Lil Blue Boo

Little Boob Loo

Ashley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:49:31 +0000

I woke up at 7:00am after almost a full night’s sleep! And then realized I’d been “chemo facebooking”: Apparently, I also like to speak in a British accent when I’m full of strong drugs. That gave Mr. LBB some entertainment last night as I attempted to talk to him in my delirium. I slept ALL [...]

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First In, Last Out

Ashley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:59:38 +0000

I didn’t sleep that well last night…..I think I was antsy for today. So I found myself eating pistachios on the couch at 3:00am and watching Superman. I think I fell asleep finally around 4:00am. at Mr. LBB finally woke me up at 7:30am to start getting ready. I was the first person in [...]

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Photo of the Day: Leeloo

Ashley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:51:20 +0000

I feel like Leeloo from The Fifth Element….except her hair was orange. But I’m Lil Blue Boo…..not Lil Orange Boo. And you aren’t going to find me wearing that little bandage costume Milla Jovavich wore in the movie. I went to lunch with two of the nicest women today: Debbie and Stacy…..to discuss a project [...]

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Meet Ashley at the iLoveToCreate® Bloggers’ Lounge at CHA

Lisa — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:15 +0000

Ashley and I will be attending the Craft and Hobby Association Winter Show (CHA) in Anaheim! CHA is open to suppliers, buyers, and industry professionals (this includes designers and educators). For more information about attending, you can visit the Craft and Hobby web site. Ashley will be making an appearance in the iLoveToCreate® Bloggers’ Lounge [...]

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Photo of the Day: A Lesson

Ashley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:59:59 +0000

If it’s possible to feel sorry for a food…..then I feel sorry for Indian food. Cakes have it easy… you see the pretty icing and you KNOW it’s going to taste amazing. Indian food…..not so much. It got hit with the ugly stick*. All those poor drab colors. I bet there are so many people [...]

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Busy Day

Ashley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:31:37 +0000

Oh my, I am EXHAUSTED! Mr. LBB and I took Boo to school this morning and headed immediately to L.A. for an appointment. It takes about 2.5 hours to get there from the desert. It’s hard to ride in the car for that long right now…..but I look forward to our long car rides because [...]

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Thrift Store Find: Shabby Chic

Ashley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:05:48 +0000

Holla! I found the most amazing dresser at the thrift store to hold all the office supplies in the LBB office. It was only $170….I would have spent more at Ikea for storage for all my junk! Mr. LBB thought it was too expensive at first, but he came around when I negotiated “we’ll refinish [...]

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Photo of the Day: Phantom Hair Syndrome

Ashley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:39:34 +0000

I think it’s official that I go overboard on documenting life’s little moments…..I found this on my phone this morning….a photo of me washing my hair for the last time before it went bye-bye. Mr. LBB doesn’t even flinch when I say “hey, can you take a photo of me taking a shower?” I did [...]

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A Confession

Ashley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:12:56 +0000

Yesterday we drove to my sister-in-law’s house in Ladera Ranch to celebrate my nieces’ birthdays. We knew it was raining there and we told Boo and she immediately turned to the dog Diesel and said “It’s RAINING, Diesel!!!” I love that she talks to our dog like he’s a human. We saw some incredible rainbows [...]

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Sponsor Spotlight and Giveaway – The Rusted Chain

Lisa — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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Photo of the Day: Progress

Ashley — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:35:31 +0000

Because I know that all of you are waiting on pins and needles for this news: (It only took a few cumulative days of senna-Miralax-colace-enema-cocktails. TMI? Sorry….it’s big news around here.) Have a great weekend! P.S. Thanks cousin Vicki for the awesome shirt!

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Please Comment or Lisa Will Cry

Lisa — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:21:56 +0000

Lisa here! For those that may be new to the blog, I am the director of operations here at LBB and Ashley’s right hand gal. I’m not much of a writer. I enjoy writing our sponsor and giveaway posts, but a personal post is a little out of my comfort zone. Ashley and I thought [...]

