I cannot believe Brianna is 30 today. What?! It’s crazy how quickly the time has gone. I do not feel old enough. I wasn’t able to see her, but I’m thankful we got to chat and she was having a fun time with her friends.

I did get to see my sister, who shares her birthday with Bri today. We got to snuggle baby goats this afternoon and then had a great dinner out. I’m thankful for her and for a fun day.

Another crazy long day…I had a 4-hr online training that started at 6 am. Thankfully, I was able to do that at home. Then I went to the office and worked until 5 pm. I worked almost 11 hours, and sadly, I still have a long list of things to get done. How do people work these hours on the regular?

I’m thankful that I already put in for a short day tomorrow and have plans with my mom and sister Jenny. No eleven-hr Friday.

I’m thankful for a quiet day and May flowers.

I’m so tired. My chest cold has moved into my head as well, so my eyes burn. Yay. On the upside, I do think the congestion meds are working. And at least I’m not coughing all night.

I’m thankful also that it was a beautiful day, I took a short break from all my compression garments for a relaxing hour, and I finally got my hair colored. I might be tired but I don’t look like it anymore. Ha.

Spring really is here…my peonies are close to blooming. Yay! I’m thankful for that, for my sister-in- law Meg whose birthday is today, and for a grilled dinner by my favorite chef.

I’m thankful I was feeling a little better today and got some stuff done that I needed to. It was a good use of time on a rainy day.

I hate cancer. There are too many people I know, really young folks, dealing with it right now. It’s heartbreaking. Patrick and I were talking today about how lucky we were that while my journey has been a long and unpleasant one, we knew at the beginning that it was curable. And hadn’t spread. And my insurance has covered most of my treatments and surgeries, so we haven’t had a financial strain on top of the health worry. It’s not that way for a lot of people. I’m incredibly grateful it was for me.

What a long week. Although I planned to work from home like my doctor advised, I ended up going into the office half the time. Now I’m sick. I think it’s my punishment. Ha.

It feels like a chest cold, and heavy coughing is NOT comfortable on my stomach. Ugh. I am thankful, though, that I have nothing to do this weekend. Maybe I’ll just sleep.

Brianna has had digestive issues for years and had some new issues pop up recently, so her doctor suggested she get a colonoscopy. She’s only 29, but apparently, there has been an increase in colon cancer among younger people. She was nervous about the procedure and I was nervous for her, worrying about her health.

One thing that had made her nervous ahead of time was worrying that she wouldn’t really be out during the procedure. So I asked her how that went. She said it felt like an intense nap, she had vivid dreams, and woke up sweating. She’s always had crazy dreams.

I’m so thankful that the procedure went fine. In fact, they said they didn’t find anything concerning, so her issues remain diagnosed as IBS, which isn’t new to her. I’m so glad it’s nothing worse. What a relief.

Emma got a new job that is a better position and more money. She gave her 2-week notice today, and I’m thankful for her that it went well. She was very nervous.