Once your treatment is over, you will be relieved when your taste buds return.  You will find that this is the time to make your lifestyle changes as far as your diet and exercise are concerned.  For example, I was told to eat very little read meat.  Now I will tell you, that prior to [...]

This week and last week, I had follow up appointments with my doctors.  Last week, I went to see my Oncologist.  She told me that my blood work from the last visit back in October was good.   She gave me information about participating in a study or continuing with the hormone therapy that I am [...]

It’s always nice to travel back down memory lane. I tend to take that journey whenever I get together with my Sorority Sisters from college (Lynn, Robin, Charmaine, Donna, Deneanne and Laura). We didn’t all go to the same schools but we met because we spent time pledging soon-to-be Zetas (Zeta Phi Beta) back in [...]

How often do you think about your spirituality?  When you go to your place of worship, do you just go through the motions or does the spirit move you?  Do you think about if you need God in your life or do you think you’re OK as you are?  I would like to share with [...]

Man, I hate the days when I have to pay my bills!!  I’ve been looking at the bill pile for a few days now, wishing that it would just go away.  Well, that didn’t happen.  I had to suck it up and dig into the pile.  The mortgage is due tomorrow and so is another [...]

When I take a look at my life with my family and friends, I realize that it is quite multi-cultural.  Let’s start with my family.  As you know, I am African-American; my husband is white/Jewish  and our boys are a nice caramel color.  My brother Keith’s wife (Maria) is Chinese and their daughters are well [...]

I should have known that my hungry behind couldn’t do this for 10 days.  My younger son (who is a bit of a comedian) said to me yesterday morning before he left for school “How long are you doing this for? You’re not gonna last!”  Well, he was right. Shortly after I wrote yesterday’s post, [...]

Last year, my friend Julie did this lemon detox/cleanse for about 10 days.  For 10 days, you drink this potient made up of water, lemons, organic maple syrup (grade b) and a dash of cayenne pepper.  Julie did this cleanse with her husband and as  a friend, I rooted them both on!  Well, now that [...]

I will continue to share my breast cancer chronicles with you. Here’s what I had to say about diet during chemotherapy… I always thought I had fairly healthy eating habits. However, when I went for my first chemotherapy treatment, I met with a Nutritionist who went over what I should have in my diet during [...]

So, have you been thinking about all the food you ate over the holidays and how you haven’t exercised one bit during that time?  Well, that’s what’s been on my mind and I’m sure millions of others at the beginning of the year.  Even though I’ve been thinking about how I need to get back [...]