BeTwinned

[Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered]

  • Show and tell

    So, this is kinda Relay for Life, part 2. If you’re done reading about my cancer or about the Relay for Life walk-a-thon, it’s OK with me if you stop here. But the Relay for Life was one of those experiences that keeps on giving, so there’s a little more to share. Monday is the…

  • Relaying for life

    Yesterday, I went to the Relay for Life at UCLA. Typically, I donate money directly to the causes I especially care about, rather than participate in events. I have heard lots about the Relay from family and a good family friend who have done the Relay for years, and I donated money when I could…

  • New normal, new body

    A difficult part of life after cancer treatment has been getting used to my new body. The truth is that I’m not completely comfortable writing about this subject right now, so I am only going to outline the basics here. I do feel comfortable saying that it’s weird and complicated and that my body is…

  • A life, scrapbooked

    This week some workers at my school found a treasure trove of scrapbooks in a house that is due to be razed to make room for a new campus building. The house was left to our school in a will.  There is some sort of very involved story with the house … an alum of…

  • Random things about myself

    So, I got tagged in one of those notes in Facebook, and I don’t usually find time to play along and respond.  But I had one second this morning and did it and thought it was fun. 1) Come up with 25 things about you, it does not matter what you pick as long as…

  • My girls have selected new names for themselves

    My daughters’ names are of really special meaning to my husband and me.  Dinah’s name came from Louis Armstrong singing “Dinah, is there anyone finah, from the state of Carolinah, etc.”  There is also a much longer family story about Dinah’s name, but I’ll get into that another day. And Djuna’s name came from a romantic…