Bonni Brodnick Blog

I am thrilled to announce a NEW COVER DESIGN for my book!!  :-))

My trainer, AJ, was proud, too To many, it might sound like nothing, but for me, 12.5 lbs was huge.  I can hardly express how proud I was that my body could lift that number on the dumbbells. (Actually, each was 12.5, so essentially, I was lifting 25 lbs. Get outta here!!!)  It's important for stroke survivors to have regular workouts. Otherwise, a stiffness that hinders everything, including the mind, begins to settle in. Afterwards I sat in the car and nearly cried. For a brief moment, I had the clarity to consider what I've accomplished since having the stroke. There are too many to list, but my book,  My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery  is one of them. Now volunteering at the Phelps Hospital Caregiver Center I am able to impart a bit of optimism to stroke patients and their families.  My mantra is, "You can do it!"   Today, lifting 25 lbs was something I am proud my body can do.  

The cover of "My Stroke in the Fast Lane" is in the shop for a redesign. Wooo-hoooo!!! Stay tuned.

As I was ogling the peonies in full bloom at the recent trip to the Bronx Botanical Gardens, there were two Asian women taking shots of one another. I asked if they would mind if I took one of them together. Before you know it, Amy (yeah, she's my new best friend) grabbed me,  thrust a peony blossom in my hand, and put her hand around my waist. Her friend Elaine, also my NBF, took this photo of us. It was truly an "East meets West" moment.   

A. and I love culture. ANY kind of music, as long as it's good. From jazz in a small club-like setting, to indoor and outdoor concerts at Caramoor, to classical concerts at Carnegie Hall, or David Geffen Hall. (We have season subscriptions to both.) In the fall and winter, we go to Juilliard student concerts. And, all year round, we'll catch a Broadway, Off-Broaday, and Off-off Broadway show. We love going to museums, drive-ins, and movie theaters.  W e   l i k e   t o  d o  s t u f f . Here is this particular weekend (Note: In our household, we start the weekends on Wednesday ): Wednesday afternoon  Go to Bronx Botanical Garden to see hundreds of peonies, you know, those large, showy, blooms in every color in the phone book? It's a must-see. Thursday night Jacob Burns Film Center to hear Viggo Mortenson talk about his film, "The Dead Don't Hurt," and then we got to watch he played the lead man.  Janet Maslin, a  journalist, best known a...