Well as I write this I am 51 and one day old, and grateful for it. I hear a lot of women complaining about getting older but for me it’s like a gift. This is how it is I think for people like me who are cancer survivors. So for me to still be here …
Author Archives: Molly McHaney
My country is burning
Today I was reminded of growing up in the 70s and 80s in a small neighborhood near downtown Atlanta now known as Morningside/ Virginia Highlands. Things are a lot different now then they were when I was a kid or are they? And my heart is breaking. I love Atlanta, my hometown where I still …
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all those who nurture out there. You don’t have to be a Mom to nurture, you don’t even have to be female to nurture and care for each other. I feel especially in today’s weird world what the human race needs is nurturing, what the earth needs is nurturing. If we …
For my last love ❤️ a poem by me
I am sifting through the heartache, picking through the remnants of the end of something we once called the great love of our lives. Now there’s only scraps, memories, dreams, visions of a smile and how you helped me up the stairs if I lost my balance; but something changed. You were not always the …
Quarantine day I don’t know
It’s been probably 9 weeks of self quarantine for me I think I have lost track. The kids help me stay on track, otherwise without a job, I would totally loose track of the day. I’ve been applying for a lot of jobs but the market is slow, and many contracts at least I am …
Dream a little dream
Last night I had a dream that I was still on earth, but there was no pandemic. I woke up like oh no, is this the real world now? So now I have to try to stay alive 3 ways. Keep fighting cancer, don’t get Covid-19 and also find a job during a pandemic that …
A lay-off hit
Well it happened yesterday. I was called my my recruiting firm to tell me my contract ended early due to budget cuts. Actually I think what happened was I was covering for someone who was on maternity leave and they came back and then the pandemic hit. I knew it was coming or had a …
Self-imposed partial quarantine is nothing new to me
10 things you can do to combat the blues, stress, or boredom when you are stuck at home So as I write this I am just chilling at my home partially due to the virus pandemic because of having a “chemo-lite” treatment yesterday which makes my immune system lower so as much as I hate …
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It’s a crazy world right now
Yes things are officially crazy, they closed basketball, and I think I heard baseball too, don’t quote me on that. Then I just heard Disneyland is closing, and Broadway. These are certainly interesting times. I mean yes of course I am concerned, and no this is not good. They closed the stock market, schools are …
Surviving 2 Ways
As I mentioned before, I am a breast cancer survivor. So far, I’ve lived about a year more than they thought I would but “they” aren’t always right. In the past year and a half or so since I was diagnosed with breast cancer I have had to look for work two times once last …
Petrichor - An Online Journey 