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Recognizing Anxiety and Returning to Calm
Over the last several weeks, I’ve recognized that my anxiety has resurfaced. My mental well-being has been challenged of late through a combination of personal habits and circumstances. I want to share what I’m doing to be more aware of the presence of anxiety and how I’m addressing it. Â
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Post-Radiation Skin Changes: Don’t Stop Moisturizing
Once you finish radiation treatment, additional skin and tissue changes might come up during the following year. Don’t stop moisturizing when radiation ends. Continuing to take gentle care of your skin will help it heal over time.Â
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Five Reasons I’m Focusing on Fitness After Breast Cancer Treatment
I have been focusing on my fitness now that I’m done with breast cancer treatment. Here are five reasons that I have been exercising more after breast cancer.
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College Planning and the Virtual School Student
If you are a homeschool or virtual school parent, it is important to look ahead and begin planning for college before high school begins. I want to share some of the things we considered, what worked, and what we would have done differently if we had it to do again.
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Faire Une Petite Pause- The Power of Little Breaks
Little breaks throughout our workday can help us to refocus our brains. There is a French expression- “faire une petite pause” that emphasizes the active nature of this break and reminds us that we will return to work after just a little pause.  

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Ten Tools I Used To Walk Through Cancer Anxiety
Cancer anxiety can come up during all parts of our diagnosis and treatment journey. Here are ten tools that helped me walk through the anxiety.
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Caregiving Tips: Create a Recovery Basket
A recovery basket is a centralized place to keep all of the necessary supplies and medications needed during the recovery period. It is a place to keep the notes from the doctor and keep track of medicine dosing.
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Lumpectomy Day: Sharing My Patient Experience on Surgery Day
I was surprised to learn that my lumpectomy would be done as an outpatient surgery. Here is a walkthrough of my surgery day.
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Homeschool Classroom Management: Establishing a Unified Set of Expectations For At-Home Behavior
In our homeschool and virtual school environment, we have a unique classroom management challenge. Do we choose to have one set of expectations for the classroom and another for the home? Or do we establish a unified set of expectations for all at-home behavior?
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Specialized Bullet Journal Pages in GoodNotes
Most of the time, my standard daily, weekly, and monthly pages are suitable for my bullet journal in Goodnotes. Sometimes I need to expand my template collection to include more specialized pages.
