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Paid in full
On September 3rd, I made the very last payment on my student loans. And as of October 5th, that account is no longer open and no longer appears on my credit report. I can’t begin to tell you how relieved … Continue reading
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Trying to Fix Me
The better part of the last year, since watching my aunt die of cancer on July 27, 2013, has been a real struggle for me mentally. That experience pretty much blew open Pandora’s box of “why bother?” demons and poured … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Exercise, Health, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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From the Archive: You Can Do This
It’s been 3 years since I first recorded and shared this video. And if I’m honest, it’s probably been 2 years since I last watched it. I was looking back through the archives this evening and spent some time … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Health, Heart, Inspiration, Life, You Can Do This
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Diabetes Art Day: Bleeding Fingers, Broken Heart
My submission for the 5th Annual Diabetes Art Day. Many thanks to my friend Lee Ann Thill for organizing this awesome event every year. Bleeding Fingers, Broken Heart. Done on black and white scratch board.
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Art, Diabetes Art Day, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos
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More like Teflon, Less like Velcro
Well, here we are. 20 days into the new year and I’m just now getting around to writing about my resolution for 2014. OK, writing about it here anyway. I posted about it on Facebook and Twitter on New Year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life
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Almost Wordless Wednesday: A New Year’s Promise
Here’s hoping that this is a promise of a better year to come. Captured this on the way back to Fort Wayne this evening and thought it was the perfect image to share on this first wordless Wednesday of 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
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Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving is now a week past but that holiday weekend with my family is still rather fresh in all of our minds. While it was bittersweet due to recent losses in the family, it was a great weekend overall. I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Inspiration, Life, Photos
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Wordless Wednesday: Go Forth
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Photos, Travel, Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday: A gift from new friends
A cool sticker I received from my new friends over at the Young Adult Heart Foundation. Thanks guys!
Posted in Heart, Inspiration, Photos, Shout outs, Wordless Wednesday
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The T2D Summit
On Wednesday, June 19th, I had the opportunity to attend the very first diabetes blogger summit to be hosted by Valeritas at their Manufacturing, Research and Development facility in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Valeritas is the manufacturer of the V-GO , an insulin … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Photos, Shout outs, Travel
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My Diabetic Heart 