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Patience: Finding Comfort in Wordle

April 25, 2022

I’ve found a free moment, and it is wordle time. Armed with coffee, I start with my favorite and only starting word “ratio” (Gosh, I LOVE ratios). Hmmmm. Only one letter matches this time. I try a second guess. Okay. I’ve got a couple more letters, but now the panic starts to set in –Read More

Light His Fire: An Unexpected Connection

March 31, 2022

First of all, RELAX. I’m not digging into hot relationship advice about how to keep a man circa 1989. I’m addressing a specific section of Light His Fire by Ellen Kreidman that is about cancer.  Context Since I was diagnosed with breast cancer, a lot of “why me?” questions have cluttered my mind. Did IRead More

Losing Hair & Gaining Perspective

March 10, 2022

I have never been attached to my hair. In fact, I have been attached to changing it – straightening it, curling it, scrunching it, dying it, highlighting it, cutting it, and yes, even perming it. My natural hair always felt so plain and normal – a mousy, straight brown. I wanted the voluminous and remarkableRead More

Gift, Grit, and Grace: Chemotherapy Reflections

February 17, 2022

Well folks, I have breast cancer and am starting chemotherapy this week (See About). The nurse warned me that the chemo treatments would be long and recommended that I bring a tablet to watch Netflix or even a laptop to do work. Upon hearing this, I was aghast, nearly angry. I’m getting freaking chemo andRead More

Late Inaugural Reflections

February 3, 2021

January 20, 2021 was an emotional moment—decades in the making. Because of the espoused mission of this blog, I feel like I should write 10 posts with happy emojis doing backflips over pictures of Kamela Harris, Michelle Obama, Amanda Gorman, and Jill Biden. I didn’t. I feel shame about this. How the heck can IRead More

10 Quotes about Weight Loss

January 1, 2021

Doyle Quote

Yesterday, I mustered up the courage to step on the scale. I braced myself. I looked down and there it was. Yes, I had officially gained 10 lbs since last December. Every January 1, for as long as I can remember, has marked the start of a new diet. But this year, at my heaviest,Read More

Beth Harmon is Gilda Radner: An Unlikely Reflection from a Streaming Binge

December 5, 2020

“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die – whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.” -Gilda Radner As an introvert, I view this pandemic and staying inside as a gift. Here, I have read 16 books,Read More

Thanksgiving: “A Cold and Broken Hallelujah”

November 29, 2020

“And love is not a victory march. It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah.” Leonard Cohen This Thanksgiving was hard. It was the first thanksgiving in a decade that we did not travel to see family. I’ve been reading, listening to music, listening to audiobooks, FaceTiming, eating… whatever possible to try to keep someRead More

Social Media Influencers: A Rant

October 27, 2020

You may have noticed that my blog post have slowed down. Why? Because of the ebbs and flows of life. As author Alexis Rockley describes: “Living things aren’t meant to be productive all the time.” “You’re going to have an ebb and flow of productivity in your life and your work.” — Alexis Rockley, “FindRead More

The [untamed] Loud Greek Girl with the Bushy Eyebrows

September 20, 2020

We excitedly board the big yellow, school bus bringing along our insect repellant, notebooks, and yes, our coveted lunchables. Today wasn’t our typical middle school day, it was FIELD TRIP DAY to the nature preserve. I’ve got my best girls on the bus with me — the ones who I hang with at Girl ScoutsRead More

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About 81 and counting

Hi there! I'm Hannah. I am a woman balancing competing expectations and learning to take care of myself. 81 and counting is a platform for sharing resources, reflections, and tools (yes, even humor) focused on learning self care, pushing towards goals, and smashing expectations.

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Patience: Finding Comfort in Wordle

Light His Fire: An Unexpected Connection

Losing Hair & Gaining Perspective

Gift, Grit, and Grace: Chemotherapy Reflections

Late Inaugural Reflections

Doyle Quote

10 Quotes about Weight Loss

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