Please Stop Saying We Lost Our Battle to Cancer...
Let me, as a current metastatic breast cancer patient and survivor, clear the air that when someone passes away from breast cancer or any...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
When Evil Becomes Good
Remember the good ole days when neighbors decorated for Halloween October 31st the week before with one or maybe a handful of Jack o...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Packing Tips for Road-tripping Families
Always pack less than you think — I know that might sound opposite of what you’d think but trust me one of the most bothersome things on...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 23, 2022
- 4 min
It’s Not About Happiness
As I lay in bed with another bout of insomnia and twitchy legs from restless leg syndrome it dawns on me how silly the world is....
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Lauren Wiatrek
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
What a May!
Since 2014, May has been a wild month for our family. Halen was born and then two years later Henley was born, in the same month. Ever...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Bobbing in the Sea
I have always tried to be honest, almost raw in my journey because someone needs to bring light to this never ending battle. I have...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Self Care Movement
As a Christian I’ve often felt like what the world deems true and good is actually opposite of what the Word says. The latest phenomenon...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
The dishes are done, mama will be right there.
Are the dishes ever done in your house? As a work from home mom, they are never done. As soon as I clean up from breakfast, I feel like...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
SURPRISE! Love, Your Angel Army
Every mama needs a tribe, a village, an army to help them navigate this new journey of parenthood. No one expects to tap into that...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Chemo & GO!
After my hospitalization and true heart to heart with my oncologist about the reality of my new situation. We decided to change our...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Something is Not Right :: Infection + Hospitalization
The last I shared my oncologist was scheduling a procedure to have my lung catheter removed because an infection had formed at the drain...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Metastatic Breast Cancer - What You Can Do
I always said from the beginning of this journey that I would be open, honest and help others perspectives when it comes to cancer. I...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 2, 2021
- 4 min
Finding Purpose in Metastatic Breast Cancer
All my life I wondered what my purpose was… what did God design for my life. As most, I meandered many a path without clear direction. I...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
Playing 10 Days in Austin
One local’s best-kept secrets for kid-friendly outings and eatings around the proudly “weird” and truly wonderful capital of Texas....
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
More From The Chicken Diaries
Since 2021 started I had this burning desire to start living differently. When moving out to my dream home on my dream acreage wasn’t an...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Prepper List 2021
After 2020 began, and toilet paper disappearing, I quickly felt like there was nothing wrong with being prepared. Kind of like saying,...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Blessings During a Snowstorm
It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Homestead Sourdough + Fruits of our Labor
I unknowingly was part of a massively popular movement of baking their own sourdough during 2020. I am usually not one to hop on a...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Meeting our Meat
Have you ever thought about where your meat comes from? Most of us walk into a grocery store, fill our baskets full of produce and meat...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome to our Hen House
A few years ago I noticed I became more and more drawn to the country... the fresh air, different shades of green sweeping from side to...
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