A lot can happen in five years, people are born, they die, they live, laugh, lose and win. Time is a funny thing, it's not really something we consider as a kid, then as we grow older we start wishing ... [ Read More ]
TAKING SOME TIME TO TAKE TIME OUT
Sometimes I get tired. Worn out. Flat. Fatigued. Fagged. Just. Plain. Knackered. You see I run a small business, there’s no big staff, no personal assistant and no business coach. It’s just me. Some ... [ Read More ]
THE MAGIC LYMPH O FIT BRA
Wearing a bra was something I always took for granted, until cancer took my breasts and I couldn't actually wear one. Then I had prothesis and had to wear an all together 'different type' of bra. Fast ... [ Read More ]
WHAT TO SAY TO A CANCER PATIENT
Ok so I've written about what 'not' to say to someone with cancer but let's flip it. How about what 'to' say to someone with cancer? Here's a few thing to say that will help and also stop you putting ... [ Read More ]
TIPS TO FEEL BETTER THROUGHOUT CHEMO.
Ugh, chemotherapy can be bloody tough going, I know because I did sixteen rounds. While it was tough I don't begrudge it as I wanted to do everything to give me a shot at extra years in the game of ... [ Read More ]
THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING NIPPLES.
For like fifteen seconds I had nipples. You know the type that sit proud and you can see their form through a t shirt. I'd look down and see those little puppies standing erect and I was bloody proud. ... [ Read More ]
HOW TO BE STYLISH AND SMART WHILE BEING SUN SAFE.
Since cancer I’m even more sun-safe aware, even though I had breast cancer my treatment and surgeries have far reaching health implications and sun exposure is a trigger. It can trigger ... [ Read More ]
DREAM LEAP THRIVE, INTRODUCING DREAMWEAVER.
I love blogging! I love the freedom to work where and when I like, the eclectic nature, working on different social media platforms (Facebook is my favourite) and the connections. I love connecting ... [ Read More ]
I JUST WANNA GIVE THE MIDDLE FINGER
You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're waiting for something, that thing that you want to know about but don't want to know about? Maybe you don't. But if you've had ... [ Read More ]
HOPE AND SPARKLE FOR THE WIN.
This post is brought to you by Emma & Roe (sponsored) I often wonder what it would be like to be part of a family with a 'known history' of gene disposition for cancer, like breast or ovarian ... [ Read More ]
BREAST RECONSTRUCTION…THE START.
This year more than 15000 Australian women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis and around 6000 of them will have one or both breasts surgically removed. After their mastectomy only one in ten will ... [ Read More ]
LEMON GRAPHIC THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
People often ask me how I found my breast cancer, you can read about it HERE, women every day are diagnosed with breast cancer, some through self detection and some through mammogram. Sometimes it's ... [ Read More ]
BREAST CANCER PINK WASHING
It's October which means birthday cake for my Mister and celebrating our wedding anniversary (21 years) but it also means the month I had a mastectomy a few years ago and it's 'Breast Cancer ... [ Read More ]
84 DAY CHALLENGE…HOPE I DON’T SPEW.
Today marks the start of a new fitness program. I joined a gym, not a pretty girly gym but a 'proper' gym! It's time, time to push my body, time to start the next phase of my life, time to shift fat, ... [ Read More ]
THREE YEARS…I’M NOT DEAD!
A lot can happen in three years. Your life can be in the balance, perspective can change. Friends lost and new ones gained. Three years...it's my 'new lifetime', today marks three years since the ... [ Read More ]
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR WHAT TO WEAR AFTER SURGERY FOR BREAST CANCER.
Every single day I receive messages from women and sometimes men dealing with cancer. Some have received the dreaded diagnosis themselves, sometimes it's concerned friends and family looking for ... [ Read More ]