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Diabetic to Dietetics
The motivator vs. the runner
December 2, 2010
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It has been 51 days, or if you prefer 7 weeks and 4 days since my marathon, and in those days and weeks I have run a total of 7…
Loving the torture
December 1, 2010
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Pilates rule number 1: Leave the foot phobias at home. I had my first pilates session last night and I walked away with one thing very clear in my head:…
She’s crafty!
November 30, 2010
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I made a hearth! AND a festive Christmas arrangement! But hold up, let’s back up a second here, rewind. I am the most un-visually creative person on the face of…
A day late and (run) knowledge short
November 29, 2010
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Second time was the charm. About a month ago, I signed up for a gait analysis workshop at a pilates studio in Kitsilano, which was being held this weekend. Because…
For the love of reading
November 26, 2010
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A bookstore, a library, a table of once-loved, soon-to-be-loved-again, 25 cent books at the flea market is like the most decadent, melt in your mouth chocolate in the world for…
Seven things you didn’t know
November 25, 2010
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I want a pig, a cute, cuddly pink pig, always have, but was never granted that wish no matter how many times I wished upon a star, or wished upon…
A torturous blackballing
November 24, 2010
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Bad news. I was supposed to start down that untrodden road of building up my core strength tonight with my first pilates session but because I currently have a stupid…
Infection of hope, despair, tragedy and love
November 23, 2010
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Dear Blood Sugars, This letter has been a long time coming. I thought you would change, I had hoped you would change, but no, you just kept throwing your nastiness…
Not giving up on the hoop-a-thon
November 22, 2010
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It was a weekend filled with hula hooping, creepy moose, diabetes fundraisers, Christmas spirit and good friends … oh wait, that was just Sunday! Good golly. Coming off my evening…
Lucky number 60
November 21, 2010
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For people with diabetes, going out for dinner can often be a challenge. While “normal” people can order whatever the heck they like without a second thought, us ***diabetics*** we…
Turning it around one prick at a time
November 18, 2010
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As the annoying people all around me gleefully sang out with a jingle in their tune and a twinkle in their eye “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it…
Picking a fight with stationary bike
November 17, 2010
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I was only on it for 30 minutes, just 30 minutes, not three hours, not two hours, not even an hour, and yet, I still managed to walk away with…
