tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68696516980985579242024-02-19T00:24:35.118-05:00Wayward Pussy InnCherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-11835473885220847462022-05-09T09:03:00.004-04:002022-05-09T09:03:31.777-04:00VARF Weekend 1<p> Have to apologize in advance for not being much of a picture taker. I'm not a fan of having my picture taken so I don't tend to take many of people at all.<br /><br />Opening weekend of VARF was pretty miserable for a number of reasons. It was nice to see faces I haven't seen since pre-covid but covid was always poking at the back of my brain. Add that constant worry to the constant worry over the diabetes and my brain is fairly occupied with horrible things that don't leave room for much else.<br /><br />The weekend started by me falling over a tree stump in the dark while trying to get from the RV to the house to use the privy. Banged up my leg pretty good.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLTf_VR6CoY7Jw54aLtN48E5K8d33Eiz2YSHgE6gh-lNEVYPdrmm5RKPoWjdJIOAgwEYXHPdTcIQYBvUDa0aQjqYdIqgHlwGdriHVFDr9DBsRg9gP-LE7uVJUHfgOl274HFujNov2HqamTLzzYUlE4SonJ4wpTVaB7syMg1hHLtTuTQWMOua38vx7/s3000/IMG_20220507_054439_233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A white woman's calf with a large red abrasion running down the inside." border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLTf_VR6CoY7Jw54aLtN48E5K8d33Eiz2YSHgE6gh-lNEVYPdrmm5RKPoWjdJIOAgwEYXHPdTcIQYBvUDa0aQjqYdIqgHlwGdriHVFDr9DBsRg9gP-LE7uVJUHfgOl274HFujNov2HqamTLzzYUlE4SonJ4wpTVaB7syMg1hHLtTuTQWMOua38vx7/w320-h320/IMG_20220507_054439_233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCgelRbrxBI8kRTQxhT0bqza8xt4MkE-GgdIt4Gv-Z6zX-CvkHPsKnUWNskHb_qyd8H3VJ4KBtmh2ANcTT-vpgB1u5M87d4NfgfbttrYk8aljj_wWeeUwh0y2YNIpdyElPzXlgIHGs21dnRZH1dVFfhpaxhFTq7o0XOdsHCfWyoGH_hpyk39Z10GY/s2000/20220508_054508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A white woman's calf with a dark, hand sized, red/ purple bruise running down the inside. You can see all of her pores because they are dark purple." border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCgelRbrxBI8kRTQxhT0bqza8xt4MkE-GgdIt4Gv-Z6zX-CvkHPsKnUWNskHb_qyd8H3VJ4KBtmh2ANcTT-vpgB1u5M87d4NfgfbttrYk8aljj_wWeeUwh0y2YNIpdyElPzXlgIHGs21dnRZH1dVFfhpaxhFTq7o0XOdsHCfWyoGH_hpyk39Z10GY/w320-h240/20220508_054508.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dragging out the garb that has been packed away since November means also having to de-cat hair EVERYTHING. I feel like I single-handedly keep the lint roller companies in business during faire season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hCFqMoB1JMnBjrbpbpGACw_s09yUL4plFe9QjPZi6vaP5sxrZPfh1042WsK4HOhJs74Gfa5flmbHf0WvkedN-7xQaH3eT-yXxaJfaeZ-buZ2py8DEVatD67J_vw1s2JKMc0kzvfKY_gFa5gi7xHKojSM9J-knS6V_5YgxXAJL6abULhcFvGXQ4QQ/s3750/IMG_20220508_075943_423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hCFqMoB1JMnBjrbpbpGACw_s09yUL4plFe9QjPZi6vaP5sxrZPfh1042WsK4HOhJs74Gfa5flmbHf0WvkedN-7xQaH3eT-yXxaJfaeZ-buZ2py8DEVatD67J_vw1s2JKMc0kzvfKY_gFa5gi7xHKojSM9J-knS6V_5YgxXAJL6abULhcFvGXQ4QQ/s320/IMG_20220508_075943_423.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Working for the band is generally a lot of fun. We had two new folks with us for opening weekend so there were hitches but those can be worked out. This is what happens backstage when a bagpipe band has to rehearse but can't use practice chanters or their pipes.<br /><br /><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I signed up for Romance Wars which is the Rennie version of a secret santa. You send little gifts to your assigned person every weekend. Most festivals I got someone I do not know/ have never met so I sneakily introduced myself yesterday. My person sent me a lovely rose (my choice so I took yellow). It came at the end of the day and at the end of what was for me a very long weekend so thank you! In the picture it looks like one of the cats has already tried to eat it.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt0MVOmG99pKz1vJT_gYUszPKnPe60qqSOgSNokolFyxg5tF1FdAp1Ove5qi-wBTZ8gi-0UfLWX3bbrhQO_XoNIpZpO8NmrGtMpr-JEVVSdAw6HGlsVcOiy4WlqApnuL6efT5Gwfw-8V5NM9ZaKV2tUpmgM3qQstq9TVh3RbyB8sl_4kvsjnIam7I/s2000/20220509_084554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt0MVOmG99pKz1vJT_gYUszPKnPe60qqSOgSNokolFyxg5tF1FdAp1Ove5qi-wBTZ8gi-0UfLWX3bbrhQO_XoNIpZpO8NmrGtMpr-JEVVSdAw6HGlsVcOiy4WlqApnuL6efT5Gwfw-8V5NM9ZaKV2tUpmgM3qQstq9TVh3RbyB8sl_4kvsjnIam7I/w240-h320/20220509_084554.