Lifestyle
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The Survivor Series with Jamika Williams |Episode 22
Good People! Welcome to the next in The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. In this episode of the podcast, you will meet Jamika Williams, a young adult leukemia survivor who is also a member of the Young Adult Cancer Support Group (YACS) with the Cancer Cancer Caring Center…
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You Should Just Do It!
Hey Hey Hey! I am sitting here in a small coffe shop thinking of all the things I want to accomplish and see come to fruition in 2019 and I am blown away with how much I have already moved toward those goals. You ever have a moment where you just sit and look back? You know those moments right? The ones where you can’t believe where you are because you thought you hadn’t made any progress?? Yeah, that’s me right now! One of the things I want to accomplish this year is to roll out a product for those of us in the cancer space. I just left a…
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The Survivor Series with Stephanie & Matt Scoletti |Episode 11
Good People! Happy New Year, I am so grateful you have stuck around to hang with your girl into 2019! This year with the podcast, you won’t be lulled by just my sultry vocal tones, you will also hear the personal journeys of other cancer survivors whose stories I am sure will touch your heart. My hope is that these amazing people inspire, empower and ignite you to go out there and live life fully despite what hand you are dealt. So, welcome to the first look into The Survivor Series of This Exceptional Journey Podcast!! In this episode, the eleventh of the podcast, you will meet the phenom power couple Stephanie…
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In 2019 I Resolve…
Have you said yet that you don’t believe it is already New Year’s? Where in the world did 2018 go? It seems like it was just the summer and I was basking in the sunshine! When I think of the New Year, I usually don’t make resolutions because I usually end up breaking them. I know I cant be the only one! It seems we set these resolutions with the intent to become a better version of ourselves just because it has struck January 1st. I have fallen victim to it as well in the past. Wanted to lose 20 pounds in the first 3 months, stay on track of…
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New Pics, New Me
It is interesting to look around a place where you found out your diagnosis but now are living cancer free. What once was, is not where you used to be and you try to navigate this new side of you. Here are my thoughts of changing my place to reflect my return to a “normal” life after a diagnosis. So…I put up new pictures in my place today…Any other time, this would not be a big deal, of course!Over time we all alter and change, so with time we “renew” our home surroundings to match our life, right?Well, what happens when you feel your life has been on hold since…
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Good People!!
I know, I know! It has been way too long! But I’m back like I never left! There have been some great things that have taken place since I last consistently blogged, I can’t wait to share all of them with you and even what it’s going to look like around here into the new year. Am I the only one who can’t believe it is already the end of the year? Where did 2018 go, seriously?! I feel like throughout the year it went slow, but here we are and it’s less than a month away from 2019! Where have I been? What have I been up to? Why…
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“Surprise, I’m Pregnant!”
You ever watch those surprise pregnancy videos that are all the rave? It’s either someone is pregnant telling their unsuspecting families, or the families already know they are pregnant, but don’t know that they are really having multiples! Either way, they are a joyous and exciting time. I love to watch reaction videos of the soon to be grandmother. In one clip they are taking a family picture with a camera set to a timer. Everyone quickly gets in the frame and the expecting couple tells everyone “say ___ is pregnant!” Most of the family is oblivious to what is going on until someone catches on and everyone is screaming…
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Happy Birthday To Me!!!
Wow!!! I really turn 39 today! Am I the only one that looked up and wondered where the time has gone?! Like, wasn’t I just 25?? Being a cancer survivor has given me a whole new perspective on birthdays. Granted, I was grateful for every day God gave me, but I had a skewed vision surrounding today. Let me paint a quick picture for you… Before breast cancer, my birthday was just another day. I would go to work, maybe have dinner with family and friends and proceed into the next day like the last. I had a sort of love-hate relationship with my birthday. For a long time, I felt…
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Hello Orlando! 2018 YSC Summit
This weekend I was in the sunny, beautiful Orlando where I was attending a young breast cancer survivor/thriver conference called the YSC Summit 2018 hosted by Young Survivor Coalition (YSC). Every year, they bring together women under 45 that are survivors or are currently battling breast cancer. I attended the conference last year for the first time, and I definitely couldn’t wait to return this year. When I came across this organization through information my surgical oncology team gave me, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. Since my diagnosis and all throughout treatment, YSC has been where I found tons of information and support. Being new…
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Thank You Walmart Pickup!!
Please tell me I am not the only one who jumped for joy when they saw that Walmart had grocery pickup?? When I saw them painting the side of the building orange, I thought I was dreaming!! Like, I don’t ever have to go inside Walmart and stand in an hour-long line?? ABSOLUTELY, SIGN ME UP!! The Walmart in my neighborhood is known to be one of the worst in the city. It is a “super” one that has everything from fresh produce and deli meats to bed comforters and car tires. Everything you need, they have it! My experiences since this Walmart opened in the early 2000’s my neighborhood…
