Shopping lists, to-do lists, packing lists – lists are an easy way for busy people to retain information. Of all places, I found myself making the most lists in the hospital. And of all kinds of lists – after a surgery that went terribly wrong – I found myself creating […]
Author: Amy Oestreicher
Late Bloomers Blossom, Too: Back to School and Life at 25
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Overcoming Life’s Unplanned Obstacles, Taking a Chance and Emerging a Winner Three years ago, when I was twenty-five and a newly-enrolled college freshman (yes, you read that right), it was obvious that I was not your typical eighteen-year-old carrying a sheaf of spiral notebooks and fresh […]
How to Use Creativity to Make Yourself Happy
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] As the school year is upon us, crafty tutorials, creative lesson plans, and learning-centered art projects are floating around the internet, in parenting magazines, printable worksheets and children’s toy stores. Everyone’s looking for a way to make learning fun for their kids. If you’re not a […]
Why a Kid Insulting My Art Was My Greatest Inspiration
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I call myself an artist because I like making art. For me, it doesn’t matter where I’ve shown my art, what “techniques” I’m using, or who I’m selling it to. Art is my life force brought to fruition in a way that others can see and […]
Passion Fuels Success: 28 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in 28 Years
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s been quite a full year for me. I’m two years closer to being a “thirty-something,” I’ve just married the love of my life this June, I’m half-way through my college career, and I’ve officially closed the door on a decade of medical hurdles. I’ve also […]
27 Surgeries, 27 Lessons in Positive Thinking: What Life Taught Me On My Way To Healing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s been quite a full year for me. I’m two years closer to being a 30-something, I just married the love of my life, I’m half-way through my college career, and I’ve officially closed the door on a decade of medical hurdles. Called both a “surgical […]
Healing From Numbness: A Post-Sexual Assault Piece
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] “Healing” has meant different things to me at various points in my life. As a child, healing took forever when I skinned my knee running around outside. As a teen, healing also meant crying on the phone to a friend when the “guy of my […]
40 Things I’ve Learned From Being Engaged
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I just got married and am so excited for this new venture in my life. But I’m also closing the door on another very important chapter in my life: being engaged. As my engagement has come to a close, I find myself looking back on a […]