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  • Hawaian Nail Bar – New place

    I started getting my nails done on a regular basis this summer.  Probably last spring.  It's a little thing, but it does make me feel more put together, and it forces me to take a bit of a time out each week.

    Also the massage chair is good.

    I was going to a place within walking distance from my house, but it's dirty and the new people managing just aren't as nice as I would like.  Example:  the last time I visited they didn't tell me that it would be at least an hour later, I could have left and come back.

    I was at the phone store and noticed that a new place was under construction called Hawaiian Nail Bar, being a Jimmy Buffet fan, it looked interesting.

    They have the BEST spa chairs.  Adjustable front and back, up and down.  They massage good.  They look easy to clean.  My favorite is to have a spa pedi and manicure.  Seems to save time, takes a little more than an hour.

    People are REALLY nice, but you do have to remind them of things.  It truly is a bar, and they give out watered down drinks, which is fine with me.  I had a margaritti yesterday and the hint of lime and salt is just enough.  Not equal to the margarittia I had at the Mexican place on Saturday, but fine for getting nails done.

    Did I say the people are nice?

    The service is okay, the receptionist is a bit flighty but they get the job done.

    Highly recommended, we have about 6 in the area — I go to the one in Addison on Belt Line.  My friends at school are going to try the Greenville Avenue, they do have good internet reviews.

  • Today is apparently #dblogday

    I've also been blogging every day this month for #NaBloPoMo.

    As long time readers can tell, I usually do my own thing.  I am the longest continuous blogger on the diabetes topic, my first blog posts were in February 2003.

    The purpose of the blog is to get better about writing, collect information about diabetes and my other medical conditions, and give myself a place to vent.

    I don't join "Carnivals" — though years ago I did submit a post to Grand Rounds because I wanted to get a point of view across to some doctors.  And I don't do a lot of other diabetes awareness things.

    This year I have.  My nails are blue, which has already given me the opportunity to talk about diabetes awareness, and i'm posting this blog entry.

    I'm also thinking about posting a set of "day in the life of a Type 2 insulin pumper whose had lap band surgery", and might pick a day later this week.  I think Scott Hanselman's series he did several years back was interesting.

    Diabetes is a challenge along with all the rest of the challenges I've had. 

    I doubt that there will be a cure that will help me.  Mine is genetic and lifestyle related — I was raised by several generations of diabetics.  When there is a genetic component there is also going to be an environment component, and it took years for my mother to learn to cook healthy.  I think I was able to change faster than she was.

    This seems a bit lame, which is one of the reasons I don't participate in these things.

  • Nails done for World Diabetes day

    Both hands and feet are blue for World Diabetes day Nails done for World Diabetes day

  • Saturday was interesting

    I left in as long as I could, then piddled around with Windows 7 on my curriculum notebook. 

    I had a Bandster's support group at 2:00 pm — interestingly enough, at a Mexican restaurant.  Had chips, chimichanga, eating the guts, and a bit of the shell and broken down and got a frozen margaretti, haven't had one in years and it was good.  Good company and good help.

    My biggest problem right now is sleep, I'm only sleeping about 6 hours a night, no matter when I got to bed, and I've got a message out to my sleep doctor about it.  My mask is due to be replaced on the 19th, and it might be as simple as that.  I also asked if there were new masks.

    By the way, I decided to go back to Windows XP on the curriculum , didn't have two major drivers.

  • Good Day

    Yesterday was a good day — but not with food, oh well, but Friday's never are.  I'm tired, I'm stiff, etc.

    Figured out that my 7th and 8th period classes go better if I shut the door when it rings.  About half of my 8th period were in the hall, and only 2 made it back.  It was MUCH calmer.  I'll be doing that every day now.

    Personal trainer came and I did a good work out, then Macy and I tried Rally for the first time.  Rally is a cross between agility and obedience, but more toward obedience.  You have signs, and you have to do what the sign says.

    Macy heels pretty, but needs to learn to turn, and not to forge so much.  Also needs to learn fronts and finishes.  We had a good time.

  • Best Practice Ever

    Okay, we call them "classes" in agility. But we had our best run ever last night.  No food in the hand, 18 obstacles, including teeter, chute and broad jump.  We were fast, we were good and we had a good time.  I even did a front cross in the last third of the course.

    Progress!

    And it feels so good when you run together.

    Didn't do well on the drinking thing, but did get 12 minutes in on the treadmill.  Slept all night be didn't get to bed before 11:00 pm. 

    But had a good run!

  • Day 5 – Yesterday sucked

    Blood sugar was 118 this morning which was good.

    Between Superintendent's Meeting and just a long day, no treadmill time.

    Did take Macy to agility class but spent most of the time working with her with me on the floor — teaching her bang it.

    Got home to late to treadmill.

    Food quantity and quality was better.

    No drinking.

    Dummy me decided to load Windows 7 on my Thinkpad.  LOVE it.  I love Windows 7.

    See my computer science blog at http://www.kweaver.org for the rest of the day.

  • Day 4

    I "cheating" starting tomorrow's entry today and setting it to publish after I've already arrived at school (barring some weird emergency).

    And the cheating seems to have worked!  I'm up and blogging but have most of the hard work done.  Blood sugar was 159.  Better than yesterday at least.  

    Got my teacher workstation up and running, I am pretty sure I have all the hardware drivers installed and when I left I had Ping running a backup.  So should be good.

    My specialist arrived early in the morning, and was relieved I had the hard work done.  It didn't take him long to remove the student version of Deep Freeze and a bit longer to add the teacher version.  He also left me with our licensed copy of Norton Ghost, and a boot CD, but I'm not sure it works, I tried it first before I ran Ping (I'm going to write a review of Ping on the CS site when I get a chance).

    Water didn't go as well, blood sugar testing went better today then probably any other day — the Ameribag (extra small) is helping and I occasionally remember to take it with me when I go on "house calls", but didn't late in the day — did at noon.

    Personal trainer came by and I got in 15 minutes of walking before she got there, we alternate weights and treadmill, for an hour long workout, so I got 30 minutes of walking in.  Then crashed — the time change is getting to me.

    I'm still not sleeping well.  Waking up around 4:00 am and waking up a lot between then and 6:00, then having trouble getting out of bed. 

    Overall my blood sugar levels was better, just need to work on the drinking thing.

  • Day 3

    Blood sugar was 179 this morning — yikes — put in 50% basal increase that usually helps fix those kinds of things.

    May have to up my over all basal as my classroom was incredibly hot yesterday and that seems to make my blood sugar go up.  Not sure if it's the kids complaining and falling asleep or the physical stress.

    Got in 11 minutes on the treadmill, I've been consistantly doing 10 minutes, so now I'm trying to get to 15 minutes again.  Still have an incredible amount of pain.

    Got an H1N1 shot — we have a local company that provides the shots no questions asked.  Giving out about 800 a day.  Took all of 15 minutes and will remember them next year for regular shot, as they are quite good at getting people processed.  Fill out form, give $20, get shot and out the door.  Dallas Morning News hates them so more reason to go with them.

  • Day 2

    Got in 10 minutes on the treadmill, did much better on testing, though I haven't yet tested today … better stop to do it.

    Starting out the day at 135, which isn't too bad.  I did leave my pump suspended a bit too long but that will show up on the next test not this one.

    Water was slightly better, need to work hard on that.

    Having lots of pain and have decided to fire the chiropractor, he leaves me hurting for days, and the old guy didn't.  This guy bought out the first guy's practice, so it wasn't my choice.

    Still having trouble sleeping all night.