Antici-pink-tion

October 17, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

My yearly physical is this morning. I try to schedule it around my birthday every year. That way it’s easier to remember. Like changing your smoke alarm batteries when Daylight Saving Time changes. (2 a.m., Nov. 3 - if you’re wondering when to Fall Back.) It's also handy that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. … Continue reading Antici-pink-tion

A red kimono

October 7, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

Red silk kimono Glass plates stand at the ready The squishing begins Went in for my annual mammogram/ultrasound this week. I've been a client at the same radiology clinic for years. The staff there is wonderful. They use heating pads to warm the glass plates, offer patients silk kimonos to cover up, have warm wet … Continue reading A red kimono

Hold your breath and count to ten

October 5, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 18 Comments

I am apparently quickly becoming a woman "of a certain age." This is my birthday week... yeah, I am going to celebrate all stinkin' week, that's how I roll. Yesterday I turned 49, and I've got a lot going on to celebrate - not my birth, but my life. Monday I went in for my … Continue reading Hold your breath and count to ten