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Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Friday, November 30, 2012
#GiveAllTheThings.
It has been two months in the making. The lineup has grown far past what I hoped for. And it's all for YOU!
I may not be Oprah, but these are definitely some of my favorites.
I hope you're sitting down, because it's time to:
Here's what's going down:
What: I'll be hosting a series of rapid-fire, back-to-back giveaways right here on TMP in the month of December. Every weekday until I run out of sponsors (there are a lot, but just in case any companies* want to jump on this bandwagon last-minute to make this a month-long shindig, I won't name the exact number yet), you'll have a chance to enter to win. There will be all kinds of diabetes-related things you can win, and even a few things from non-diabetes-centric companies. You'll find stuff for kids and adults alike. There will be sponsors you're very familiar with, and some that you may not have heard of before. Some of the things I'm giving away, you actually can't buy anywhere. What are they? You'll just have to keep coming back each day to find out!
Who: As long as you or someone you care for has diabetes, you're eligible!
When: Give All The Things will officially launch this coming Monday, December 3rd. I'll publish a post announcing that day's "thing(s)" along with who is generously sponsoring the giveaway. I'll give you instructions on how to get yourself entered to win - it will always be by leaving a comment on that particular post, but the rules may change with different giveaways, so pay close attention! When I say rapid-fire, I'm not kidding: each giveaway will only be open for about 12 hours. I'll specify in each post when comments need to be submitted by, and the winners will be announced on the same post, as I'll update it with the winner(s) once the timeframe has elapsed. Still with me?
Why: Thanks to YOU, the diabetes online community has become a wonderful oasis of support, humor, and understanding. Not only are you taking care of your own diabetes, you're also looking out for others, and that's a lot of hard work. (And if you're thinking right now, "But I haven't really done a lot for others"... here's your nudge.) I'm hoping that this sort of paying it forward will inspire you to keep the goodness going with the people YOU come into contact with. I hope that as you see the kindness being channeled through Give All The Things, you'll extend some kindness to someone else. Let's start an avalanche of awesomeness! If you do something nice for someone else, be sure to tweet it using the hashtag #GiveAllTheThings (because not only am I giving away free stuff, you'll also be giving kindness, help, and compassion - get it?), or leave a note about it on the TMP Facebook wall. If you're in the coffee drive-thru, pay for the person's drink behind you. Pay a heartfelt compliment to someone. Leave a note on someone's car, telling them to have a wonderful day. Send a tweet to someone to tell them how absolutely fantastic they are, despite the high blood sugar reading they just shared. What you do is up to you, but make sure you do SOMETHING!
Happy weekend to you, and I'll see you back here on Monday morning!
*If your organization would like to sponsor a giveaway during Give All The Things, email me by clicking here.
I may not be Oprah, but these are definitely some of my favorites.
I hope you're sitting down, because it's time to:
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| (because it's better than cleaning) |
Here's what's going down:
What: I'll be hosting a series of rapid-fire, back-to-back giveaways right here on TMP in the month of December. Every weekday until I run out of sponsors (there are a lot, but just in case any companies* want to jump on this bandwagon last-minute to make this a month-long shindig, I won't name the exact number yet), you'll have a chance to enter to win. There will be all kinds of diabetes-related things you can win, and even a few things from non-diabetes-centric companies. You'll find stuff for kids and adults alike. There will be sponsors you're very familiar with, and some that you may not have heard of before. Some of the things I'm giving away, you actually can't buy anywhere. What are they? You'll just have to keep coming back each day to find out!
Who: As long as you or someone you care for has diabetes, you're eligible!
When: Give All The Things will officially launch this coming Monday, December 3rd. I'll publish a post announcing that day's "thing(s)" along with who is generously sponsoring the giveaway. I'll give you instructions on how to get yourself entered to win - it will always be by leaving a comment on that particular post, but the rules may change with different giveaways, so pay close attention! When I say rapid-fire, I'm not kidding: each giveaway will only be open for about 12 hours. I'll specify in each post when comments need to be submitted by, and the winners will be announced on the same post, as I'll update it with the winner(s) once the timeframe has elapsed. Still with me?
Why: Thanks to YOU, the diabetes online community has become a wonderful oasis of support, humor, and understanding. Not only are you taking care of your own diabetes, you're also looking out for others, and that's a lot of hard work. (And if you're thinking right now, "But I haven't really done a lot for others"... here's your nudge.) I'm hoping that this sort of paying it forward will inspire you to keep the goodness going with the people YOU come into contact with. I hope that as you see the kindness being channeled through Give All The Things, you'll extend some kindness to someone else. Let's start an avalanche of awesomeness! If you do something nice for someone else, be sure to tweet it using the hashtag #GiveAllTheThings (because not only am I giving away free stuff, you'll also be giving kindness, help, and compassion - get it?), or leave a note about it on the TMP Facebook wall. If you're in the coffee drive-thru, pay for the person's drink behind you. Pay a heartfelt compliment to someone. Leave a note on someone's car, telling them to have a wonderful day. Send a tweet to someone to tell them how absolutely fantastic they are, despite the high blood sugar reading they just shared. What you do is up to you, but make sure you do SOMETHING!
