The 2 Sides of 'Good' News...

The Not-so-Good
-I caught a bad cold from the baby that I watch one day a week (he had snot everywhere the other day and I kept using the hand sanitizer every 2 minutes...guess it didn't work...)
-I still have tons to do before spring break (1 take home exam, 2 exams with tons of material, some art stuff, a group presentation, etc.)


The Good and Better
-My friend's dad got moved to a hospital back here where we live (he was out of state at a renowned facility) and is improving a little each day!
-Spring break IS near...
-Afrin is a good friend when I'm sick :)...
-I got a paper done early (for psychology class-history of anorexia)-feels awesome!
-I finished a painting for tomorrow (used up all my energy today)...hopefully I'll get some pics up on the site soon of what I've been doing in painting class
-I have 2 new jobs!
-and best of all...I have an AMAZING friend coming to visit over my spring break-she just booked her flight (I met her at a cancer survivors' retreat a few years ago and haven't gotten to see her in a long time) -I can't wait! ;)
-I'm going to bed NOW (early!)

Today, I am grateful for all of the above in the good and better section, family, friends, hubby and God!

R

Planet Cancer

Planet Cancer-you may ask-what's that? Well it's...

a community of young adults with cancer. (You know, that age between "pediatric" and "geriatric," where no one knows whether to give you a lollipop or have a serious talk about your fiber intake.) It's a place to share insights, explore our fears, laugh, or even give the finger to cancer with others who just plain get it. We don't deny the dark side of illness and death here. But we also firmly believe that laughter and light can turn up in the strangest places.

The organization is run by Heidi Adams, an amazing Ewing's Sarcoma survivor and good friend of mine!

They have amazing retreats (I've been to two), even ones for couples, they have a worldwide message board on their site. They have been and are pioneering the young adult cancer movement. They rock!

I have recommended their site to not just young adults with cancer, I think everyone can find something inspiring and fun on their website: http://www.planetcancer.org/html/index.php

You can even find stuff like this:

Top 10 albums for MRI scans

Criteria: should be around an hour long, be loud enough and at the right tempo to drown out the jackhammer noises, but not too toe-tappy that the techs have to do the scan again!

The Darkness- Permission To Land
Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Ministry Of Sound- Classics (pushes the toe-tappin' rule)
Fat Boy Slim- You've Come A Long Way Baby
Jamiroquai- A Funk Odyssey
Metallica- Black album
Green Day- Dookie
Placebo- Once More WIth Feeling
Franz Ferdinand- You Could Have It So Much Better
The Killers- Sam's Town

So, Planet Cancer, I encourage you to keep taking over the planet, you're awesome!

Today, I am grateful for: so much new stuff for young adult cancer survivors, family, God, friends and tasting wedding cake later and going to Trader Joe's-love that place!!

Love,
Rachel