by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 13, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Mindful Gardening
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This year I have approached my garden from an Emersonian viewpoint, embracing the virtues of weeds. A house remodeling project in the spring, a book idea, and...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 30, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Fitness
“Some seek the comfort of their therapist’s office, others head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” ― Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner Every so often, I will post a slightly longer piece...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 23, 2012 | Breast Cancer
For those of you at my high school reunion who wondered if I had had “work done,” the answer is yes. Here’s just a little of that story… Sitting on the plastic surgeon’s exam table in my open-front robe, waiting to meet the doctor for the first...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 9, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons
My house is back in order–the bowl of rooms always does the trick. I got back to the gym after my blog-birthing hiatus, and that pushed me closer to feeling like myself again (running outside is still out of the question given the 100+ temperatures over the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Life Lessons
I’m still learning how to configure the blog. My domain name has yet to reach its target, and I haven’t figured out yet how to add a “Subscribe” button. But I wake up each morning looking forward to writing, and that’s a beautiful...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 5, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Life Lessons
As I write this, my domain name (marthabrettschneider.com) is still making its way through cyberspace from my old webmaster-controlled business website to this blog site. It’s sort of comforting to have a little bit of space before everything is instantaneous....
