~Halloween on a Monday. I need a costume. What does “too tired to care and too irritated to do anything about it” look like?? ~ Where did “boo” come from?? ~ Frankie has decided that he owns the bed and down comforter. Every time I tried to roll over, he clawed my foot. ~ Had …
Real Food
I woke up this morning, halfway listening to the news and I then heard my preacher’s voice. He was being interviewed live at “the slab” of our former church building. I was wondering why in the world is a Birmingham station live in Tuscaloosa. It struck me a little odd that I didn’t instantly think …
One of the problems with crazy blood sugar is breakfast. My fasting glucose level determines what second breakfast will be. Second breakfast? Yes, on mornings when I go to CrossFit, I always have my favorite mocha shake. I drink half on the 30 minute drive there, finish the other half while getting ready in the …
Eat food. Sounds like a “duh” comment, right? I mean, what else are we going to eat? Jello? I don’t really consider jello a food. It’s one of those in between things, like plasma. I love jello, don’t get me wrong. But when Michael Pollan said in his famous quote “Eat food”, he was referring …
As much as I complain about Tuesday, it wasn’t that bad. After going to yet another dr. appt, I finally got some answers on why I’ve felt like moose poo for the past few weeks. Daily headaches, body aches, tiredness that is not the usual for a stressed teacher, feeling like I’m foggy and lost, …
Where did it go? Saturday was a big blur with moving in the dish cabinet (final update later) and the game. It was a great game and I always enjoy going to a game when we win. I’m not one of these that can have fun while losing. I would rather be at home where …
It’s my favorite Saturday of the year!!! It’s the day of the Alabama-Tennessee Game. This rivalry goes back many many years and is called Third Saturday in October (although this is the 4th Saturday due to 5 Saturdays this year). For more long drawn out info on the rivalry, feel free to click on over …
I like mine in a field with my nephew. Perfectly shameless biased bragging ahead. But then again, I love anything to do with Jackson. Breakfast with skeletons, anyone? (iphone pic..blech) Kitchen duty. Love the block and ball in the dishwasher. And now that I got the best ones out of the way, here are …
One of the common misunderstandings about diabetes is that Type 2 is for people who are slow and overweight and sit on the couch eating cheetoes all day long. And while those are risk factors—the inactivity and overeating, not necessarily the fake cheese—they are not absolutes. Skinny people get Type 2. In fact, I am …
It’s late Thursday and I’m looking at a great weekend that WILL NOT involve any doctors, IV ports, sinus treatments, Michelin Man look a like contests, or fiery throat remedies. I’m pretty excited about that. I’m tired and sore from a run and 1 CrossFit workout but that is so much better than the past …
Clean eating is the best (and I think ONLY) way to gain and keep tight control over blood sugar. But eating clean is for EVERYONE, not just diabetics or those trying to lose weight. What exactly is clean eating? According to Tosca Reno, author of The Eat Clean Diet, and one of my favorite definitive …
Or lack of vision I should say. I found out I had diabetes on Veteran’s Day 2006. I had been having problems with loss of peripheral vision, especially after running. I had a few spells of this and got concerned when I couldn’t see anything outside of a very narrow tunnel. These spells would last …
My last day of fall break. It was a very short day, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I started off with one of my favorite breakfasts. Spiced Apple oats. 1/2 cup of old fashion oats 1 cup of water 2 T apple butter/pumpkin butter. I used a mix of both to equal 2 …
It was a perfect day for a walk. Being cooped up inside for the past few days is no fun. I needed some sun and my legs needed to move. I found some fall colors. And that was about it. The leaves are still green here. 🙁 Even the maple tree is green. There are …
I needed to do something nice for him. Why? This These are the two pieces to my dish cabinet. He built the top, including the molding. The bottom is an unfinished base and he will put these two together to make a large open shelving system for all my dishes and linens. It would have …
I feel like a drunk sailor. I’ve never been a drunk sailor, but I hear that expression often. Cough medicine hangover means I didn’t get much accomplished today. I’ve been chained to the house by the same doctor I have seen 11 times in the past 3 weeks. I really don’t want to see him …
I’m staring at another great weekend. Well, as best I can. I’ll say this quick and move on to better things. I got my protein levels back to normal, had been cleared to resume marathon training this weekend, and then got REALLY sick. My blood pressure at the dr. was so low they took it …
Fall means late summer farmer’s markets. Pumpkins. The last of the tomato crops. Late summer flowers. And my local farmer’s market has all of these and more. It was a beautiful day on Saturday and everyone was out checking the booths. So what did I come home with? Pumpkins, eggplant, figs, apples, spicing …
It was so good. But so messy. And so not what I was trying to achieve. But did I mention the good part? So good, I almost wet myself because I really need to go to the ladies room but those things were too hard to walk away from? A few weeks ago, I saw …
There wasn’t much mischief today from tuesday. And here at 10pm I’m staring at Wednesday, then Thursday, then a work day for Friday. I need a work day at school. I got so behind on papers and filing while I was out sick. Now I feel like I’m treading water and that’s not helping the …