Sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference. A sticker on your planner. A reminder on your water bottle. A little sparkle staring back at you when the day feels heavy.
These 6 free stickers I’m sharing today? They aren’t just cute graphics—they’re part of my story.
I’m a 14-year breast cancer survivor. And right now, I’m facing the possibility of a recurrence. Yep. The words no survivor ever wants to hear again. I have a biopsy scheduled this week, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. But here’s the truth I’m clinging to: glitter, grit, and God’s grace carry me every single day.
And that’s why these stickers exist. To remind me—and you—that hope is never out of style.
🎀 Your Free Mini Sticker Pack
Because encouragement should be free and fabulous.
👉 Download Your 6 Free Glitter Stickers
🛍️ Want the Full Set?
This is just the beginning! The complete 16-piece Breast Cancer Awareness Glitter Sticker Pack is now available in my Etsy shop. Perfect for planners, journals, tumblers, or digital scrapbooking.
👉 Shop the Full Collection on Etsy
Every purchase helps me keep creating hope-filled resources for warriors, survivors, and supporters alike.
🥤 Sip, Sparkle & Survive: Chemo-Friendly Drinks That Actually Help
Let’s be real—when you’re going through chemo, nothing tastes right. Your mouth is dry, your stomach is staging a rebellion, and water feels like punishment. Been there. Twice. 🙋♀️
So, let’s make hydration and nutrition a little less miserable—and dare I say, actually tasty. Here are four drinks and smoothies that are gentle, hydrating, and packed with protein or antioxidants. Because healing doesn’t have to taste like cardboard.
🍓 Gentle Banana Berry Smoothie
-
1 cup almond or oat milk
-
½ cup blueberries
-
1 scoop unflavored or vanilla protein powder
-
1 tsp honey (optional)
👉 Easy on the tummy, but still gives you legit energy.
🍋 Hydration Hero Lemon-Ginger Water
-
16 oz cold water
-
2 slices of fresh ginger
-
2–3 lemon slices
-
1 tsp honey or stevia (optional)
👉 Ginger helps with nausea, lemon makes plain water drinkable, and it looks fancy like spa water—because you deserve it.
🍑 Creamy Peach Cheesecake Smoothie
-
1 cup frozen peaches
-
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
-
½ cup almond milk
-
Dash of cinnamon
👉 Trust me. It blends like magic. It’s cheesecake in a cup—protein-packed and indulgent.
🍧 Popsicle Hack for Mouth Sores
-
1 cup coconut water
-
½ cup strawberries
-
Squeeze of lime
👉 Blend, pour into popsicle molds, freeze. Bam. Hydration in disguise.
✨ Bonus Freebie: Chemo-Friendly Smoothie Recipes ✨
Because healing doesn’t have to taste like cardboard! I pulled together 4 of my favorite gentle, hydrating, protein-packed drinks to help soothe dry mouth, calm nausea, and sneak in a little energy boost.
👉 Download the Printable Recipe Card Here
Print it, pin it to your fridge, or tuck it in your journal—whatever makes it easy for you to sip, sparkle, and survive. 💕
💡 Why These Work: They focus on hydration, gentle flavors, and easy-to-digest protein—all things your body craves when it’s working overtime to heal. And bonus—they don’t taste like chalk.
🙏 A Prayer for the Journey
Lord, we lift up every soul touched by breast cancer today. For the women and men sitting in waiting rooms with fresh diagnoses—wrap them in peace that defies understanding. For those in treatment—strengthen their bodies, soothe their spirits, and remind them that they are not alone. For survivors—fill their days with gratitude and courage to keep moving forward. And for those we’ve lost—we honor them, we remember them, and we carry their light with us. May Your presence be felt in every hospital, every home, every heart. Amen.
💖 Final Word
Whether you’re fighting, surviving, supporting, or remembering—know this: you are not alone. We are a community stitched together by faith, sass, resilience, and yes, a little glitter.
So take your stickers. Make a smoothie. Say the prayer. And remember—you are glitter and grit wrapped up in one.
With love (and dog hair, because Lincoln insists on sitting in my lap while I type),
Maggie & Lincoln 🐾
No comments:
Post a Comment