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Puppies

The new favorite game at our house; puppies! We play fetch, eat puppy chow, scratch bellies, etc. Wintertime fun :)

Asian Soup

I made real life dinner! Which included cutting veggies and a stove and everything! First time post-op. It made me feel more normal, which was nice :) And everyone in my family liked it! That's a win. 

This ended up being a combination of a few different recipes. And I didn't keep measurements. But here's an idea:

Sleep

I'm a night owl. Wish I wasn't. It's been my "goal" to try harder and change this part of me for quite some time now. It's hard. To change. But I'll keep trying. I want to be one of those awesome people who can go to bed at 9:30pm and wake up at 5:30. And to make matters worse, I'm not sleeping well since surgery/menopause. So I think I subconsciously don't want to go to bed because I know the night will be rough. Sigh. 

Teach Them

My hope...

Politics

Dinner

Sometimes, after having surgery, you decide to feed your kids hot dogs, and donuts, for dinner. Because you're tired. And haven't been grocery shopping. And it's what you have. And you know they won't fight you about it. And then you throw in a few veggies to make yourself feel better. The end. 

The Lower Lights

I'm in love with this music group. The Lower Lights. YouTube search them and a play list of their stuff will pop up. Brightening my day today :) This ones my fave:

http://youtu.be/PeN9ljKvrY4

Meditation

http://www.mindful.org/meditation-for-beginners-video/

One of my goals this year is to meditate. Which I've never done, really. I keep reading about the amazing benefits of even just 5 minutes a day. I've got tons to learn. So, anyone want to join me? I'm gonna give it a go! We shall see...

Most Breast Cancer

Above: the reason that the general population doesn't know about the BRCA gene mutation (even though they know people with breast cancer). Most breast cancer is sporadic (random). Only 35% has some sort of genetic link. And beyond that, only 10% of women with breast cancer have a BRCA mutation. So, one way of saying it is: Most women who will get breast cancer DON'T have the BRCA mutation, but most women with the BRCA mutation will get breast cancer.