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p> The rough parts of the weekend were really rough. One of my favorite people ended up leaving the festival in an ambulance & being hospitalized. I'm sending all the good vibes out for a positive outcome. That one is a light the world needs.<br /><br />And then ...<br /></p><p>One of the acts we share a stage with decided a diabetes joke was a good idea. He's probably been making the joke unchallenged for years. I don't bother watching his show so I'd never heard it when we've shared the stage in the past. Unfortunately for him it was a quiet, overcast day and he decided to mic himself so I could hear very clearly from backstage. I took it as well as one would imagine. After his show (because advocacy happens everywhere) I asked him if the diabetes joke was necessary and he replied, "What if I said my father died from diabetes?"</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3CB_y1F46GZO2eRkvp8mU9LIqXOqNFlL_WC4A7R8wnhMDtshSjYg96qdC5riOcGtRWVX69RyUoT0TkPZs8larli3hR5zPWhQPPZ47jekJ1TjURe2NuwyBuf996moQl4z0JWxI2tHcZews--VOCrayt6YDXVt3g84Rj-BYRVaqoWN9s7sC7HP7tCb/s2000/20220508_054508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT0DVnfzFUP5lwWMOEQd0VsXc-7vydRqlzefxDYaVHu0aaaRqIt3nX2tKhySD29S-BdOVyZypCLUP5ID5XQKcEJzd9aK1WAbznvjOPh_2oEhx8T6pPiJuj_L_b5a8aerfFTwhEpcFKSlfxuVQdAnkW8sU802Gl7ItVkfkqjvWsPmtRqAWTTXBabcU/s4032/4rg6vaiusd031.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT0DVnfzFUP5lwWMOEQd0VsXc-7vydRqlzefxDYaVHu0aaaRqIt3nX2tKhySD29S-BdOVyZypCLUP5ID5XQKcEJzd9aK1WAbznvjOPh_2oEhx8T6pPiJuj_L_b5a8aerfFTwhEpcFKSlfxuVQdAnkW8sU802Gl7ItVkfkqjvWsPmtRqAWTTXBabcU/w300-h400/4rg6vaiusd031.webp" title="A female toddler with pigtails and wearing a checkered dress has something red all over her face and hands. The caption says, "A girl's first kill."" width="300" /></a><br /></div></div><p>Y'all might be proud to know I kept my composure but did ask, "So that makes diabetes funny? This is me, as an insulin pump wearing diabetic, telling you the joke is inappropriate."<br /><br />He tried to make it sound like he was raising awareness about diabetes by making THE very trite, stigmatizing, and false "joke" that sugar causes diabetes. We've heard these idiotic, non-witty jokes a million times. OUR DISABILITY IS NOT YOUR PUNCHLINE.<br /><br />He did say that while he couldn't promise me anything he would consider his material. In other words, he isn't going to change a fucking thing. Might need some cat poop in his tip jar. I left things cordial because I have to apparently share a stage with him for the next 4 weekends. Just adding further confirmation that this will be the last year I work or attend this show.<br /><br />Hopefully the rest of the weekends go a bit better.<br /></p>Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-28473957140354625382022-05-02T15:01:00.002-04:002022-05-02T15:01:56.698-04:00Hitting The Road<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgfs_B8L6AuTPMqj8Jv2JPMpxXGL-7Pqq79IeU8NvUWH3sYjmgVjR5nSdhhqsSN0iFDtGrTi93yQax_xBBqoXRQuJEz3wmsPz3xJE3gFGPb5w3JiCYtjmCnArkr9HizZvZsNIV1_apANT4mdAw-5tXWbwTDC6J1w9_4EY09X29u9kjUEUTRohIwtn/s274/boots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="206" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgfs_B8L6AuTPMqj8Jv2JPMpxXGL-7Pqq79IeU8NvUWH3sYjmgVjR5nSdhhqsSN0iFDtGrTi93yQax_xBBqoXRQuJEz3wmsPz3xJE3gFGPb5w3JiCYtjmCnArkr9HizZvZsNIV1_apANT4mdAw-5tXWbwTDC6J1w9_4EY09X29u9kjUEUTRohIwtn/w241-h320/boots.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>For a few anyway. Heading to Virginia to work the <a href="https://varf.org">Virginia Renaissance Festival</a> with a couple added gigs at the end including a trip to Alaska for <a href="https://alaskanscottish.org/" target="_blank">The Alaska Scottish Highland Game</a><a href="https://alaskanscottish.org/" target="_blank">s</a>.<br /><br />I need to try to do better about taking pictures but I'm really not a photographer, nor do I particularly enjoy having my picture taken.<br /><br />Pray for me, y'all. It;s going to be 8 cats and 2 humans in a 36' RV. A couple of the weekends we have a bagpiper crashing with us so it's going to be interesting for sure.<br /><br />I have some concerns about covid. I've done very well protecting myself but the property we stay on for this festival has already had one case in the house and there are generally 15ish people staying a tthe house on any given night. I hope folks understand if I'm not Captain Social Pants. I am still taking n95 precautions when I have to be indoors with people and am still socially distancing outside when I'm not wearing a mask. I don't think this is over-reactive behavior. I've enjoyed not having a cold or a flu for the past couple of years so masking will continue for me..