Entries from June 2009

June 28, 2009

update on INFP personality type

In re-reading my post about INFP’s I’ve decided that you can do what you love (ie: writing) and get paid for it and still love it.
In the last year I feel like I’ve hit the freelance jackpot after working hard for a long time writing for free. Which by the way, writing for free, for [...]

June 15, 2009

Bitter Heart

Check out my latest Chronic Mama column:
I remember that night; it was a few months after I was diagnosed and my best friend and I were visiting my grandparents for spring break. My friend heard me moaning in my sleep and tried to wake me. When she turned on the lights, she saw that I [...]

June 11, 2009

Dumped the Pump

I ripped my omnipod pump off last week in frustration and haven’t put it on again. I’ve been doing shots, 5-6 a day and I have to say, it’s a relief to have my body back.
I feel like I am one of those 90 year olds they keep featuring in the local newspaper who is [...]

June 5, 2009

Diabetes and Bullying

I got an email from Diabetes UK asking me to share this video about type 1 diabetes and bullying. It’s a great, short video about teenagers teasing a classmate. It’s interesting too because this is something I haven’t heard or read much about….I guess I was fortunate because I didn’t experience bullying (related to my [...]