"I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world." —Meryl Streep . Instead of creating the ideal woman in this world based upon appearance and perception, let’s teach our daughters and besties to be confident in who they are and let their spirit free. . We love them unconditionally as should the world. I love them all for their differences and why I love them has never been based upon anything other than who they are inside. I will forever have to fine tune the quick judgement ticker in my head, but I will always give the benefit of the doubt, a chance to see a person for whom they really are & try to walk a mile in their shoes before I can even understand what they are going through or what their life is like. . We are all #PerfectlyImperfect & I love it that way. For some reason within the last three years (the roots were planted with medicinal side effects) I lost sight of the real me, and lost confidence for the first time in who I am. I knew to #TrustTheJounrey because I am no longer seeking approval by others and THAT is freedom. #LetGoAndBeFree 💗💗💗💗 . #CancerSurvivor #HysterSister #qotd #NewYork #TweenMom #GirlMom #Empower #StrongWomen #YesYouCan #iGotThjs #coffeeLover #DisneyGeek #FitnessLover #beYourself #beFree #BeFearless #beConfident #SoulRocker

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀

Get up. Dress up. Show up!! What do you do when you have to go into surgery in two Days? Go to @luminez.salon the hair salon of course!!!! . Thank you to Marni, Helen & Gina who helped me feel refreshed and ready with a new color, cut and brows. I’m forever grateful to you for your talents, but mostly for your friendship and your shoulders. Thank you ☺️ I love you all so much!!!

“Don’t Be Fooled, Even Princesses Can Become Warriors When Tested By Dragons.”. #TrustTheJourney, Always 💗 On Friday I will undergo a partial hysterectomy at Sloan. (It isn’t cancer, thank God.) The incredibly heavy bleeding I’ve endured for the last four years is directly related to #Tamoxifen. As usual, I’m the one with the rarer side effects. I never talked about this problem but maybe I should have. Maybe I should have thought it was less normal than my mind made it to be. This condition has a name & it’s kinda fun to say... #Metrorraghia... but it sure as hell ain’t fun to endure! It landed me in the ER where I had a blood transfusion followed by a D&C and an ablation. My current gynecologist has been monitoring me and helping me. We were going to attempt a second ablation, but it for crazy reasons it just didn’t happen. However, I believe that things always work out for the best. My oncologist referred me to a specialist at #MsK. I met him and for the first time I not only had an answer, I had a solution!! He said the Tamoxifen was stimulating the uterus more often than it should. (The result of this is bleeding beyond comprehension.) I share this because nobody should have to go through it! Abnormal bleeding doesn’t have to be a way of life. It affected everything I did from sleeping, to driving, to working out and to even standing outside my daughter’s school to pick her up. It caused me so much anxiety - and I’m not an anxious person! What kind of anxiety? THE FEAR OF BLEEDING OUT every time it happened. I’m fully anemic with Low hemoglobin. THANKFULLY I met this specialist who will remove the uterus and the tubes (I get to keep my ovaries). This solution means no more excessive bleeding and not being thrown into menopause!! Hallelujah! I was so happy I could have flown above Manhattan. Yes, it’s still surgery. No, it’s not cancer. I can finally move forward, still take the Tamoxifen and continue to kick cancer’s ass that way. Surgery makes me a little nervous 😬 but I know I’m in good hands. It’s all apart of the journey... and I trust it. #BeYourOwnHero

Empowered Women #Empower #Women . . #internationalwomensday

Yes, Bella ❤️ .. Take Every Chance.. Drop Every Fear.. #DrSeuss #MyGirl #MyWorld #girlMom #Power #Fearless #Positivity #YesYouCan

#ThreeYearsOfLove - actually it’s 5 years of love & with the exceptions of surgery or chemo I’ve drank #shakeology for the amazing feeling after a workout, the replenishment of my sugar levels and energy AND for the incredible boost to my immune system. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve had a viral infection since completing chemo in 2013, the last one being in December when I wasn’t drinking my shakeo Daily. . I bought my first bag with no intentions of staying on it. I bought my first bag to help me with my nutrition and help bridge the gap from not-so-great eating (I was eating like a four year old really wants to eat) to getting back on track. For me it helped but it was all the added benefits that kept me going. Even if I have not so great nutrition, I always have something healthy to kick off my morning!! It totally helps me kick that draggy-I-Hate-mornings feeling. . Oh yeah - I add my espresso to it!! 🎉🎉🎉 best and healthy choice I can make to get up and go. I call it my “Espresso-a-Go-Go Shakeaccino” 😁 cheesy but i love it!! I’m a proud #365r 🌿