Busy Living!

I have been busy living this year!  I am marking things off my list and it has been an incredible start to 2015!  So good that I catch myself at times thinking, should I be this happy?  Really...after  the loss of both of my parents, how can I move on and enjoy life??  Is it OK to be happy?  Everyone deals with grief in their own way and I believe that living does not dishonor the memory of the lost loved one.  It does not diminish the love you had for them and it certainly does not mean you are happy without them.  Living life honors them in the best way you can!  I think of my mom & dad often through the adventures of #brandislist this year.  I am un-cluttering my life. I am clearing my head.  I am taking time to enjoy the life in a way I have not done for a long time.  My dad would get such a kick out of the updates and hearing the stories.  My mom would have joined me for a few.  As a matter of fact, there is a reason I have not done a puzzle yet and I have put off #42 for the perfect moment.  She loved puzzles and "Gone With the Wind" was her favorite movie.  I am sad that I never watched it with her...  

Cancer robs you of the future.  Cancer takes away tomorrow.  I am committed to a world that preserves the future and allows you to plan for tomorrow with your loved ones.  

It is hard to believe that Pelotonia15 is a mere 10 days away!  I am all in again this year and riding 180 miles.  I upped my game for 2015 and am a High Roller, which means I have committed to raising $4000 for this extraordinary cause.  I am humbled by the generosity of my friends, family and some people that I have just met.  I am honored to pedal the miles, to raise awareness and share the message.  #wearefastertogether  

Consider supporting Pelotonia in my honor at pelotonia.org/bhann 

2015 Life Plan

I have never been one for resolutions, but this year is different.  I have spent the last three years in a bit of a holding pattern.  It was hard to plan for the future while you working so hard to just survive the present.  After winning my own cancer battle, but losing my dad and then my mom, in a 3 year span, I am ready to get busy living!  

I was inspired by a friend who created a list of 52 things he was going to do in 2014.  He set out and accomplished all 52!  While I was nspired by the idea of the list, I was more inspired by the journey of the experience.  The relationships and the bonds he created with friends, family and colleagues along the way is the larger motivation for creating my own list for 2015.  

My Life Plan for 2015 includes 42 things to accomplish in my 42nd year of life.  I am excited for this journey and most excited for the journey of who will I meet along way and how much I will learn about myself through this process.  So, here it goes - #brandislist.