"Leukemia. Excellent chances of remission. Tom Baker Center at the Foothills. She's okay." Dammit. I'm not sure what to do. I adore her, I love having her in my life, but we're not that close. I don't know... I feel like I should know what to do. I feel like I should have some kind of plan of attack, some kind of goodie basket full of things that I just know will make it all easier to deal with. But I don't, and I don't know her well enough to know what would and wouldn't help. Reading helped… Continue

It's funny how a few little words can change your life so completely. They can change how you view the world, how you react, and even who you are. There are a lot of them, so it's not really so strange that they affect us so much, but when you don't tend to ascribe to labels and you don't let most words phase you, there are still, STILL, a few that reach into your heart and wrench it around and they never put it back in quite the right place. I've often wondered what I'd do if I got cancer agai… Continue

I'm in Buena Vista, Colorado, waiting for my mom to finish getting ready to resume our (rather failing) attempt at Rockhounding! I don't think I've mentioned much on here since it's still a pretty new place for me, but I'm an artist. I'm big into everything, but one of my more recent obsessions is making jewelry. I really adore gemstone and gemstone bead jewelry, but they can get kinda pricey to buy. I've always been interested in a more DIY method of stuff (like papermaking! ooh!) so when I sa… Continue

I was really excited today when I saw Kris on tv. I'm not sure how recent the show was, but I promptly googled her and snagged up the book and dvd. As a forum junkie, I was especially pleased to learn about this place! I quickly signed up and joined some groups and have been wandering around all day. Too bad I'd forgotten about the part of joining new communities that I hate: being the new girl and knowing no one. I'm a little shy and I dunno how to start, so I figured a quick blog would be th… Continue