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23/11/2015 18:27

Lessons From the Dia-Hill

Some people living with diabetes vividly remember his or her diagnosis anniversary aka the “diaversary.”  Maybe we remember by choice or perhaps we forget by choice.  How about you?  I find that my diaversary date of November 29th seems to stay with me.  What do I do with this I...

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09/11/2015 11:59

Chas' Chips

If you could step outside & place something to sit upon in the carpet of Fall leaves what would that seat be & more importantly who would be sitting right beside you?  My seat of choice would be an old fashioned apple box & the person next to me would be my Grandpa Brown. ...

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26/10/2015 12:39

The Cool/Hot & Not

Strangely there are collisions in life that are anomalies.  In everyday life we may not think about it that way.  We may not consider many things when we are living in the noise of life.  During the quiet, reflective moments various thoughts cross our minds & maybe we temporarily...

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19/10/2015 13:05

Ostrich Free Zone

Are you familiar with the commercial on tv currently that asks whether any hotels in the area allow you to bring your pet ostrich?  There are some cute marketing campaigns courtesy of that particular business I think.  We may either think ostriches are kind of cute too or not quite or we...

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12/10/2015 16:16

Surfing the Mammoth Wave

Doesn’t it seem like there is a national day of just about something or other every day?  Some of them we ignore, others we may roll our eyes over & then there are the ones that we celebrate.  Today is National Kick Autoimmune Disease’s butt day.  Yes, I am definitely celebrating...

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28/09/2015 09:37

Just Call Me "Slartibartfast"

Recently, my husband took me out on a mini date to Starbucks where I admit that I am addicted to heavily laden caffeine beverages…specifically the lime refreshers & double espressos.  He would seem like an intimidating fellow to most however he is in fact a teddy bear with a huge...

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15/09/2015 12:20

From This Granddaughter's Heart

  It would be a Captain Obvious statement to say the same thing over again about having found my way of being in a feisty love kind of living.  Over the years of life with type 1 diabetes & other “365’s” I have described how the feisty rascal who I have grown into has provided...

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14/09/2015 15:54

One More Day

This week's sharing will be posted on Tuesday September 15th in the afternoon.As always have a gentle day.

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31/08/2015 01:04

Sometimes You Need A Little...Sometimes You Need A Lot

            Gotcha!  You likely think this story is going to be about life with type 1 diabetes sometimes needing a little insulin & other times needing a lot of insulin.  That is not the direction I am going at all this...

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24/08/2015 01:07

And Then There Were Two

The grid.  Have you ever fallen off “the grid” for a brief or extended time?  It is pretty seldom that I fall off the grid completely with the exception to that month & a half each winter on purpose.  The grid I am referring to is the support that has made all the difference in...

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