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One Small Self-Care Habit
Habits can be hard to commit to and maintain. Actually, let me rephrase that sentence: Habits are easy to commit to, but hard to maintain. Promising to create too many (new) habits at once can really derail any attempts to get better at something. My tendency is to want to do it all, but I… Read more
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Being Busy Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Prior to this year, just thinking about all of the things on my to-do list would have made me nervous, but accomplished. Like I was doing important things. And, because I had chosen the majority of these projects myself I was compelled to follow through and complete them. Getting involved with yet another project seemed… Read more
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Browsing the Shelves at the Library
On Sunday, my husband and I went to the new Central Library in Calgary. Although this branch of the public library is considered “state of the art” and has been open for more than a year, we had yet to visit since it’s not in our immediate neighborhood. Since we arrived an hour before closing… Read more
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Schedule Writing
Lately I’ve been reading a ton, but not writing that much. I sometimes wonder if I hide my writing behind my reading. I know that to write well I need to read a lot, especially in the type of writing I aim to write. Yet, it seems I often don’t have protected writing time. I… Read more
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2019
As I sit at my dining room/kitchen table (the downstairs living space in my house boasts an open concept, which I love), I turn to look out at the backyard through the large window that faces me. The snow continues to fall. The sky is gray. It’s starting to get bitter cold. Tomorrow and the… Read more
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On My Mind
This summer and fall I started digging into the issue of white privilege in a way I hadn’t done before. There isn’t one particular book, Twitter account or person that is changing my thinking, but a tribe of people and resources are making me shift my focus. I am opening up my eyes to my… Read more
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Words and Feelings Matter
These are some of the words and phrases that have become a part of my vocabulary over the last few months: Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Tom Baker Cancer Centre Full hip replacement Physiotherapy Neutrophils Neutropenic Hospital Doctors Hematologist Nurses Chemo Stem cell transplant Fevers Dizzy Tired Blood transfusions Blood counts Methotrexate RCHOP Hair loss C-T… Read more
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Gratitude: Living a Victimless Life
I have to admit that for most of my life I’ve been a cup half empty kind of person. If there was a negative aspect to any situation, I could find it, name it, and make sure everybody knew about it. That’s how I assumed the role of “victim” early on in my life, unable… Read more
Elisa Waingort 