Category Archives: Life

Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 22 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and it is also Earth Day. In honor of the day, I took a break from writing and put together a selection of photos from the weekend’s hiking excursions.  … Continue reading →

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Chicago Diabetes Expo 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 20 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and I’m going off prompt to talk about the Chicago Diabetes EXPO. The American Diabetes Association hosted their annual Chicago Diabetes EXPO last Saturday and, for the second year … Continue reading →

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Five Dinner Guests

Posted on April 19, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Post for day 19 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: 5 Dinner Guests. So, this challenge asks us to name 5 people we’d love to have dinner with (living or deceased) and why?  Here’s my … Continue reading →

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Good things come from bad situations

Posted on April 17, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 17 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: Learned the hard way. I spent a bit of time looking through the archives in search of a bit of inspiration to help with responding … Continue reading →

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What I Can’t Live Without

Posted on April 13, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 13 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: 10 Things I Couldn’t Live Without. From the pit of my left ventricle, here are the top 10 things I can’t live without.  Here’s we … Continue reading →

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Dear Mike

Posted on April 10, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 10 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Dear 16-year-old-me. Today’s challenge was to write a letter to ourselves at age 16.  As I sat pondering how to respond to the prompt, I … Continue reading →

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There’s More to Life

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

This is day seven of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Health Activist Choice. When living with chronic health issues that require constant attention, it is easy to become so consumed by those thoughts that we … Continue reading →

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Birthday Cupcakes

Posted on March 30, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

On Wednesday afternoon, I set out in search of cupcakes for my one man birthday celebration.  And, I struck gold at not one but two local bakeries.  One of which was just featured on the Food Network show, Cupcake Wars, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Break out the party hats, noise makers, and glitter coated confetti. Get some diet coke and bacon cupcakes, too.  Today we celebrate my 28th birthday.  Another year with all of you. I’m not going to bore you with some long, … Continue reading →

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Vacation recap

Posted on March 25, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

So, this vacation recap is a week overdue now as I’ve been completely swamped with work, doctor appointments, family stuff, etc… since returning to Fort Wayne. Hey, better late than never, right? Last weekend was my sister’s 23rd birthday, and … Continue reading →

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