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Week 2
Days pass and weeks go on. I am now on day 13 from starting chemo. In two days, I begin the second round. As I reflect, I now know that I...

Aja McDonald
Dec 13, 20227 min read
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Week 1
One week since chemo started. It was a very surreal day, looking back. Mentally I was calm and focused, ready to do what had to be...

Aja McDonald
Dec 8, 20225 min read
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Creativity coming out of my toes!
It may be that it’s my way of coping, but since I can remember I have always had a purpose for each day. If I were to wake up and start a...

Aja McDonald
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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The start of Monday blog posts
Since my last post, I have had a lot happen. I feel it will be easiest to try and break it down with a quick brief, followed with a...

Aja McDonald
Nov 21, 20226 min read
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Mondays are for blogging
I am starting to get the hang of blogging around my healing. But I have also found the time to connect with other artists with similar...

Aja McDonald
Nov 16, 20223 min read
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Let’s Talk About Drains (Surgical Drains)
Proceed with caution: Before you continue to read this post, please be aware that it may not be for the weak of stomach. My way with...

Aja McDonald
Nov 11, 20225 min read
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New Creations
While I am learning that “rest means rest” I have been trying to calm my creative drive. This has not been easy since I’ve always had...

Aja McDonald
Nov 8, 20221 min read
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Home
Five days ago I had checked out of the hospital once I was cleared by my surgeon and nurse. Discharge paperwork was gone over – meds were...

Aja McDonald
Nov 8, 20224 min read
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My First Badge
Now live on my Wolf & Rosehip Etsy Shop! I’m so excited to share something I’ve been wanting to do for years. I had been working on some...

Aja McDonald
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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Phase 3
An outline of my day three, second day after surgery I slept through the night just a touch better, but still woke up and found my night...

Aja McDonald
Nov 2, 20224 min read
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Phase 2
An outline of my day two, first day after surgery Woke up at 6am after having a couple moments throughout the night where I had slept...

Aja McDonald
Nov 1, 20224 min read
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Phase 1
An outline of my day 1 surgery experience To start this day, I woke up at an ungodly hour to feed furkids and prep for hospital stay. I...

Aja McDonald
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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The Pre-Admission
I had a call from my breast nurse yesterday evening. Up until then, I only had bits and pieces of information I had collected from my...

Aja McDonald
Oct 27, 20224 min read
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Starting to prepare
Over the weekend I had time to think about something that was mentioned to me. I was made aware on Saturday that most breast cancer...

Aja McDonald
Oct 25, 20224 min read
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8 days…
This past week has gone by in a blink of an eye. Things are going along smoothly since my triple test was done on Monday 3rd October. If...

Aja McDonald
Oct 23, 20225 min read
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The Start of My Personal Metamorphosis
Taking a break… “I am one who functions best when controlling chaos.“ The things my husband puts up with. Yes, I am obsessed with...

Aja McDonald
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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And so it begins…
I have never been successful at making a blog and keeping up with it. From the times we once used MySpace, I used my artistic voice by...

Aja McDonald
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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Metamorphosis (Pt 3)
💖Update on Bookings💖 This will be my last update as I continue to work and prepare for my time off after my first surgery set for 31st...

Aja McDonald
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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Metamorphosis (Pt 2)
💖Update on Bookings💖 If you saw my post from yesterday then you will be aware that I am in the process of preparing time off for a much...

Aja McDonald
Oct 13, 20221 min read
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Metamorphosis
Over the next 4-6 months my working schedule will not be something I can keep consistent as I am about to take a journey in getting rid...

Aja McDonald
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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