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Sandra's Saga

A continuing story about a woman rebuilding her health in midlife — one honest decision at a time.

Chapters

  1. 01Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 1My name is Sandra Mitchell, and if you’d asked me a year ago where I thought I’d be today, I’d have painted you a very different picture. A life of travel, exploring faraway…
  2. 02Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 2It’s early morning, and for once, I’m not staring blankly at the ceiling, waiting for the motivation to drag myself out of bed. No, today is different. Today, I’m doing something…
  3. 03Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 3It’s been weeks since I decided to start walking, and I’d love to tell you it’s been smooth sailing. But let’s be honest—it hasn’t. There were days when the rain tapped against…
  4. 04Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 4If someone had told me six months ago that energy would become my middle name, I would’ve laughed—maybe even cried. Back then, everything felt heavy: my body, my mind, my spirit…
  5. 05Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 5Fifteen months. I can hardly believe it’s been that long since I started this journey—since I made the decision to take my life back, one step at a time. What once felt…
  6. 06Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 6When I first heard about Pilates , I thought it was just another trendy workout—something for the young, flexible, and impossibly fit. Not someone like me, a 60-something retiree…
  7. 07Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 7I Am Sandra: Chapter Seven – The Tennis and Pickleball Experiment
  8. 08Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 8Yoga. It felt like coming home. After months of walking, experimenting with Pilates, and laughing my way through pickleball, yoga was a natural next step. I remembered how much I…
  9. 09Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 9I never thought I’d be one to take up dancing in my sixties. To be honest, it wasn’t even on my radar. Sure, I’d always loved music—the way it could shift your mood in an instant…
  10. 10Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 10 Pages of BecomingIt wasn’t fancy—just a soft leather cover with lined pages and a ribbon marker. But there was something about it that whispered, Write your story, Sandra. And so, one quiet…
  11. 11Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 11 Stronger at HomeMy mother always used to say, “Strength doesn’t only live in muscles, Sandra. Sometimes it’s in the decision to try again.”
  12. 12Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 12 A Letter to MyselfJournal Entry: Late Thursday Evening. Moonlight spilling across the kitchen table. Tea gone cold. Everyone else asleep. Just me, this pen, and the stillness of being.
  13. 13Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 13 – Boarding Pass to a New LifeIt had been years. The photo was outdated, of course—me in a stiff blouse, with tired eyes and the ghost of a smile. But still, when I ran my fingers over that little navy book…