Happy weekend to you, and I'll see you back here on Monday morning!
*If your organization would like to sponsor a giveaway during Give All The Things, email me by clicking here.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Long Weekend.
Oh, hey there. I guess I took an unintended (but thoroughly enjoyed) bloggy break. I've been busy, you know?
Clockwise from upper left: Nebraska game + coffee = yay; my only Black Friday experience of the day at JoAnn Fabrics (three hour wait to get my fabric cut and three glucose tabs consumed - NBD); Christmas decorating is DONE; Billy thinks the garland is for him to wrestle with.
Hope you're having a nice long weekend, too!
Clockwise from upper left: Nebraska game + coffee = yay; my only Black Friday experience of the day at JoAnn Fabrics (three hour wait to get my fabric cut and three glucose tabs consumed - NBD); Christmas decorating is DONE; Billy thinks the garland is for him to wrestle with.
Hope you're having a nice long weekend, too!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Merry Corgsmas!
I'll be taking a bit of a vacation here next week - recharging my blogging batteries, so to speak. I hope everyone has a happy New Year as well, and I'll see you back here in January! (Unless something comes up and I feel the need to post before then. And I'll still be on Twitter, so there's that.)
Happy Holidays!!!
Monday, December 12, 2011
So Good You'll Want To Quiche It.
That was the best quiche pun I could come up with.
Sorry.
Anyway.
If we're not Facebook friends, you might not realize that over the past two weeks, I've turned my kitchen into a fine-tuned holiday carb-producing machine.
I've been baking Christmas cookies, pumpkin bread (last night, and my house still smells yumm-o), and last weekend I - for the first time ever - made quiche. And I'm in love with it!
It's super easy. You'd have to try pretty hard to mess it up. And pretty much anything flies - throw whatever veggies you want, bacon, sausage, ham, cheese of every kind, etc. It all works.
Plus? If you're cutting it into 8 slices (and packing each piece separately to be reheated for breakfast each day during the week, as I did), each serving of the pie crust is only 12g of carb. TWELVE!
If you want to give it a go, here's the recipe I used.
OLD COUNTRY QUICHE
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust (Pillsbury is what I used)
1 tsp. butter/margarine
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 cups shredded Swiss (though I'm told that Sharp Cheddar works better)
6 slices lean bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 cup low-fat milk
Optional: 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg (I didn't use these)
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a small non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion (BTW, I thought the whole onion was way too much. Use at your own risk. I thought half of it would have been plenty, thank you.) and sauté for five minutes, or until soft.
Roll out your pie crust and stuff into a pie plate (or, if you're fancy, a specialty quiche plate).
Transfer onion to medium-sized bowl. Toss with the cheese, bacon and flour. Spread in pie crust.
Using the same bowl that you just emptied, whisk the eggs with the milk (and the salt and nutmeg, if you like). Pour over pie mixture and bake uncovered for 35 minutes - or until center is set and top begins to brown slightly. Makes eight servings!
P.S. I also want to wish my Mom a very happy birthday today! (And thanks for sharing your quiche recipe!)
Sorry.
Anyway.
If we're not Facebook friends, you might not realize that over the past two weeks, I've turned my kitchen into a fine-tuned holiday carb-producing machine.
I've been baking Christmas cookies, pumpkin bread (last night, and my house still smells yumm-o), and last weekend I - for the first time ever - made quiche. And I'm in love with it!
It's super easy. You'd have to try pretty hard to mess it up. And pretty much anything flies - throw whatever veggies you want, bacon, sausage, ham, cheese of every kind, etc. It all works.
Plus? If you're cutting it into 8 slices (and packing each piece separately to be reheated for breakfast each day during the week, as I did), each serving of the pie crust is only 12g of carb. TWELVE!
If you want to give it a go, here's the recipe I used.
OLD COUNTRY QUICHE
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust (Pillsbury is what I used)
1 tsp. butter/margarine
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 cups shredded Swiss (though I'm told that Sharp Cheddar works better)
6 slices lean bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 cup low-fat milk
Optional: 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg (I didn't use these)
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a small non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion (BTW, I thought the whole onion was way too much. Use at your own risk. I thought half of it would have been plenty, thank you.) and sauté for five minutes, or until soft.
Roll out your pie crust and stuff into a pie plate (or, if you're fancy, a specialty quiche plate).
Transfer onion to medium-sized bowl. Toss with the cheese, bacon and flour. Spread in pie crust.
