Repeat...Sort Of

A friend of mine had her lovely daughter's 7th birthday party this past week. They had been at my house when I was making the strawberry cake with strawberry icing for my nephew. M loved it. She proceeded to inform me that very day what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday. :) I have no problems with this, as I normally make the cakes for both her and her younger sister. It is my gift to them

OCD

First off, I'd like to say that I know that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a serious condition. I don't have it, and I truly feel for those who are effected by it.Secondly, I'll say that there are certain aspects of my life where I can go completely OCD.Most of the time I'm a totally disorganized person. My apartment is almost never completely clean. My desk at work is often a disaster. My

Peel Me a Grape

Last week there was a small conversation happening on Twitter in regards to peeling grapes. Some people had never heard of peeling grapes. Others had. Personally, until a few years ago, I'd never heard of it. "Who'd want to peel a grape?" I thought to myself.And then I heard the song "Peel Me a Grape" by Diana Krall. Actually, the song is quite old and has been sung by several different people.

More Sugary Treats

Here are some of the things that I've been working on lately. Enjoy. Strawberry cake w/ strawberry icing at the request of my nephew.A birthday cake for a friend's fiance. He's a cop. Obviously. LOL The coolest thing was that he chain actually turned out like a chain. It moved and everything.A birthday/graduation cake for a friend's step-daughter. She loves muddin' (that's what we call it in the

What to do....

What to do when your favorite form of treating a low stops being sold in your town......Go out of town and buy another store out. :)

Winner!

As you know, I was having a little GIVE-AWAY here on my blog. The first ever. And with 27 entries, I may have to have more of them! :) I had several first time commenters and readers. Yay! I love it.So I wrote everyone's name down and put them in a "hat."And stirred them up. And picked one out.And it looks like the Carb Free Cupcakes are going to be making their way to Michael from The Diabetic's

Who Takes Charge?

I live in (and grew up in) a very economically depressed area. The very small town in which I live used to be a factory town. When NAFTA was happening, nearly every factory left town. Currently we have 2 that employ a very small amount of people. In my town there are very few jobs. I am one of the lucky ones. Not only do I have a decent job, I have a job with fantastic health insurance. I do okay

Protecting Myself?

I consider the D-OC my support group. There are so many of you out there who are my friends and the people I can talk to, complain to, and laugh with. You've each done something special for me. Some of you may not even know the ways that you've touched my life. That being said, we all know how much we love our Meet-ups. There's something special about seeing each other face to face. Have someone

Carb Free?

So "carb free" is a phrase we hear tossed around alot. Also "Low-Carb." But truth be know, most of us eat too many carbs.My weakness: Sweets. I have a sweet tooth. I'll admit it. It drives me crazy sometimes. But I love sweets. I know several of my fellow friends with diabetes also like sweets. A lot. A favorite that seems to resonate within the D-OC are cupcakes. There are so many of us who seem

Diabetes Can Take A Hike

For the past month my diabetes control has been crazy. I knew when I was on vacation that I would have some trouble, but usually within a couple of day after returning home, I'm right back to where I was before.Not this time. My blood sugars have been uncontrollable at times. Running so high that I ran on 120% basal for almost a week and was still rage bolusing. Any lows I had (and they have been

Mystery Recipe

As some of you may remember from Diabetes Blog Week, I am not a low carb person. But I'm also not anti-low carb either. If I find a recipe that I like, I make it. Carbs or no carbs. About a week ago I was thumbing through Diabetes Forecast Magazine. There were several recipes that caught my eye, but I tend to be lazy when cooking, so I look for simple recipes that won't take a lot of time or

Why I Love Live Theatre

I had a diabetes post that I was writing to be posted today, but after this morning's news about Rue McClanahan's death, I started thinking about all the people we've lost in recent years. As many have pointed out, Betty White is the only remaining "Golden Girl". In 2008, we lost Estelle Getty and just last year Bea Arthur passed away. Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty

The Confection Collection

As we well know, bags, purses, cases and the like that are specifically made for those with diabetes can be hard to find and/or afford. Some of them are majorly cute, but cost more (I think) simply because they are titled as "for diabetes supplies". Occasionally, I try to find bags and the like that aren't specifically for diabetes supplies, just to see if they would work for some of my stuff. Up