Darn it, it’s tough returning from vacation. Somehow you feel like your life is all loose ends, and man, are you behind on tying things up! Diabetes sort of makes you feel that way all the time though, doesn’t it? As I attempt to “un-bury” and get back into my “more responsible” routine, it occurred to me that a list might help (or not…)
Ten Things I Should Definitely Do More Often
1. Count my carbs more precisely. (Grrrrrr)
2. Check my blood sugar. (D’oh)
3. Clean out my office.
3.5 Dose insulin for those little nibbles that often happen throughout the day.
4. Update my Facebook page. (It’s Twitter’s fault, really)
5. Read all the other wonderful diabetes blogs. And comment! God knows I wish I had more time for that.
6. Discover new diabetes blogs/sites. So many amazing people out there opening up about their lives with the ‘betes. To name just a few I have managed to find recently: Catherine, Kelly, Christopher, and Bob. Good 
stuff.
7. Get my A1c test (yeah, it’s been a while — oh, please don’t scold, I’m only human too)
8. Take my girls to Starbucks. Or the movies. Or better yet, the playground.
9. Eat vegetables. And fruits (in moderation of course, and in combination with a protein choice — blah, blah, blah)
10. Go on vacation.
Have I missed anything? Let me know…
My favorite is #10. In fact, I think number 1. at the top of the list should be, upon returning from vacation, pLan your next vacation. Then, when things get oppressive there’s always something great to look forward to. BTW, I’m very glad you are back even though your guest bloggers were terrific.
Thanks for the mention. It feels good to be noticed for something that started out as an experiment and has mutated into something completely unexpected.
Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda.
Workin’ on it.
I am a work in progress as I am only human. It happens.
Great list.
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You had two #3s… and the reason why I noticed is because I am guilty of the 2nd #3 ALL THE TIME. It’s something I need to do!!!
Oops, you are right, kokernutz. I changed the second one to number 3.5 — which I think is quite fitting, actually. It’s typically an afterthought, no?
I need to make more time for a bunch of that stuff too, and not only do I have a disaster of an office to clean, I need to clean the rest of my house too. It’s far more challenging to find motivation to clean than to eat strawberries or go on vacation though! The blog reading and commenting is the one that bothers me the most because I enjoy it so much. I feel connected when I read them, and when I don’t, I feel disconnected – and that doesn’t feel very good. It doesn’t help that my time management skills are rudimentary at best…
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Great list Amy.
It’s so hard to keep up with everything! I’ve been *really* struggling with keeping up on reading blogs. I just haven’t had enough time to sit down and enjoy them!