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November brought about another challenge that had been at least eleven months in the making. If you Google BII (breast implant illness), you will see several articles and YouTube videos come up about women who are electively choosing to have their cosmetic breast implants removed. Remember those vision distortions I mentioned earlier that happened in Richmond? This along with migraines, were a new phenomenon I was experiencing ever since I had decided to get cosmetic surgery in February of 2019. I was having them at least twice a week and on a typical day of getting one, I could expect to be out of commission and unable to work from 20-30 minutes at a time until my vision would come back. Looking at my phone, computer, TV’s or monitor devices at work were absolutely out of the question and a few times while working on inpatient studies in the hospital, I would have to take a long break to go for a walk or just sit in the staircase with my head in my hands until I could see again. We ...

  “I’m glad it’s nearly December.” At least I’m thinking this while I’m mulling over open thoughts sitting in my coffee shop on a very warm Saturday in November. By the time I post this it’ll be nearly the end of the year which is specific to a date I have in my countdown app, December 28. The 2022 year has passed faster than I could have ever thought and we’re now in the cusp of beginning another calendar year. This year needed to pass quickly, in my opinion. “Pressure makes diamonds.”- quoting the words of a famous tumbler post and also the words of my director at work during one of our leadership retreats. The year 2022 was all about adjusting to pressure, refining myself, resilience and not taking no for an answer. All of these things took me through the emotional, mental, and physical ringers only to spit out a stronger and more confident version of me. I’m not sure how much I believe in manifesting good energy, it seems silly or something bearing a similarity to reading a...