Don’t ignore your Blue Moon

I haven’t had my nightly Blue Moon with a shot of OJ in nearly a week.  I’ve had a few evening meetings, and I’m not willing to show up with beer on my breath.  Call me paranoid.  Ironically, I’ve developed my first cold in months too.   I feel like hell, and I’m pretty sure I look it.   I realized [...]

Another year of diabetes…….

Today is the 13th anniversary of my diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. It seems a lifetime ago. So much has happened since 1996, I’ve had 3 children, I’ve lived with a chronic illness, I’ve learned more about insurance companies and the nonsense they like to pull on people. Things I never dreamed I’d deal with [...]

Denial

I feel badly for my kids.  They have a father who doesn’t like to interact with them.  Granted, his dad was the same way.  He’d stay out until after the kids went to bed, so he could come home and eat dinner in peace.  Why bother having children?  They are normal kids, they don’t listen, [...]

Decorating projects, oy vey

Why does a project always take 5x as long as estimated?  I’m redoing Lily’s room, since she’s going into middle school.  I told her I would when she started asking in 3rd grade.  It seemed so far away.  Its 2 weeks away now.  I’m nearly finished.  I forgot to do the closet.  Which is the [...]

Found a new endo!

This gentleman’s name had been suggested by several fellow sugar enhanced women, and he’s awesome.  Hopefully this one will work out.  He’s respectful, understands I know what I’m doing with my chronic condition, realizes I don’t need lecture but help, suggestions and encouragement.  His nurses are fantastic.

Chewed through the restraints, I’ve returned!

Summer is allegedly a time to relax and kick back.  Unless you’re a stay at home mom.  I’m not sure if I should book a padded cell for myself, or be fitted for a custom straight jacket.  I’m leaning towards both, just in case one fails.  No one wants to do what I suggest, so [...]

I don’t even know how to title this

My 4 year old son Sam thinks its very funny to wander away from me in a store.  He finds it amusing to not answer my terrified pleas.  He laughs when I scold him for doing this.  So he did it 3 times today.  Once at Target while I was checking out.  He was standing [...]

A boy’s favorite toy

Sam and I went to the mall this morning to try to find ski pants for me, so I could play outside in the snow without getting all wet and cold.  It was a fruitless search.
We stopped for lunch at Chick Fil A and had some tasty chicken.  He saw a balloon and asked for [...]

Ah, the memories of snow days past

I remember when I was a kid, as soon as it started snowing, my brothers and I would start getting ready to go outside.  We’d nearly be bundled up like Randy from A Christmas Story.  We’d sled, build forts, play Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars, pelt each other with snow balls then come inside, freezing [...]

Depression?

I’ve been feeling the same for so long, its difficult to know if its just how I am because of kids, or something else.  Depression? Anxiety?  I don’t feel energetic.  I don’t want to do anything, I make myself do it.  Exercise?  You’re kidding, right?  I keep saying I’m going to walk the dog, then [...]