<br /><br />Now I need to go back to packing and cleaning this camper so when I come home it's spotless.<br /></p>Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-256699571992453902022-04-26T12:04:00.000-04:002022-04-26T12:04:09.184-04:00Testing Subscribe By Mail Widget<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkheN19ZGi5ELKFhSxzurzes14jyVc_Rq6x6Ukog01i_kzBteknbiJ18inRJPxb8B8cGI3-XIs4T78y9yqjNWJc5DeuuT9Akxq78SxmjnPzmEg3W000qG1M6Qykjd8w3YkE9URmD0eH6rdyf2VmJqXVdLms_IK3cn_WhyP5bNIm0PmOvGx1f8paUo1/s279/images_testing.gif" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkheN19ZGi5ELKFhSxzurzes14jyVc_Rq6x6Ukog01i_kzBteknbiJ18inRJPxb8B8cGI3-XIs4T78y9yqjNWJc5DeuuT9Akxq78SxmjnPzmEg3W000qG1M6Qykjd8w3YkE9URmD0eH6rdyf2VmJqXVdLms_IK3cn_WhyP5bNIm0PmOvGx1f8paUo1/s320/images_testing.gif"/></a></div>
Just checking to make sure it works.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-53735575185198533622018-08-06T12:03:00.003-04:002022-04-26T11:59:16.873-04:00Why I Am Not Going To Hide My Diabetes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQFb0pI7AjuT_Ykd0DrqINhpn15z6sEiU5XGil-tSJ-BW5MlUifPJK1DC9Y9N8jK1_FjfKnvZwv7n6p8EHCz-r1UoGROvGu6qF5fmarbTPbHOMLPPtB2aYTagcArmT09lRLj6iWUdIZ-aUX2Wzz9POtOKtyr8ZNFPdPxX9ycaM26Gq0DfcpZEujAf/s2000/20220426_112835.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQFb0pI7AjuT_Ykd0DrqINhpn15z6sEiU5XGil-tSJ-BW5MlUifPJK1DC9Y9N8jK1_FjfKnvZwv7n6p8EHCz-r1UoGROvGu6qF5fmarbTPbHOMLPPtB2aYTagcArmT09lRLj6iWUdIZ-aUX2Wzz9POtOKtyr8ZNFPdPxX9ycaM26Gq0DfcpZEujAf/s320/20220426_112835.jpg"/></a></div>
This started as a Twitter post but I thought it important that I put it here as well. <br /><br />At every step of my diagnosis and treatment since April people, doctors, CDEs and Vendors have mentioned "discreet" as it relates to testing, injecting, wearing a CGM and/or wearing a pump.<br /><br />Fuck that. I am not and never have been a discreet person when it comes to my life experiences especially health related experiences (see my Lyme Disease posts <a href="http://www.waywardpussyinn.com/2015/11/what-is-wrong-with-me.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.waywardpussyinn.com/2015/12/lyme-disease-my-new-normal.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.waywardpussyinn.com/2015/12/here-we-go-again.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br /><br />Here's why I will not hide my diabetes (in no particular order):<br />
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<li>I am a freaking superhero who saves my own life multiple times a day.</li>
<li>Visibility = education. If I can make one person aware of the early
symptoms and get someone into a doctor then I'm also saving their life.</li>
<li> Wearing a pump/ CGM - they are extensions of me, of my physical body. If other folks don't like it - that's on them.</li>
<li>Empowering other diabetics, especially diabetic children. It's OK to be
you! I work renaissance festivals so I deal with a lot of people. I want
them to see it's nothing to be ashamed of.</li>
<li>Showing that being diagnosed diabetic isn't a death sentence. One can
still lead a productive, busy, healthy, joyful life (as much a
curmudgeon like me can be joyful anyhow).</li>
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This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how I feel about my own choices. Your mileage may vary. I'm sure I will have evolving thoughts and feelings about this as I gain more footing in dealing with my dysfunctional pancreas. Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-85243104451446398472018-08-03T12:15:00.001-04:002022-04-26T11:10:45.173-04:00Pump Approval Pending<div data-contents="true">
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With one pump class left to go I met with pump vendors last night and settled on the Tandem t:slim X2. There might be a kink in my pump plans though. Apparently most insurance companies require someone be diagnosed as diabetic for 6 months prior to pump approval.<br /><br />I am on day 123.<br /><br />Once again I feel like I'm being punished for not being diabetic long enough.</div>