Using the same bowl that you just emptied, whisk the eggs with the milk (and the salt and nutmeg, if you like). Pour over pie mixture and bake uncovered for 35 minutes - or until center is set and top begins to brown slightly. Makes eight servings!
P.S. I also want to wish my Mom a very happy birthday today! (And thanks for sharing your quiche recipe!)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Ninja Scarves?
This is what comes to mind when I think about what people with diabetes might have on their wish lists this holiday season.
This is also what happens when I have a respectable amount of caffeine and cabin fever.
Happy Holidays (a wee bit early)! :)
This is also what happens when I have a respectable amount of caffeine and cabin fever.
Happy Holidays (a wee bit early)! :)
Monday, December 5, 2011
Nothing Says "Diabetes Blog" Like Pictures Of Corgis In Various Displays Of Winter Enjoyment.
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| Billy's first big snow! (There was much more than this later on, but it got harder to take pictures without getting very expensive electronic equipment wet and ruined.) |
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| Enjoying a friend's tree (which provides plenty of "shade" from their very large Labradoodle puppy who will chase Billy around the house until he just gives up and lays down in defeat. And exhaustion.)! |
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| Reluctantly wearing his winter jacket. |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Target Practice.
There aren't many meals more challenging to bolus for than a Thanksgiving dinner you didn't make yourself (or sometimes, even one you did make yourself). You're not sure what's exactly is in each dish, and you're probably doing educated guessing in lieu of exact measurements. Even with tools like an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor, it's tricky.
My parents hosted my brother, husband and I for a "pre-Thanksgiving" meal today. It was delicious, and we got to have a bit of everything I crave at this time of year - sweet potatoes, turkey, mashed potatoes with real gravy, green beans with bacon (because bacon always has a place at the table), and pumpkin bars. It can be a fairly carb-heavy meal, which meant that I got to try some "target practice" for the real deal next week.
It's one of the many times that I'm thankful for having a CGM. (Thankful at a Thanksgiving meal? Weird.) I knew I'd need a combo bolus for this, and usually I'd take the majority up front, with only about a 15 - 25% tail over three hours. I'm not even sure how I arrived at that forumla, but since that scenario hasn't been keeping up its end of the deal lately, I thought I'd try something different - a 40/60 split over 2 hours, with a temp basal of +100% for four hours.
And guess what? I managed to slowly creep up to the low 180's, flatline there for an hour, and then glide back down to the 90's.
Boom. I'm ready. Bring it, Turkey Day.
It's one of the many times that I'm thankful for having a CGM. (Thankful at a Thanksgiving meal? Weird.) I knew I'd need a combo bolus for this, and usually I'd take the majority up front, with only about a 15 - 25% tail over three hours. I'm not even sure how I arrived at that forumla, but since that scenario hasn't been keeping up its end of the deal lately, I thought I'd try something different - a 40/60 split over 2 hours, with a temp basal of +100% for four hours.
And guess what? I managed to slowly creep up to the low 180's, flatline there for an hour, and then glide back down to the 90's.
Boom. I'm ready. Bring it, Turkey Day.
Friday, November 19, 2010
My Wish List.
Dear Santa Animas (SantAnimas?),
It is somehow that time of year already; the time where friends and family are asking me what they might get me as a gift during the holidays. To tell you the truth, I'm having some trouble coming up with a list for them. There are some special things I'd like, but you, dear SantAnimas, are the only one who could deliver them! So here's my list - check it twice.
Love,
It is somehow that time of year already; the time where friends and family are asking me what they might get me as a gift during the holidays. To tell you the truth, I'm having some trouble coming up with a list for them. There are some special things I'd like, but you, dear SantAnimas, are the only one who could deliver them! So here's my list - check it twice.
- I would like a "Back" button. Over the last 11 months, I've cumulatively spent hours scrolling through menus, trying to get to things like my I:C ratio. It's unnecessary, and annoying.
- Please consider using a higher quality ink on that "OK" button. Right now, mine says "C :"
- Is there any way you could make the "empty cartridge" alarm a bit less cute and sing-songy? I slept right through the harmonious warnings for two and a half hours the other night, and thusly woke up to cotton mouth and a reading of 257 at 3:30 am.
- I'd like the ability to override the IOB amount. Because, dear Santa, there are times when I administer a bolus, and then smell band-aids. I rip out my site, because it's not absorbing, and an undetermined amount of insulin leaks out - yet my pump still thinks I have all of those units on board. You let me control just about everything else on that little robot - why not IOB?
- When I change out the battery, it would be great if the pump could remember how much insulin was in the cartridge.
- And lastly, it would save me a lot of trouble if I could make basal adjustments from the meter remote. Pretty please? It's not always convenient to dig my pump out from wherever I have it hidden under my clothing.
Love,
Kim
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