Year of Yes

October 21, 2014

Today was a perfectly normal day.  I went to brunch with my girlfriends and talked life stuff over mimosas, then a few of us went across the street and shopped a bit.  Afterwords I went home, took a nap, and watched some Downton Abbey.  This evening Shac and I used an old gift card and enjoyed a dinner at Nola in Palo Alto, then we strolled around University Avenue.  It was a great day.

Funny, because five months ago today I finished chemo.

In the past five months I have slept, healed, grown, eaten (a little too much), traveled, loved, laughed, WORKED, drove, hiked, swam, gone to hockey games, had a birthday, watched plays, rode roller coasters, gone ice skating, rode in a plane and most importantly lived, just LIVED my life.

For me 2015 is the Year of Yes.  Since 2014 was a year in which I heard so very many no's, I determined about this time last year that this would be the year of yes.  A year in which I did all of the things I was not allowed or able to during my cancer treatment.

On January 17th I kicked off this Year of Yes at a blow out party.  I think I invited around 100 people, and about 70 showed up at our house.  It was all the supporters who took care of me this year, neighbors, friends, family, and my school.  It was amazing to share this success with them, as I truly could not have done with without them.  It was crowded, and wonderful.  I even made a bingo card full of the things I plan to do this year, I will try to figure out how to post it.

March 21, 2015

I've been on a few trips.  I went to Disneyland with my family and Shac and I also went to Maui.  Both trips were fun in very different ways, one high energy and the other very relaxing.  I still have drs appointments, but they are monthly rather than weekly, or daily.  Generally I feel good, and am still working a little on my stamina.

The biggest change is work.  I am back at work!  I can't believe it.  When I started feeling better, I got in contact with my school and started subbing.  Then my boss told me that there would be some maternity leaves happening in the spring and could I take them over.  Without much thought, I said yes.  So now I am teaching kindergarten, and co-directing the third grade plays.  Life is as it should be.



Have your own Year of Yes.  Don't let anything hold you back, just live it!