Holy Cow! It's me again!
I just realized that it's been over a year since I posted an entry. And that is just way way way too long! I don't really know how to even recap everything that's happened, but obviously I'm still alive and kickin'.
The Business Update: I still own a dessert cafe! And I feel like I'm finally beginning to know what I'm doing! Yes, it's been a long adjustment period, but I think it's been good for me. There are a few exciting things coming up on that front, that I'll share at a later date.
The Travel Update: I went to Ireland for a week last month. It was awesome. I love oatmeal made with cream and irish whiskey. And who knew you could find such incredible Japanese food in Dublin?
The Hodgkin's Update: I have officially been cancer free for over 2 years now! This is the longest I've been healthy since my original diagnosis in 2000. So yea! After my last scan in December, my oncologist decided that I could go six months between that scan and my next. So my next scan is in July. I haven't gone longer than 3 months between scans in 7 years! So this is a new experience for me. I started having anxiety dreams at the normal three month mark, and it took me two weeks to realize why I was having them. They tapered off a bit, but my dreams have definitely gotten more odd and more vivid recently. Usually I don't remember them at all.
The Hair Update: I have long wavy hair! It's reddish. And I just got three inches cut off but no one can tell. That's how long it is.
Also on the cancer front: At the moment, I'm rather depressed. In the past several months, three people that I know, all around my age, have been diagnosed with cancer. Two with Leukemia. One is doing well, but the other had a relapse and just received his donor stem cell transplant last week. He's had a pretty rough time with the cancer but it seems like things are looking up. The third person is a woman I know through friends and whose wedding cake I did a month ago. Last night I learned that she has breast cancer. My heart goes out to her and her family. All of this cancer sucks!!! What the hell are we doing to our planet and ourselves that cancer is becoming so prevalent. It makes me so furious! A while back a friend of mine bought me a t-shirt that says "Fuck Cancer." I now wear it to all of my scans and to several of my oncology appointments. I think I need to get online and order these shirts for all of these people. It certainly makes me feel better every time I put it on. I shall have to collect t-shirt sizes. If you want one, you can go right here.
The Social Update: Being a business owner is tough! Especially on the social life. I feel like I rarely go out these days, which is rough for me. Even though I'm too tired to go out, I still wish I could go out more. But in the past year I've been so busy, a lot of my going out friends have settled down. Ugh. And if one more person tells me that I "just need to get myself out there" in regards to dating, I'm going to bite their head off. Where the fuck is "there?" Please, tell me how to find this magical magical place. And should I go "there" all by myself? I mean it would be a lot easier if one of my friends could lend me a little moral support and go "there" with me. Jesus!
Blah Blah Blah Update: Updating my LJ feels great. I think I need to do this a little more often! See you sooner rather than later.