I’m still a work in progress. I won’t say I can’t yet because I’m not ready. I won’t say hold on I need to be just right. I won't ignore the other parts of my life, but please- one thing at a time. You see, I’m still in progress. I’m still working on healing wounds … Continue reading A Work in Progress.
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Mother Nature, I’d Like to Return Your Gift, Please. Diabetes Doesn’t Get Along with Periods!
Mother Nature, I’d like to take a rain check! If you are not quite comfortable with reading or talking about the “Time of the Month,” gift from mother nature- AKA period. Then… this post might not be for you- I won’t be “graphic." This post was also written before my PCOS and endometriosis diagnosis in … Continue reading Mother Nature, I’d Like to Return Your Gift, Please. Diabetes Doesn’t Get Along with Periods!
Pump-Site Sagas: It’s the doorknob’s fault.
For those days you’re walking out the door on the way to work or class, and you feel the tug… It’s the doorknob’s fault. When you take a standardized test in elementary school and wonder why you can’t get your BG down. Then a smell fills the air, and you look down to see … Continue reading Pump-Site Sagas: It’s the doorknob’s fault.
I just forget.
I understand that I really have to take my ADHD medication between 5:30PM and 6:30PM. If I take it before 5:30, there’s a little too much in my system at that time, and it wears off way before I go to bed. If I take it after 6:30, it will keep me up after I … Continue reading I just forget.
#docBurnout2015- self-care addition
First of all, anyone who puts themselves out there, you are BRAVE- your voice matters and adds value to the discussion. Whether you are (writing or tweeting or anything in between) doing this to get your voice out there, wanting to be a part of a community and not feel alone, educating the world around, … Continue reading #docBurnout2015- self-care addition
Mother Nature is calling… again. Wait, on a regular basis.
I don’t know if you would call this embarrassing or scary or annoying (or all three plus other adjectives concerning this). Maybe even TMI….? But first- let’s time travel. I was in Kindergarten, age 5 or 6. Pre-diagnosis in 1st Grade. As a child, there was something about asking to use the bathroom during a non-specified time, … Continue reading Mother Nature is calling… again. Wait, on a regular basis.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence…”
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” –Audre Lorde As I’m writing this the theme song from “Girl Meets World” is playing on my iPod- “Take on the World”- that’s the plan! So. I work in a Diabetes non-profit. I have T1D. I’m an introvert. I … Continue reading “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence…”
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