One of my greatest pleasures is sinking into my warm, comfortable bed at night. I think it's so important to find sanctuary at the end of a long day that it was my first The Survivor's Nest post subject: "After living a life of 24/7 cancer during the diagnostic and treatment phases, don't we [...]
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The Survivor’s Nest – A Warm Drink For a Cold Day
Now is the winter of our discontent. William Shakespeare The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter. Dave Barry Winter has a bad rap as the most inhospitable of seasons, but therein lies an opportunity. The more nasty and cold it is outside, the [...]
The Survivor’s Nest – Five Tips to Make Your Home Party Ready
True hospitality comes from the heart, and is not the product of ostentatious and expensive material surroundings. Eleanor Roosevelt Opening your nest to friends and relatives during the holiday season should not be a stressful ordeal. You can make your home party ready and still have a great time by following my five tips: 1. Don't [...]
The Survivor’s Nest – Family Togetherness
I bet you didn't know that Saturday night is National Family Pajama Night. I didn't know it either until I stumbled upon it on the Internet. Of course, this "holiday" is entirely made up by The Company Store, a company that sells pajamas, but that's not the point. Reading the website brought back lovely memories of [...]
The Survivor’s Nest
As interior decorator and legend Billy Baldwin once said, “Everything in a bedroom should contribute to an atmosphere of peace.” After living a life of 24/7 cancer during the diagnostic and treatment phases, don’t we deserve to create our own little oasis of peace? What better place to create it than in the confines of [...]
Where We Go Now 