Posted in blogging, cancer, Family, friends, goals, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, writing, tagged breast cancer, cancer free, cancer survivor, cancer wigs, chemo, chemotherapy, curls, curly hair, gray hair, hair, haircut, long hair, losing your hair, ponytail, survivor, wigs on August 9, 2021| 12 Comments »
It’s been almost 4 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s certainly one of those days that I’ll probably remember for the rest of my life. It’s the day your life changes and the day your routine is interrupted, and your life gets arranged for you by everyone except you.
(more…)Posted in April, drinks, Family, Fiction, friends, health, Jansen Schmidt, watching tv, words, writing, tagged anniversary, April fools, breast cancer, cancer, cancer free, celebration, chemo, doctors, emotions, feeling normal, healing, I'm fine, medicine, mental health, normal on April 1, 2019| 12 Comments »
I know it’s April Fools Day and some of you are either giving or getting pranked today, but this post is certainly not about that. This is a very serious post and one that is near and dear to my heart. I hope you’ll bear with me and know that I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer on this fabulous Monday. Such is not the case. Today is actually a day of celebration. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, drinks, Family, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, success, Tequila, Vicksburg, writing, tagged 3D mammogram scanner, 3D scanner, boobs, breast cancer, cancer, doctors, liars, lying, machines, mammogram, medical professionals, medical technicians, medicine, technology on September 10, 2018| 16 Comments »
Ever heard the expression, “This won’t hurt at all?” Yeah, you usually hear that right before someone hurts you. Remember that Novocaine shot at the dentist? That flu shot? Your mom brushing your snarled up hair? Right? “This won’t hurt a bit.” Wrong. Liars. Every single one of them. Liar, liar pants on fire. (more…)
Posted in Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, words, writing, tagged antibiotics, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, flu, healing, medications, nerves, neuropathy, post-chemo, shots, sickness, treatments on July 9, 2018| 14 Comments »
As most of you probably already know, this past October I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Stage 1 doesn’t sound too scary but, Stage 1 is still cancer. Stage 1 still means, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and a plethora of prescription medications. Stage 1 still means many, many weeks of treatment and healing. Stage 1 means extra bi-annual exams and tests. (more…)
Posted in authors, awards, blogging, dogs, drinks, friends, Jansen Schmidt, watching tv, words, writers, writing, tagged breast cancer, champagne, Cindy Samply, Colleen Patrick, Emma Burcart, inspiring blogs, Jennette Marie Powell, mastectomy, Mertianna Georgia, Pat O'Dea, reading, social media, Sunshine Award, Suzanne Lilly, Suzanne Vince, Tameri Etherton, traveling on June 20, 2013| 18 Comments »
My friend Suzanne Vince, awarded me with the Sunshine Award, for no apparent reason. While I am honored to receive this prestigious award, Suzanne is the one who deserves the award most. You see, Suzanne is able to find the silver lining even under the toughest circumstances. You can read about Suzanne’s brave decision regarding breast cancer and the choices a woman must make when faced with the possibility of already having or probably contracting this horrible disease here: http://suzannevince.com/2013/06/russian-roulette-or-mastectomy-my-personal-journey/
The Sunshine Award comes with a set of written rules and is best enjoyed when sharing with others. If you choose to play along, and I encourage you to do so, the rules of the Sunshine Award are:
Include the award’s logo (and rules) in a post on your blog. Simply cut and paste the photo to the right into your own blog post.
Link to the person who nominated you.
Answer the 10 questions below with your answers instead of mine.
Pass the award on to a bunch of “Sunshine Inspiring” bloggers. The rules say 10 people, but choose however many you’d like.
Here are the questions:
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Animal: I guess I’d have to ask domestic or wild. Domestic would be dog, in particular puppies. Wild would be, probably monkeys.
Photo courtesy Google Images.
Favorite Number: Four.
Favorite Non Alcoholic Drink: Unsweetened iced tea.
Favorite Alcoholic Drink: Champagne.
Facebook or Twitter: Neither. I hate social media. It is a necessary evil.
Passions: Reading and traveling.
Prefer Getting or Giving Gifts: Both. Hey, I want it all.
Favorite City: None. I hate cities.
Favorite TV Show: There’s too many to pick just one. I like Dancing With the Stars, Blue Bloods, Justified, Hawaii 5-0, the list goes on.
And now, here are nominations for the Sunshine Award:
Because her blogs always make me smile, Tameri Etherton: http://www.tamerietherton.com
Because I love her outlook on life: Pat O’Dea : http://www.rwrambling.blogspot.com/
Because she’s always smiling and spreading sunshine whenever I see her, Suzanne Lilly: http://www.teacherwriter.net/
Because her blogs are always on point and useful: Emma Burcart : http://www.emmaburcart.com/blog/
Because she is Little Miss Sunshine, my Pollyanna friend, Cindy Sample: http://cindysamplebooks.com/my-blog/
Because she has a wicked sense of humor, Mertianna Georgia: http://www.mertianna.com/
Because she rides a Harley and she’s really cool, Jennette Marie Powell: http://www.jenpowell.com/content/blog/
Because she always looks up my word of the day, and that makes me smile, Colleen Patrick: http://coleenpatrick.com/
I leave you with this little bit of sunshine courtesy of YouTube. Yes, I’ve finally figured out how to post videos to my blog. Old dog, new trick. It takes a while. (P.S. I now have a YouTube channel. Check me out if you’re so inclined. But, I’m still learning how to create videos, so don’t expect much right away. http://www.youtube.com/user/JansenSchmidt)
Word of the Day: Appui (yes we’re back to the A’s)
Fun fact about me: I can wink both eyes at the same time. This trick just sort of came naturally to me. (Tee hee)
Original post by Jansen Schmidt (June 2013) – Video courtesy of YouTube (Polished Life). Photos courtesy of Google Images.
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