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As time goes on…
My last blog post was last August, right after I lost my familiar Leonidus. Around six weeks after, I lost my other familiar, Hoshiko my...

Aja McDonald
Apr 15, 20244 min read


Reflection
August 31 2019. Eagles Peak ~ my happy place close to where my parents live. It’s not often but I miss “home” today. Talking to mum and...

Aja McDonald
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Documenting Time
Documenting time. Been way too long since I could handle seeing myself on the other end of a lense. I haven’t enjoyed wigs either. Might...

Aja McDonald
Jul 25, 20231 min read


Creating calm inside a storm
Just a wee update on what I’ve been up to so far this month. . . After recovering from my week of isolation at home with Covid a few...

Aja McDonald
Jun 22, 20233 min read


Treatment 8 of 12
So much has happened over the past few months, even thou I feel like I haven’t achieved anything at all. Having chronic fatigue and...

Aja McDonald
Mar 17, 20233 min read


Day at the museum
I haven’t wanted any photos of myself taken over these past few months. When I look in the mirror, I find it hard to see myself. No...

Aja McDonald
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Chemo Round 4
My fatigue has grown more and more over each treatment I have received since starting chemotherapy. It was known that my ongoing...

Aja McDonald
Jan 17, 20235 min read


Emotional Start Today
I’m having an emotional day. It’s my reality. I’ve lasted just over 8 weeks from surgery with only two major cry’s and I’m proud of how...

Aja McDonald
Dec 30, 20222 min read


Ten days of “nope”
Over the past 10 days I could not be bothered with keeping up with my blog and updating the world on my status. I am aware that this is...

Aja McDonald
Dec 24, 20225 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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