from Facebook. Apparently the people behind Lovely-Faces.com have began to feel the heat - their website currently sports the following: "Sorry, the we > read more

Hope....

Published on 2011-02-04 08:25:00

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If Orange is for Survivors......

Published on 2011-02-03 17:31:00

When I was diagnosed back in October 2007, the color for Kidney Cancer awareness was Kelly Green. The ribbons were green, the wristbands were green - and even the booklet, We Have Kidney Cancer by the Kidney Cancer Association was green. If you w > read more

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

Published on 2011-01-26 14:40:00

When Life Seems Overwhelming When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items > read more

When Life Seems Overwhelming....

Published on 2011-01-26 06:01:00

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of CoffeeWhen things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some > read more

Raise Your Glass (With Me)

Published on 2011-01-26 05:21:00

Once again I've stumbled across something very interesting - yet inspiring. No, this time it wasn't a result of my work - rather from a posting on Facebook by my friend Delta. At first glance it just seems like it is some cute little kid doing lip- > read more

Free Pizza from Papa John's? Oh Yeah!!!

Published on 2011-01-25 09:47:00

I just can't say it enough...one of the things I love most about my job (aside from the pay, ability to work at home, be my own boss, work when I want and even work in my jammies with bedhead....you get the point) are the really cool deals I come acr > read more

Daria Maluta

Published on 2011-01-22 15:18:00

Daria Maluta - better known as the author of the blog Daria-Living With Cancer - passed away this morning. Daria marked the end of her ten year battle with breast cancer. She will be so very missed. By sharing her story, she was a beacon of > read more

In Memory of Daria Maluta

Published on 2011-01-22 13:56:00

Final Step to Non-Smoking Bliss

Published on 2011-01-22 08:09:00

The picture above is a widget from DailyStrength - where I first posted my goal to stop smoking and beat my nicotine habit. The first step was to stop smoking - and I did so on October 16th, 2010 at 12:00pm. I didn't go cold turkey - that > read more

Remembering....

Published on 2011-01-21 15:19:00

I've met many great people over the course of my 39 month journey with kidney cancer - and I've lost several along the way. Even now, I am struggling with what could be the impending loss of some fellow cancer bloggers - and it reminds me of how > read more

I Will Remember You....

Published on 2011-01-21 08:34:00

Coupon Deals....

Published on 2011-01-19 15:35:00

While flipping channels a few weeks ago I came across a show called Extreme Couponing. Wow! These people were buying TONS of stuff and paying very little (if anything) at the checkout. I watched people go through the checkout with h > read more

Grey's Anatomy: Start Me Up

Published on 2011-01-14 14:48:00

Last night was another episode of Grey's Anatomy where the plot of Henry continues. You can view the episode online here. Last week's episode showed Teddy and Henry getting married - and Henry getting insurance again - thus, making him eligible t > read more

Bible Gateway

Published on 2011-01-14 09:23:00

As I've mentioned before - I come across some pretty awesome things on the web as part of my job. A few days ago I stumbled across the Bible Gateway website and was so overwhelmed (in a good way) at the collection of Bibles they offer online - > read more

Start Me Up

Published on 2011-01-14 07:04:00

Last night was another episode of Grey's Anatomy where the plot of Henry continues. You can view the episode online here.Last week's episode showed Teddy and Henry getting married - and Henry getting insurance again - thus, making him eligible > read more

Tell Me What Lies On The Other Side....

Published on 2011-01-09 14:51:00

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.' Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.' 'You don't know? You're a religious > read more

Adrift And At Peace

Published on 2011-01-05 19:06:00

I'm not really what you'd call a TV fanatic - but I do have a handful of favorite shows - one of which being Grey's Anatomy. I used to watch most every episode on the original air date - but then one thing led to another - the government > read more

Grey's Anatomy: Adrift And At Peace

Published on 2011-01-05 14:42:00

Operation Beautiful

Published on 2011-01-04 19:54:00

Operation Beautiful: Transforming the Way You See Yourself One Post-it Note at a TimeI love my job! I come across SO many interesting things out on the web. My job? Oh - well - I'm an Internet Search Consultant with Lionbridge > read more

2010 Holiday Memories

Published on 2011-01-03 20:11:00

I love the Holidays - which in my book begins the week before Thanksgiving and runs plum through New Years Day. It is a whirlwind of excitement, food, movie watching and cookie baking with a smattering of relaxation in there at some point. > read more

About My Cancer

Published on 2011-01-03 18:26:00

2007 - The Diagnosis I was diagnosed with kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) on October 24th, 2007 - I was 37 years old. I was told by a urologist that the right kidney contained a 2.4cm, solid renal mass and was intraparenchymal (in the meat > read more

What Lies On The Other Side?

Published on 2011-01-03 17:21:00

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