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Truth Alert – YOU ARE replaceable…
So I’m FINALLY back after a long medical leave and I can tell you it is truly the most humbling experience I’ve ever had. Ego is amazing…you always think that you are very well rounded and not conceited – but I honestly believe every person has a bit of arrogance in them even if we…
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Depression Hoarding, it’s REAL and NOT spectacular! Part 2 – Self-Awareness & the Big Categories of the Hoard
Written 18-Sep-26 See Part 1 if interested When you are able to recognize insights into yourself, I find that to be incredibly helpful. I’ve always been very SELF-AWARE of myself. I can be honest and tell you what is right with me, what is wrong and especially the things I know I must work on…
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Depression Hoarding, it’s REAL and NOT spectacular! Part 1 – Reasons…
writing date: 18-Sep-26 Hello my name is Karen and I’m an semi-organized hoarder. Let me be very clear, I’m not the kind of hoarder that has garbage everywhere and doesn’t want to take out the trash regularly. I’m the kind that organizes my hoard and pretends that I’m not. I’ve always had too much; I’ve…
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A Gift on so many levels…
15-Sep-26 I just hung up with my amazing Dr. G and I’ll be honest; I’m a bit of a mess – BUT IN A GOOD WAY! Pathology is complete and as always, I’m a bit of an enigma!! It turns out that Larry the tumor was a high-risk ‘Adenoma’ (benign tumor) that contained weird stuff…
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Taking time for Lady Karen
Some of the things that overwhelmed me so much during this Liver Tumor issue are the folks that reached out, stepped up and made certain that I knew that they cared. It’s interesting – I’ve ALWAYS been the kind of person who doesn’t expect much and have always been truly grateful for the smallest of…
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Mode | Soul Searching
These last 8 weeks have been somewhat of a whirl for me. I’ve had a MILLION firsts, some major soul searching and an overabundance of gratitude and truly life changing experiences. I think the biggest thing for me was that I stopped working – meaning in my career, job, daily tasks. That is an essay…
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Goodbye Larry – NO exit interview required!
August 10, 2026 | updated as it was posted Aug 21 On Thursday the 8th Larry was cut completely out of my liver. I was finally released from the hospital 3 days later after some minor complications with low blood pressure. Dr. G did her job. Her ENTIRE team did their job and now Larry…
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Eviction Day…
August 6, 2026 Today is the day that Larry gets evicted. 1st Knife cut is at 1:10 – hospital prep much earlier. I have a million mixed feelings about this and I won’t sugarcoat it – I am scared out of my mind. There are the MAIN what if’s: Those are things I cannot control…
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Almost giving up…
July 31, 2026 Sometimes, a breakdown is inevitable. For me, it happened on Friday the 31st – 6 days before my liver cancer surgery. Since hearing the official news of Larry my liver tumor on the 21st, I feel like I’ve held it together for the most part. There’ve been moments – LOTS of moments…
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Finding the quiet in the noise…
July 29, 2026 Earlier today I did something I haven’t done in ages, I sat outside with no devices. I left my phone, my iPad, my fire tablets (reading!) and both my personal & work laptops. I did have my Apple watch on – but that was simply in case of a doctor call or…
Lady Karen Thoughts & Rants
Writing is therapy…