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<span data-offset-key="f536t-0-0"><span data-text="true">So I get why the insurance company might have hesitations but just like everything else medical - all people are different. We learn at different rates, some of us are extremely proactive at learning about what is wrong with us and the best possible way for us to live with an ailment that will never go away.<br /><br />I am putting in the work. On paper I don't even look diabetic (which I don't think will help my cause) I am currently sporting an in range percentage of 96.4. This means I am managing to keep my blood glucose between 70 - 140 almost all of the time. My time out of range is more likely because I'm low than high. To me this would be more of a reason to get me going on a pump since I can't dose half units with a pen (and I really, really, really do not want to have to carry a vial and syringes with me)<br /><br />We'll see. The Tandem rep said he would do what he could to get me going. I should have answers within the next week so stay tuned.</span></span></div>
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Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-57473180258263436622018-07-31T17:59:00.002-04:002018-07-31T17:59:41.605-04:00Please Excuse The MessI've decided to rebuild my website so things might look weird for a bit.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-82649555894078086262018-07-31T10:27:00.001-04:002022-04-26T11:11:07.130-04:00 Day 119 With Some Form Of Diabetes<br />
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I really want to get back into posting to this blog. I've let it go for a couple years. I'm attempting to unfuck that. <br />
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Today is day 119 since being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Day 112 since being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Day 92 since getting a proper LADA diagnosis and Day 91 since starting MDI insulin treatment.<br />
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I'm thinking like a completely different person and it hasn't helped my disposition any. All this math. It's ridiculous. I eat less sweets, root veggies and breads - not because I can't but because it's just too much fucking hassle to do so.<br />
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*A reminder - a T1D, or an insulin dependent LADA person can eat anything they want. If I want to sit and eat half a freaking birthday cake I can as long as I inject the insulin to cover the carbs. <br />
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I am using very little insulin on most days. I'm averaging around 16u TDD. I'm also just not eating carb heavy food. Most of my meals average between 15 - 40 grams of carbs and I dose at a 1:10 ratio. I have days where I seem less sensitive but I assume those are the days my beta cells are not even phoning their work in. <br />
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LADA is an odd form of diabetes. I call it diabetes with training wheels, most folks call it "honeymooning". I'm basically a type 1 diabetic but not all the way so why they call this form type 1.5 is beyond me. The short answer for what is happening to me is that the cells in my pancreas that make insulin (beta cells) are dying... well, they're being murdered by my own immune system. At some point recently (cough Lyme Disease cough) my body decided that my beta cells were an enemy and attacked. Thus I woke up as a diabetic one day.<br />
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The test that determines how much insulin your body is making is called a C-Peptide and mine showed that I am actually within the normal range - barely.<br />
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My A1C (a test that gives a 3 month picture of your blood glucose levels) at diagnosis #2 was 9.6 (under 6 is normal) 30 days later at diagnosis #3 it came down to 7.1. I have another test scheduled for next month where I'll get mt new C-Peptide and A1C numbers.<br />
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In the meantime I got myself a continuous glucose monitor (life -changing!) and am working on getting an insulin pump.<br />
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Pump classes have been tedious especially for someone who is proactive in diabetes care. This week is class 4/5 and not really a class. Apparently we are meeting with the pump vendors. I am not looking forward to this. As someone who has had to deal with medical reps in the past for my job I have little patience for hard-sell tactics. I've pretty much made my mind up and am only interested in pumps that work with the Dexcom G6 so my options are the Tandem t:slim or Omnipod. I'm leaning towards the Tandem pump. While I would love to be tubeless, the idea of the basal suspend for imminent lows and the fact that the software can be remotely updated gives the Tandem pump the edge for me. Whatever choice I make is going to be with me for a long time and there is always the chance that Tandem will go tubeless in the future and maybe all I would need to do is update my receiver/ remote and switch infusion sets. A girl can dream...Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-69069254606025669972018-07-29T13:02:00.003-04:002018-07-29T13:02:56.305-04:00Hello Diabetes!This post has been a long time coming, I've created several drafts but it seems that every time I was close to finishing and ready to hit the publish button, something would change.<br /><br /><i>I'm still in the process of things changing since I'm currently jumping through all of the hoops to get myself an insulin pump. This is my diabetes story so far... it is a disjointed story that has been added to for 90+ days</i><br />
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I started having some severe health issues in March. Just weird abdominal pains, feeling like crap, anxiety through the roof, no appetite. All of this came to a head after, of all things, a sneezing fit. I managed to rupture my xiphoid process after a multiple digit sneezing fest. So, on a Saturday, I went to my primary care doc who ordered bloodwork and x-rays that couldn't be performed until Monday and sent me home. This was March 31.<br />
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By Monday (4/2) all of the pain had moved left of center. It felt like if I could unhinge my ribs on that side and open up my chest everything would have room to be where it should be. It sent me to the ER. They diagnosed me with non-diabetic hyperglycemia (stress induced) and a ruptured xiphoid process. I was discharged with Zantac.<br />
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Tuesday (4/3) I go back to my PCP because I'm still in pain, my anxiety is off the charts and I'm nauseated. She does a finger stick blood glucose check and I'm sitting at a fasted 300+. At that point she decided this is an emergency and wants to call an ambulance to take me to another hospital to be admitted for DKA. I refused the ambulance and chose to drive myself because I'm stopping at home to actually put on underwear and grab a book if I'm being admitted to the hospital.<br />
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I get to the hospital and my doctor has called ahead so they're ready for me and I'm taken to the back pretty quickly. The ER doctor walks in and says to me in this sort of accusatory tone, "Why are you here?" My entirely unhelpful response was, "That's a very good question." The ER doc continued his ridiculous diagnosis of me by saying that I was a type 2 diabetic and , "not that diabetic". He gave me a quarter of a bag of IV fluids, prescribed Metformin and Glyburide. Told me to take both with a meal twice a day and sent me home. He also prescribed Tramodol for the pain at my xiphoid process and yet another prescription for Zantac. I was released with no instruction for BG testing, no instruction for hypoglycemia and a fasted BG now of over 500.<br />
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On the way home I had the scripts filled. I got home, ate a hard-boiled egg (my body wouldn't accept anything) took the pills and went to bed. <br />
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Wednesday (4/4) I woke up to a splitting headache but couldn't propel my body out of bed so I drifted back to sleep. Sometime later I found myself standing, though wobbly, and my entire body feeling like it's zapping me with electricity and I'm profusely sweating. I could barely think but I could tell something was very wrong I hauled myself out of my van and across to my friend's RV and up the steps. I tried talking but everything came out slurred and not making any sense. This is severe hypoglycemia. Back to the PCP I went. She ordered an antibody test, told me to get a meter, pulled me off the Glyburide (I would go on to take the Metformin for one more day before being pulled off that as well) and sent me home.<br />
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Seriously. At this point I'm freaking out. I now know I'm a diabetic of some flavor. I've been diagnosed as a type 2 and I'm proactive about taking care of that so I searched the internet for low carb foods because if I can control diabetes with food and exercise I will do what I need to do. All carbs disappeared out of my diet. At this point my memory of time and the order of events gets cloudy. I managed to keep my BG around 110 but I wasn't eating anything of substance. A mere 4 grams of carbs was enough to send my BG to 300 but I carried on caring for myself like I was a type 2.<br />
