There’s a place where I go and get to not be handicapped-Anissa for a while. I go there and I get to be a little more the person I used to be. It’s healing. It teaches me to let go and just be the me that I want to be. If slower. And not quite [...]
Archive | July, 2010
i did what i never do but had to do today
This is where I’m supposed to tell you thing that might be sad. This is also the place where I can brag when my body decides to do something new. Sometimes this is where I get to share something funny. Today this place gets a new purpose. It’s where I plot someone’s painful and untimely [...]
a dream that i’m sure will come true someday
I had a dream. I was wearing a dress with a long skirt that blew in the wind. I was laughing and joking with my friends. Brittany and Natalie were there. Amanda was too. There was a lot of people to see, my dream parties are fun. The champagne flowed bubbly and sparkly. I moved [...]
a story about a bed that isn’t racy in any way
It’s old. It’s seen four moves. It’s been where we brought three babies home to sleep. It’s where we dreamed of healthier days without colds and sniffles, then without cancer and strokes. The bed has seen MUCH better days. We always said we’d buy a new one, but other thing got in the way. It [...]
1001 reasons why they call it a “Genius Bar” and why they’ll never hire me
I managed to have a big weekend. One of those weekends where you consider going to bed and hiding. Forever. With Oreos. FIRST, I had to get the backup for my laptop because I needed to access some picture. Since we recently moved the office downstairs, it meant that we had moved the Time Capsule [...]
capturing the moon and stars can be a full-time job
There was a time when I wanted the moon and stars. I still want the moon and stars, but maybe they’ve changed a bit. Maybe the moon just ain’t what it used to be. And maybe the stars never shined so bright. Arm Progress 7/10/10 from Anissa Mayhew on Vimeo. That is literally the FIRST [...]
i’m allowed to be all excited and say “squeeee” when the moment’s right
These make me happy. Like, VERY HAPPY. They make me think of friends, laughter, pizza during late nights in hotels, and the kind of fun you can only have with people who make you smile until you ache. Dude, they’re only 1″x4″! That’s pretty high expectations. Sorry for the blurry photo, you can thank my [...]
i let my husband electrocute me, THAT’S love, darn it
Electrolysis. Water Therapy. Acupuncture. Deep Tissue Massage. Healing Stones. Braces. Exercises. We’ve tried it all, plus some, or have plans to try it soon. I am willing to try and work so hard. I want it and I wonder where I’ll draw the line. There IS a line. There’s a point of no return, where [...]
i have a place again, one all my own, MINE!!
Where do you spend your time? If you’re like me, you’re used to having most of your time spent in front of a desk. Granted, a lot of the time is computer-bound, but I was used to all the other time spent with paperwork and other work. In recent days we’ve moved our girls’ upstairs [...]
i hope this makes sense, but then, why start now?
I’ve been very lucky that I’m well enough to take a few of the offers to speak that I’ve/we’ve been offered. But there has also been an alarming amount of speaking gigs that have been, “WHO?? There has been a feeling of being offered things JUST because I’m the flavor of the month. I’m this [...]
looking at old pictures of myself reminds me that i need my roots done
It’s hard to look at old pictures of myself. It feels like a world away. It can feel like a different person. That woman didn’t have to wonder about whether her smile looks ok. She had both legs working beautifully. Having two hands on the camera was a thoughtless reality, not a goal. I look [...]
this post brought to you by the letter that i wrote
Today, I wrote an envelope. It was readable. I’m sure it looks like it was written by a seven year old on crystal meth, but I WROTE IT. And, Dude, I’m mailing it. There’s this part that knows mailman will laugh when they see it. They’ll get a chuckle from the handwriting on the envelope. [...]
have you realized how long i’ve been home? i didn’t, heh
It has been a little over four months since I came home from the hospital. Sometimes it feels like I’ve made such great progress in those months, and sometime I wonder why I’m not farther towards the end goal than I am. I mean, when I left the hospital I was freaked out by the [...]
About Anissa
Erma Bombeck said something that pretty much defines my approach to life.... "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say, "I used everything you gave me." If you switch the word TALENT for LOVE or LAUGHTER or HAPPINESS....it still stands.
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