Category Archives: cheryl’s musings

Thankful for a Wake up Call

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

Today’s “Thankful Thursday” theme is pretty easy. 5 years ago today, I was in an oncology unit at Virginia Hospital Center. I’d been sick, really sick for a few months, and tests seemed to show that I had leukemia. The … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Edgar

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

Everybody say hi Edgar! Edgar is my dragon co-pilot. Just for the record, he’s not a hippo, and he’s not a dinosaur, thankyouverymuch. He’s a dragon, and generally a happy dragon. To tell you the truth, I’m not a happy … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Warmth/Raynaud’s survival tips

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

I was really grateful to be diagnosed with Raynaud’s a few years ago. No, not right way, but as soon as the dust settled, it was actually a relief. I was in such pain whenever it was cold, and it … Continue reading →

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Dec Sanity Retreat Round-Up & Thankful Thursdays

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

First, thank you so much to everyone who participated in the December Sanity Retreat, from my delicious co-hosts: Kate of Eat, Recycle, Repeat Carrie of Ginger Lemon Girl Valerie of City Life Eats to everyone who read, commented, shared, or … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Posts of 2013 (Pics!)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

I really enjoyed posting gratitude for the December Sanity Retreat and I’ll be posting a roundup soon, but am so ready to get back to food! As I looked through 2013’s recipes, it’s clear to me that I’m posting less … Continue reading →

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Resolving to lose weight? Aim higher.

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

All of the weight loss resolutions I’m seeing are starting to grate on me. Did you know that I lost about ¼ of my weight and have kept it off the last 9 years? Probably not. I don’t mention the … Continue reading →

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Grateful for Mr. Dude: Day 31

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Cheryl Harris

I did save my favorite “grateful” for last, largely because I don’t quite know how to put into words how much he means to me. We’re very different. He’s much more conservative than I am–okay, that may not be clear … Continue reading →

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Grateful for Love: Day 30

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Cheryl Harris

First, many thanks for the love from yesterday post and warm wishes online and off, and I’m feeling much better. I wasn’t really able to eat more than a few bites for the past 5 days and my poor digestion … Continue reading →

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Not really gratefuls: Day 29

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cheryl Harris

Gotta love it when my own advice comes to bite me in the tush. To be totally honest, I’m not feeling very grateful around now…I’m having a round of “medical mystery mess” and it’s extremely physically and emotionally uncomfortable. So … Continue reading →

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Grateful for my nephews: Day 28

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cheryl Harris

Short and sweet: I’m grateful to see my nephews, even briefly, and to get this bracelet that H made for me (he’s 4 1/2, so he had help.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drop by for the December Sanity Retreat! This week’s hostess is … Continue reading →

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