Over the next couple weeks I’ll be sharing my favorite things from 2010. These items weren’t necessarily new in 2010 but they were either new to me, extra awesome this year, or on my own holiday shopping list or wish list. The lists will be grouped by different personality traits I would use to describe myself so that you can use them as holiday gift inspiration as well.
December 2, 2009 I was told I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. A year later I’m cancer free and feeling better than ever.
If you have a cancer survivor in your life, here are a few things that helped me through the year:
- Amazon Prime because sometimes you know you need something but you just don’t have it in you to go to the store
- Everything Changes: The Insider’s Guide to Cancer in Your 20s and 30s
- Dear Jack
- Rogaine for Women Hair Regrowth Treatment, Regular Strength Unscented, 2-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 3)
- Wii, Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board, and EA Sports Active to keep active while on disability leave
- Yoga class and a yoga mat
And a few things that I know have helped my friends and readers who’ve experienced other types of cancer:
- Woman to Woman: A Handbook for Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
- After Breast Cancer: A Common-Sense Guide to Life After Treatment
Over the next couple weeks I’ll be sharing my favorite things from 2010. These items weren’t necessarily new in 2010 but they were either new to me, extra awesome this year, or on my own holiday shopping list or wish list. The lists will be grouped by different personality traits I would use to describe myself so that you can use them as holiday gift inspiration as well.
Wii
I got my Wii in January this year and I am just obsessed with it.
- Wii
- Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board
- EA Sports Active 2
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Zelda Twilight Princess
- Guitar Hero III
- extra remotes and nunchuks so you can play with your friends and family
- Energizer Flat Panel Induction Charger
Nintendo DS
Last week, my awesome new boyfriend who I found via eHarmony (but how much I’m in love with eHarmony is another story) asked me if I ever played Pokemon when I was little. I was like do you mean do I ever still play Pokemon because I’ve had my neon green Gameboy Color and Pokemon Red cartridge out all year. He’s semi-permanently lent me his extra Nintendo DS and a bunch of Pokemon stuff.
- Nintendo DS (If I got my own, I’d pick Metallic Rose Lite)
- Pokemon Pearl is what I’m currently playing
- he also brought over Pokemon Heart Gold
- and strategy guides
Playstation 3
The boyfriend just put his Wii on loan to my little sister because he’s asking for a Playstation 3 for Christmas. His family will be getting that for him while I pick up a game for him.
- Playstation 3 320gb with Playstation Move Bundle
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2
Computer Games
If you know me you know I’m into two types of computer games: Blizzard games and Sims games.
- Cataclysm is almost here
- World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King are cheap to get people caught up to Cataclysm
- Starcraft II also came out this year, my boyfriend, brother, and sister are really into it but it’s not quite my style. I do love the cross game chat with WoW though.
- The Sims 3 World Adventures and Ambitions expansion packs give The Sims 3 a role playing game twist
- I’m also looking into Sim City 4 with the Rush Hour expansion pack after hearing rave reviews from my brother and my boyfriend
Arcade
The new boyfriend has also gotten me hooked on weekends at Dave & Busters to play Sega’s Derby Owners Club World Edition horse racing and breeding game. To be able to tell my Dave & Busters card apart from his, I stuck on a Mabel’s Labels sticker and he instantly wanted labels of his own so I’m getting him a pack too (I have the Colorful Sticky Labels with owls and I got him space ships and my sister horses). I know Mabel’s Labels look like they’re for kids but they’ve got tons of applications for adults like keeping duplicate cards separate and labeling your electronics and accessories so you know which cords go with your stuff and which cords don’t.
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Lots of big and exciting things going on around here.
I had my first blood test since the end of chemotherapy in May and I currently have 5.7 k/uL white blood cells which is in the normal range for the first time in almost a year. I’m feeling better than I have since about 2003.
Last week one of my coworkers brought an adorable puppy into the office. After the puppy and I cuddled for a while I said that I wished I could take him home with me and my coworker said I could (his old owners were moving and could not take him to their new place) so after many years of my dad’s strict no dogs rule and then several more years of waffling over whether my cat would tolerate a dog in the house or not, I have a dog and he and the kitty are getting along fine. Lucky is about 4 months old, 7 pounds, and a Chihuahua mix.
My mom and I have also launched a co-authored food blog at KuchenTogether.com. I’ve always been interested in food blogging but just didn’t have the food photography skills. Mom doesn’t have the blogging tech savvy so we’ve combined our super powers.
My new Apple TV has arrived and it’s awesome. I was planning to keep my old Apple TV plugged in along side it but that plan got derailed as soon as I realized I only had one HDMI cable and didn’t want to buy another. The new Apple TV is so awesome I haven’t even considered switching back to the old one. I do have a couple thoughts on how the interface could be a little more user friendly so expect to see a post dedicated to the new Apple TV in the not too distant future.
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