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I’m Special

Ashley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:56 +0000

……that’s the joke around here now. We met early this morning at Dr. L’s office……Mr. LBB, me, and my in-laws. I already knew that it wasn’t going to be all good news. I could already feel something growing in my pelvis area. That can never be good. Dr. L reviewed the scans yesterday and consulted [...]

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Photo of the Day: Normal Range

Ashley — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:33:09 +0000

I feel like a pool being tested for chlorine. My mom left these ph strips for me to test my alkaline levels. It’s kind of fun! I can’t go crazy with nutritional stuff……if it’s complicated I get too overwhelmed and won’t do anything. I let my mom read all the books and then she [...]

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Keg Scan

Ashley — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:50:47 +0000

I’ve never laughed as hard as I did last night…….all at Lisa’s expense. I saw that someone had just Googled “girls who poop at work” to get to Lil Blue Boo and I asked them to “fess up” on Facebook…..and it set off a firestorm of poop searches. Well now…..if you google it…..Lisa’s image is [...]

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Bee Pollen

Ashley — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:06:33 +0000

So….I had to many questions about my bee pollen in the last post that I thought I’d share what it’s for! Have you seen Bee Movie? Where the bees go out and collect the pollen and bring it back to the hive? This is what they collect: little bits of raw pollen from flowers! I [...]

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Be prepared….

Ashley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:03:14 +0000

….for some awesome horticulture shots in this post. And donuts. And Tostitos. And bee pollen. Etc. Ok seriously…..I could hang out in the waiting room of Dr. L’s office all day. The average age is about 70 years and I meet kindred spirits. As soon as I sat down this morning a sweet woman says [...]

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Bald Barbie? Yes Please!

Ashley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:07:55 +0000

I wrote up a little post over at Babble about the bald Barbie campaigns going around. I love the idea. Boo needs a Barbie that resembles Mommy. I could DIY my own bald Barbie….but I’m fairly certain Mattel will come out with one…..with the smooth, hairless head I’m looking for. I’ve got a gut feeling [...]

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Juice

Ashley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:28:57 +0000

Here I am at chemo today…..trying not to laugh as the nurse took my picture with my phone. My bra strap is showing…darn. I like my chair location….it’s right under one of the cool vents….and close to the bathroom. I told the nurses about Lil Blue Boo today…..and that I wrote about them. Maybe they’ll [...]

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A Social Experiment

Ashley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:32:49 +0000

I’ve got chemo tomorrow…..so I thought I’d go to Home Depot this afternoon and stock up on some spray paint. That makes sense right? I went by myself….nothing on my head….totally bald. I walked around for about an hour….I like to do that….just browsing the aisles and thinking of potential projects. It was the ultimate [...]

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Project Playroom: The Market Awning

Ashley — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:35:40 +0000

I’ll call this series of posts Project Playroom because it is a work in progress. Lots of little projects leading up to one big reveal. I just have to pace myself and work on things as I feel up to it! We took the old LBB office and cleared it all out into a much [...]

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Photo of the Day: A Pirate

Ashley — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:40:02 +0000

Me: So, should I go bald or wear a scarf to dinner? Boo: Go bald. Me: You like me better bald? Boo: Yep. (pause) Actually, wear the scarf…..you’ll look like a pirate! Arrgggh! Scarf: Vineyard Vines

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A “Cool” Feeling

Ashley — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:47:24 +0000

Oh my gosh….the craziest thing happened: I woke up this morning BALD! And my teeth are bigger! My sister Perry and I joke that we have horse teeth. It takes work to close our mouths. My teeth grew even more with the absence of hair. I slept in a ski hat last night. It was [...]

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A Rite of Passage (A Video)

Ashley — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:51:59 +0000

A rite of passage is a ceremony that marks a milestone event. Hair loss just means that the chemotherapy is doing it’s job….it’s killing the bad cells in my body…..it just happens to be killing my poor hair cells at the same time. They’ll get over it. It’s just a milestone. It’s just hair. We [...]

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Photo of the Day: A Haircut

Ashley — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:19:42 +0000

My mom came home from some errands yesterday and I thought something looked different…..she shaved her head! She didn’t want me to do it by myself. I had planned to shave mine this morning because I was so tired of finding hair all over the house. Boo was really upset that Grandma shaved her head….she [...]

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