Author Archives: Nicole

#LoveMe Challenge – feeding my soul

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For today’s #LoveMe Challenge, I am sharing something that feeds my soul. I thought a lot about this topic. The usual suspects like love and health have been a bit scarce lately. And my soul is pretty agnostic these days so the concept of organized religion doesn’t really nourish me. In fact, I usually get sad when I see what… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – I like me, I really really like me

The #LoveMe Challenge for today is to share something about me that I love. I will for sure tell you it will not be my stomach or my predilection for diet soda. (I think the two are related.) Physically, I used to really like my legs. They were always a bit muscular as I was growing up and they were… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – wait, aren’t I always right?

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For today’s #LoveMe Challenge, I am going to share something I did right. Now, I am usually under the delusion that I’m always right; but I know that at times I can make the wrong decision (like that last shot of tequila), say the wrong thing (really, your baby doesn’t look like a squished alien), or do something at the… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – and you can quote me

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Sharing a quote is today’s #LoveMe Challenge. I am going to pick a quote from one of my favorite comediennes because as we head into the weekend, we could also use a laugh that makes us think…or a think that makes us laugh… It’s a funny line, but also a great message behind it. For years when I was young,… Read more »

Back in public, or at least back in the office

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Today was the first day that I made an appearance in the office. The doctor recommended that I not go into the office until the wound was healed and not infected anymore. I finally got the OK and it was really weird to be back among other people again. Especially since no one (except one person) knows the real reason… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – flawed reasoning

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In the #LoveMe Challenge, I’m supposed to share a flaw. Now, I don’t think this means a negative character flaw. Although my tendency to expect the worst is probably a character flaw to some people, it also means that I’m not often surprised by life’s twists and turns. But that doesn’t really help me love myself more…And I’ve already shared… Read more »

Just like Harry Potter’s scar…

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The last few days have been fairly stressful for me from a psychological standpoint. My husband, who is out of work, thought he had a job offer coming; but instead was told that the position “isn’t funded”. Why you would go through the process of interviewing someone multiple times, both on the phone and in-person, over the course of a… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – guaranteed smiles

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Today’s #LoveMe Challenge is share a smile. This always makes me smile: I’m a sucker for Calvin and Hobbes. Bill Watterson is a genius as far as I’m concerned. His portrayal of Calvin as the imaginative 6 year-old and Hobbes as the rational voice of reason and co-conspirator in hijinks really was transformative in both the comic section and my… Read more »

Nearly four weeks from the excision update

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Today was my visit with the doctor who performed the excision of my amelanotic nodular melanoma lesion. Naturally, I was a little worried that I still showed signs of infection in the wound, despite being on antibiotics for two weeks and pouring vinegar solution on my leg every day for a week. I had this weird peeling skin around the… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – do you want to know a secret?

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For today’s #LoveMe Challenge, I’m supposed to share a secret. Now, for someone as emotionally closed off as me, this is one of the harder aspects of the challenge so far. I mean, I could always cop out and share a secret like “I cannot get on board with the whole kale thing”. It’s something I don’t tell people but… Read more »