Category Archives: Life

Eleven Years

Today, April and I mark our 11th anniversary. It will likely be a low key day as we both have to work this evening. And that’s OK, we started our celebrations at the beginning of September with short trip to … Continue reading

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Watching her go

When I wrote my last post, Sometimes a win leads to a loss on Monday, July 22, I did so with the knowledge that my aunt would more than likely die soon.  I knew things looked really bad and that … Continue reading

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Sometimes a win leads to a loss

Bitter.  Discouraged.  Helpless.  Morose.  Worried.   All words that can be used to describe my current state of being. Some of you may be aware that I have an aunt who has been battling cancer.  And some may have seen my … Continue reading

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Review: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

Well, I finally completed my reading of the new book Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad by Scott Benner, and now it’s my turn to share some thoughts about it. Simply put, I loved it. … Continue reading

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In Memoriam

Today is day 3 of Diabetes Blog Week and today’s topic is Memories.  The prompt reads as follows: Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a … Continue reading

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Sunset with the Eagles

After making it through an emotionally draining morning and afternoon yesterday, I decided to go hiking at a local nature preserve to clear my mind.  I got out there just before sunset and made my way to a spot where … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Better Averages

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Bob said it best

My good friend, Bob Pedersen, shared a blog post last night about the impact that all of the talk about changing the names of the types of diabetes has had on him. As a type 2 myself, this issue has … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: A Goal Achieved

 

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Review: Emotional Eating with Diabetes

When I think about a book on diabetes and emotional eating, I think of something like a college textbook filled with hundreds of pages of psychological mumbo-jumbo and medical terms that I would need a PhD in order to understand. … Continue reading

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