Archive for February, 2008

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas - Thursday Thirteen #23

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13 Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day:

The standards of course - candy, jewelry, balloons, teddy bears, perfume, cologne, and flowers
Comfy and Sexy Lingerie - I’m not talking about teddies and heels. I’m thinking more like silk night shirts, or a pretty low cut chemise.
Personalized blanket - I love getting snuggly [...]

Power walking and shopping

My blood sugar shot up today. I couldn’t figure out why. I ate good today (even eating breakfast on time). I got more exercise than normal running up and down the stairs to do laundry, so there was no reason for it that I could see. Except then it dawned on me that I forgot [...]

Dressing up the dog

Jack and I aren’t really the kind that dress up our animals or get all fancy with our stuff (not that animals are ’stuff’ but you know what I mean). This doesn’t include holidays of course and even then it’s usually only Halloween and Christmas we go all out with the decorating. With our every [...]

A new family member

Unfortunately Jack had to work Saturday and that messed up our plans to go to Cathy’s house this weekend. That left me with not much to do as I had the house totally cleaned and all the laundry done. I thought about looking into body shop supplies to see what we can do with the [...]

Do I know you?

Yesterday I received a phone call from someone I didn’t recognize asking for Jack. I told the guy on the phone he wasn’t here but I could take a message. He gave me his name then asked how I was doing. I told him I was fine. He then asked how the weather was and [...]

Tips for Diabetics - Thursday Thirteen #22

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13 Tips for Diabetics:

Take one day at a time. Don’t sweat the bad days (advice I need to learn myself) and praise yourself on the good days.
Check blood glucose levels often. Hm. Another one I need to learn.
Eat several smaller meals each day and never skip a meal. [...]

Medical insurance fun

I know I have complained enough about all the paperwork I’ve been dealing with. I’ve done my share of whining about insurance companies. I know. I know. So this isn’t a complaint post. Not at all. You won’t find one single complaint in this post. I’m going to go in an entirely new direction and [...]