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Operation Blood Sugar fail
February 24, 2011
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And the drama continues. So you know how excited/relieved I was a couple of days ago to discover that maybe I’d been drawing my insulin out wrong, which could have…
A weather butt-kicking
February 23, 2011
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Snow? Black ice? Are you freaking kidding me? It’s practically July! What the heck is this? On Monday evening, I drove through near white-out conditions on my way home along…
Drama on the diabetes front
February 23, 2011
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Okay seriously, how the heck do I go for more than a year doing something wrong and it only starts showing up now? I’ve had major blood sugar issues for…
Snotcicles and Lego hands
February 20, 2011
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Exactly one year ago today I was a miserable, envious runner in rehab. Today, I was just an ice-cold runner … and maybe a tad bit miserable! So the incident…
What goes up…
February 18, 2011
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I like hills, but my god, what was I thinking? I was scheduled to do 8 to 10 km today, and when I asked for some route suggestions on Facebook,…
“Are you holding your breath?”
February 16, 2011
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Oh man, we so rocked that run tonight! We told the weather who was boss, the hills who was in charge, and the ankles, they weren’t about to mess with…
Valentine’s redux
February 15, 2011
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Worst wife EVER! So I sort of kind of forgot about Valentine’s Day this year, which wouldn’t have been so bad had Valentine’s Day not also been the day my…
Running: A spectator’s sport
February 14, 2011
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I don’t care what anyone says, running is a great spectator sport. Sure you could go to a hockey game or a football game or Formula 1 even, but with…
Pity the fool who runs in the rain
February 13, 2011
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Yesterday was the perfect day to be a duck, but not so perfect to be a runner. I was freaking soaked, from head-to-toe soaked, sopping wet soaked, weighed 20 extra…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … Lightning Bolt!
February 11, 2011
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Just one more week! One more week until I get to hold Baby Number 3! Well actually, for me, he’s number 9, but for my big brother and dear sister…
Blame it on the dark
February 10, 2011
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When I got a text from my dear leader and great friend on Tuesday night, I didn’t react to it so kindly. It wasn’t an offensive text, wasn’t insulting, wasn’t…
Falling in love – with mornings
February 8, 2011
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This morning was not a normal Tuesday morning. I was out with the wake-up birds and the early morning workers and the commuters. But I wasn’t the one commuting, not…