A Whale of a Trip

September 7, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you are reading this directly in your email, click on the title, and the videos will load 🙂 I haven’t bothered you in quite a while, and for that, you are welcome. The main reason you have been left in peace is that I’ve been busy living my extended life, making the most of […]

Harmonious

April 18, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

My birthday came around again (dammit), and to ease the pain, my pals Jae, Kristin and Stephanie took me on another Buttkick List adventure. This time we migrated to a music store in Huntington Beach, CA. You see, I’ve never had a musical lesson in my life, so playing a song on an instrument is was […]

Racing to my 6th Transplanniversary

December 28, 2018.Reading time 16 minutes.

I know. I suck at writing consistent blog posts. I would give myself an F, but I guess that’s OK, since I really dig that beautiful letter 🙂 No offense. I really do appreciate you reading my posts; it’s just kinda difficult to pause my new life and sit my ass down to write. My […]

Crushing a Car, Running Five 5Ks and a New Instagram – Buttkicklist

March 19, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve pestered you with a post. I’m sure you’ve enjoyed your vacation, but time’s up! As you may know, the five year post-transplant mark passed, and I’m feeling great! Thanks again for all of the incredible + crazy = incraydible support!!! At my last COH visit for AFBT and […]

Ink

December 18, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

To commemorate my fifth transplanniversary, I got me some ink and placed another √ on my Buttkick List. A little dark purple gift box with a cursive L for a bow to be exact. I had it placed around my transplant scar, where Leason’s miracle marrow entered my body through the PICC line in my […]

Ummm…Excuse Me, Ma’am?

August 28, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

In New York, the western part, On micro roads, not found on a chart, Fields, farms and pastures galore, Acres between each lonely barn door. Cruising down the tiny lanes, Suddenly, my neck swivels and cranes! There, riding on her bladed throne, A country woman, her grass half-mown. “Look!” I squeal, and point […]

Lurch from a 154′ Perch

August 7, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Southbound, Auckland to Taupo. T minus 3.5 hours. Loads of time. The beautiful New Zealand forests and sheep pastures put on a leisure show for us. The Kiwi peeps are major friendly, but their cars are sydlecix. The white fluffs of wool are floating by my passenger window on the left side. Ya, those sheep […]

Buttkick List Update – Zorbing

May 17, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Being that my health is fairly stellar these days (apart from a few little side trips to fungal ball, sinus, cyst, and dental root specialists), I have been kicking ass on The List 🙂 A recent checkmark I want to share with you is zorbing. I know. WTF is zorbing? Read and learn. One of […]

Blood, Sweat and Tears for Nothing

March 26, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

After surviving my inner lids being stabbed by 150 needles, I was beyond stoked to be rewarded with “normal” eyes, something that’s eluded me for years. Finally! I can apply a little Mac, Laura Mercier and Lancôme. Ya, that didn’t last. Intraductal meibomian gland probing was an utter quagmeyere. A big fat f-ing fail. […]

Blood, Sweat and Tears for the Win

November 14, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

After about a million reschedulings, it finally arrived. My intraductal meibomian gland probing appointment. So exciting!!! Todd drove me to see Dr. R for the procedure that I knew was going to be rather barbarous, due to all the investigative groundwork I did beforehand. You know that about me by now. I always read up on […]