Happy 2026 to you all. It’s amazing that it’s a new year already and 2025 was one for the books. For me, it was full of suffering but also wonderful developments. Our stressful home renovation completed right before I had my (successful) brain surgery. Then we were fortunate to get pregnant with our second daughter … Read more
In this series, I will document the journey of making my starter home into my forever home. My husband and I bought our house in 2019 when interest rates were low and the pre-pandemic prices. We managed to secure our house for several hundred thousand dollars less than what it’s worth now. Our timing was … Read more
Brain Surgery is a source of anxiety for those going through it an their loved ones witnessing it. One way I dealt with the anxiety was to prepare as best as I could for the surgery and also recovery. Preparing for Brain Surgery Two weeks leading up to my surgery, I stopped seeing people to … Read more
Today I am 5 weeks post-op from transphennoidal brain surgery to remove a pituitary tumor. After 9 years of treating my prolactinoma with medication only, my tumor decided to stop responding to meds and thus opened the surgical route. I found my tumor in my mid 20s due to galactorrhea; This concerned me since I … Read more
Does anyone else feel like celebrations have gotten out of hand? From weddings, gender reveals and kid birthday parties, it feels overwhelming to keep up with expectations especially when you are flooded with constant comparisons on social media. Even last winter I had those feelings and opted to simplify how we did Christmas. After throwing … Read more