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January 30, 2012
Diabetes
Today was a blasé day. I came home feeling rundown, unexcited, and unenthused. Not even Big Ring’s cheery smile greeting me at the door could muster anything more than a…
Love at first pump
January 29, 2012
Diabetes
Have you ever come across something and instantly knew you just had to have it? I have, many times. For example, the stand-up microphone in the Sears catalogue, I had…
Yertle the Turtle
January 26, 2012
Diabetes
I’m not gonna lie, that run I went on last night, that super short, super easy, loosen up the legs 3.5 km run, was scary as hell. In fact, could…
The blood cannon
January 24, 2012
Diabetes
Crazy thing happened to me this morning. Well actually, to be honest, a couple crazy things happened. First, I decided to set the alarm for 5 a.m. which NEVER happens.…
SURPRISE!!!
January 23, 2012
Diabetes
Want to know a secret? Do you? Do you really want to know? Okay, I’ll tell you: I can keep a secret! SURPRISE!!! 😀 This was a questionable thing. My…
What would you do?
January 18, 2012
Diabetes
Hmm… well now, this is an odd predicament I’ve found myself in. I got an email today from a fairly well known candy producer (one of which I happen to…
Goodbye hand cramps
January 17, 2012
Diabetes
It’s only taken 24 years – nearly a quarter of a century of nagging, eye rolling, chastising, throwing up arms in exasperation, cajoling, negotiating before I finally found a BG…
Pop goes the shoulder
January 12, 2012
Running
Hello pavement, meet my face… If it wasn’t so shocking or so extremely painful, I might have actually been laughing. We were on the homeward stretch of our 5 km…
Kitchen nightmares
January 11, 2012
Training
[Note: this post was meant to be published yesterday, but because of a surprise three and a half hour visit to the hospital last night, it was delayed… more on…
Nightmare of sweaty proportions
January 9, 2012
Diabetes
I know I’m not supposed to do it, and I’ve been real good for quite some time – quite some time! – but sometimes it’s just unavoidable. The doctor had…
Road races, mud races, cycle climbs, tris, oh my
January 3, 2012
Races
Following yesterday’s post, the goals have been streaming in at a steady pace. Some suggestions have included running the Vancouver BMO marathon/half; participating in Whistler’s Tough Mudder (I like mud…
You say you want a revolution…
January 2, 2012
Diabetes
A resolution you will not get out of me today, nor yesterday – I don’t believe in them. I don’t like disappointment especially by my own hand, and resolutions (from…