Week in Review/Week in Preview

Ok, I'm going to blame Daylight Savings Time for throwing everything off (seriously, how is it THAT dark at 5:30pm?) and making me forget that yesterday, in fact, was Sunday. And Sunday means a "Week in Review/Week in Preview" post. Now that we've identified the culprit, I will remedy this problem now.

Week in Review

• Chemo Round Two: spent time with my USC crew (Lenz, Taline, Roger), 5 hours of soaking up the juice while spending time with best friend Rhett, Mom, Dad, Will, and stranger woman who couldn't stop staring at me, bag o' chemo attached on Monday and detached on Wednesday, experienced very minimal side effects (if you count a tiny headache on Wednesday and a couple of slightly off bowel movements on Friday) -- all in all, very fun, easy, and deliciously murderous (to cancer, of course)
• Worked out at Educogym, even with the bag o' chemo: loving my new routine and definitely getting stronger (I'll show you my muscles if you ask and, frankly, even if you don't ask)
• Had a great appointment with Mary Ellen (five-element acupuncture): seriously, how is acupuncture that much more relaxing and energizing than massage? I'm still in awe.
• Bought paints, brushes, and canvasses, and painted my first painting! The main theme (as you can see) is the message "Love Life," but I'll vary the size and font of the words, the background design, etc. I plan to make a bunch of these paintings, so if you're interested, maybe you'll be getting one soon!
• Worked on the blog and, instead of working on the book, I did my yearly self-report for work: pretty sure I could've gotten out of doing the self-report this year, but skipping out on a responsibility (especially an OMM-related responsibility) is not the way I roll
• Went to my second cousin's engagement party -- spent time with lots of family (my great-grandmother had about a dozen children -- think about what that means for family parties) then finished the night with some yummy food at Drago in Downtown for my Dad's 50th Birthday
• Ate nutritious foods and managed to gain another pound -- under two pounds to pre-hospital weight
• Got a handwritten note from Coach K along with Duke Basketball stuff (OMG - AMAZING)
• Caught up on some of my favorite TV shows -- In Treatment and Dexter. Still need to catch up on Mad Men.
• Meditated, drank lots of water, got all my Lovenox shots, and took all my vitamins

Week in Preview

• Today: Heading in to OMM to work on my book and blog and spend quality time with my OMM family
• Tomorrow: One of my best buds from law school, Ruth, comes to visit! She's coming all the way from England and staying until Saturday night. Can't wait to hang out with her and go on daily adventures (about which I will keep you all updated, of course).
• Wednesday: appointment with Mary Ellen to make sure my energy is still flowing well, and hanging out at the beach after that
• Thursday: since Ruth was a tennis star in her college days at Northwestern, and since my portacath is feeling just fine, maybe I'll try a little tennis (after Dr. Lenz says I can, of course)
• Friday: trip to Palm Springs with Ruth, Tim, Will, my parents, my grandma, and my uncle -- good times!
• Saturday: head back from Palm Springs, jump on a plane to Seattle to meet with the queen of five-element acupuncture (and Mary Ellen's mentor), Judy Worsley
• Sunday: enjoy Seattle, meet with Judy Worsley, fly home, and get my game face on for more chemo (although I'm pretty sure it's already on)
• At some point this week: since I was a slacker last week, attempt to read Anatomy of an Illness book
• Also at some point this week: paint more
• Every day: meditate, drink lots of water, get my Lovenox shot, take all my vitamins, beat the hell out of cancer 

Have an awesome week, everyone!