{"id":2261,"date":"2010-09-06T20:40:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T03:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2014-11-22T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T01:48:15","slug":"as-the-sun-sets-on-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/06\/as-the-sun-sets-on-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"As the sun sets on summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent a little time in the hammock this summer, even more time on the couch. I have always loved the languid, laid back, mellow qualities of summer. But as much as I love this season, I’m usually ready for it to end about this time of year.<\/p>\n

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As the sun sets on summer, I’m looking forward to fall. The season of back to school has always connected with ideas of fresh starts, forward motion, and momentum for me. This is the time of year when we buckle down and focus. We re-establish routines, and get serious about getting things done.<\/p>\n

My last does of Taxol was truncated after just a few minutes, so it’s been a month since I received a full dose of chemo. The unscheduled break is over, it’s time to restart this seek and destroy mission against those cancer cells. Tomorrow I go back in and we will start a new type of chemotherapy. I’m ready to get back into the swing of things and make some progress in this battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I spent a little time in the hammock this summer, even more time on the couch. I have always loved the languid, laid back, mellow qualities of summer. But as much as I love this season, I’m usually ready for it to end about this time of year. 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