Let me be honest…having Diabetes and managing my sugar is not a walk in the park. In fact, it is more of an emotional roller coaster ride than anything. I have good days and I have bad days and EVERYTHING effects my sugar. One minute my numbers will be in range and the next my […]
How Diabetes is Saving My Life
I recently heard this old Chinese saying in a daily mentoring message from Darren Hardy. “The temptation to quit will be the greatest just before you are about to succeed.” This saying really touched my heart especially since my recent Diabetes diagnosis. January 25, 2017 marks one year since my Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis. On […]
What is Self-Care?
When I first heard the word self-care; I had to ask myself; what is self-care? Is it personal hygiene? Is it pampering yourself at the spa? Is it spending time with friends and not always working? Is it finding quiet time for yourself? Well according to Wikipedia, self-care includes all health decisions people make for […]
Keeping Your Body Properly Hydrated is Important
I’ve always known that keeping your body properly hydrated is important but understanding why and actually doing it are two different things. Most of my fluids came from coffee, almond milk, an occasional soda or wine. Water was only consumed during the night or while exercising and I didn’t do much of that…exercising that is! […]
Change Is Uncomfortable
Whether you are referring to changes at home, in your relationships, at work or with your health, change is uncomfortable. For the purpose of this blog I am speaking about changes in the workplace and the overwhelm of having too many things on your to-do list. I never realized how psychologically paralyzing clutter of the […]