Scanxiety…the very real (and often times, terrifying) feeling a cancer patient or survivor has when an upcoming scan is approaching. Perhaps you’ve experienced your own version of scanxiety when your doctor sends you for blood work or some other test. You start to wonder, “what will they find?” and “do I need to worry?” At some point, we’ve probably all had scanxiety at a doctor’s office. For me, this form of anxiety is a frequent visitor, who comes knocking each and every time I visit the ...
My Sephora Beauty Insider Picks
Better hurry—the Beauty Insider sale at Sephora is going on now. And, like a true beauty aficionado, I wasted no time over the weekend heading to my local store and stocking up on my beauty must-haves. So, what did I buy? With 10 – 15% off, the Insider event is the perfect time to try that new product you’ve wanted to get your hands on or to splurge on that pricy eyeshadow palette that you’ve been holding off on. I have a confession…I’ve become a bit of a #NARSissist lately. Yes, I have ...
Why You Should Take A Blogging Break
Ever wonder how bloggers push out great content day after day and week after week? While it might look easy, it certainly is not. It takes planning, creativity, and let’s be honest, lots of blog-worthy activities on your social calendar to keep it all fresh and interesting. But no matter how creative you are, sometimes you can get into a blogging rut. You know, like in Sex and the City where Carrie Bradshaw stares at a blank computer screen? Yes, bloggers too, have plenty of those ...
The Glamorous Life of a Thyroid Warrior
It’s amazing to me how much the simple act of getting my blood drawn these days can instill so much panic. Pre-thyroid cancer, I wouldn’t have batted an eyelash over having to go for lab work. I wouldn’t have cared about doctor’s appointments, and an ultrasound would have been nothing. But life after thyroid cancer is not exactly like it was before. This month marks five years since I was called in to my endocrinologist's office (a specialist which I had never heard of prior to my initial ...