Tag: make up

Confetti falling from the sky, the roar of cheering crowds, bands playing...  Not really but that is what it felt like on my last day of treatment.  All my techs—past and present—were there, the nurses, the office staff and my doctor were there.  And so were my shoes. Walking in past the clerical station.... Office… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 16

Frisky feet.  Feelin' a little Italian yesterday, like kicking up some heels.  It was my second to the last treatment.   A friend who had just visited Italy once told me how amazed she was that the women there could manage walking on cobblestone streets in really high-heeled shoes.  I thought I would channel the likes of Sophia.… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 15

Bitter-sweet today.  Excited about the 3-day week-end marking my third-to-the-last treatment and also finding out that this was the last time I would see one of my techs.  I hadn't anticipated the feeling of loss...these gals have become comrades.  Bonds have formed; like being in the trenches together at DSW. But back to the story....… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 14

I felt like I was getting a cat-scan.  Flat on my back, all eyes moving up and down my body from head to toe and back again. Tech:  You kind of have a metallic thing going on today. Me in my head:  Oh, is that what it is?  I was just playing off the texture… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 13

Not-so-casual work day for me seeing clients.  Decided to pull out the dashing cruel shoes that make a statement despite the pinching of older toes.  It was worth it. New tech: Those are AWESOME! Old tech:  Wow, those are awesome! Feeling very satisfied and accomplished I was magnanimously able to change the subject steering the… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 12

A day on the run for me—figuratively not literally.  Have you seen me running on the road?  I think not.  My version of running; up and down the freeway, up and down the stairs, standing for hours, bending, lifting... I thought for sure someone would comment on my ergonomic asymetrical sneakers but apparently most everyone else besides… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 11

Day off yesterday and raining.  I had planned a trip to the seacoast to take a long walk in the down pour with Claire and then both of us out to lunch with Jane (the other one).  I needed dual-duty shoes.  Nothing screams rain-and-out-to-lunch than a pair of red rubber boots! While seated in the… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 10

Techs:  Look at those shoes...(looking harder, bending down, inhaling)...the insides are a different print!!! Me to myself:  I didn't even remember that the insides were different.  Yes, breath taking—if I do say so myself—and how fortunate that I thought to choose that dark eyeshadow in exactly the same shade.  One never knows when the inside… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 9

Tech 1:  We can't stop now.  We're in too deep! ....said to the observing Nurse Coordinator who had just received the explanation for our shoe antics. Tech 2:  Do you always change your toe nail polish to match? Me:  No, but for this game I am. Techs:  Wow. Out to the lobby where Delightful Woman… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 8

Well summer hit here today—94 degrees!—so it required sandals and a celebratory color.  Since all the daffodils faded in the heat and I was not yet done with their cheery countenance, I decided to mimic them instead.  People are amazed that a "winter" type coloring can wear yellow but my skin is quite golden and when a… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 7

Well THESE created quite the reaction!  Picture this; me in an extra-large johnnie—billowing, bunchy so my neck disappeared, no waist, down to my ankles, baby blue—with these shoes coming out the bottom! Techs:  [Very studiously] I LIKE those shoes. Me: You challenged me yesterday so I had to try these high-heeled shoes out again. Techs:… Continue reading 16 ways, sixteen days. DAY 6