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April 6 was my 43rd birthday. It was not a happy day.<br />
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On April 10 my PCP calls me with the results of the antibody tests. I am GAD positive so she officially diagnoses me with type 1 diabetes and she schedules a c-peptide test, gives me a referral to a certified diabetes educator and an endocrinologist. But nothing else. No insulin. I'm just told to keep testing (but at the same time being told I'm testing too much). <br />
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Turns out the earliest I can see an endocrinologist is May 26 but I do manage to get an appt with the CDE in their office for April 30.<br />
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On April 24 I emailed my PCP office to ask for help. I can continue to monitor but I will not live to see the CDE or Endo at this rate. I am a walking skeleton at 110 pounds. I have lost a little over 20 pounds in less than a month. I can not sustain and I beg to come in and to be started on insulin. I've been eating pretty much nothing but hotdogs, broccoli and lettuce.<br />
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April 26 I get to see a CDE in my PCP office and she puts me on 5 units of Basaglar once a day and sends me home.<br />
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April 30 I go to see the CDE at the Endo's office. She took one look at me and realized I could not wait to another month to get to see the Endo and made some calls and had someone see me that day.<br />
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Endo diagnoses me with LADA after seeing my c-peptide results (which were barely in the normal range) she gave me bolus insulin (Humalog), upped my Basaglar dosage and gave me a chart to dose insulin based on my BG and whether I need to add a correction. <br />
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That is about as much info as I got from the Endo. Most of my treatment since then has been learned through speaking to other folks with T1D or LADA. After 30 days of diagnosis I asked to be put on a continuous glucose monitor. My insurance granted me a Dexcom G6.<br />
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Since I haven't been diabetic long enough to know what other CGM systems are like I can't speak to those. The G6 has been awesome. I'm on my <strike>third</strike> fifth sensor and each one has been painlessly applied (I haven't ventured outside of my stomach as a place to wear it). It's taken a lot of stress off of me to be able to look and see what my BG is anytime. I was testing my fingers 5 - 7 times a day and injecting insulin 4 - 6 times a day. That's a lot of stabbing.<br /><br />I did have an issue with sensor #4. I must have hit a capillary when I inserted it and it bled - a lot. EVERYWHERE for over an hour. There was no pain, just a lot of blood. I had to remove the sensor and a quick call to Dexcom had a replacement sensor on its way to me with little fuss.<br /><br />
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I'm at 50+ days with the Dexcom and have managed to be "in range" over 95% of the time. I'm hoping to have an insulin pump in the next few weeks and I think I can nail being my own pancreas 98% of the time. I still have days where everything is all over the place. My beta cells are marching a slow death and some days they seem to work better than others. Since getting the CGM I have taught myself how to dose based on carb counting and moved away from the sliding correction scale my Endo gave me. I'm far too sensitive to correct with a full unit so another reason for me to get a pump is the micro dosing. I've managed to teach myself how to adjust my basal dosages and my boluses to account for how I live. Is it the way I'm currently being taught in pump classes? Absolutely not. Is what I'm doing working for me? 100% Well, 95%+ so I don't think there is much more that could be asked of me as far as "How are you managing diabetes?" I have set my own goals and my doctors have been fairly hands-off. I almost think that is to my advantage but then I am proactive about living.<br /><br />
So when you see me at MDRF this year, you're likely to see I have a few new additions to my body. Feel free to ask questions but please never let one of them be, "Are you allowed to eat that?" A better question is to ask if I remembered to bolus insulin before stuffing whatever fried delight into my maw.<br />
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I still have a lot to learn and there is a whole advocacy/ activist side I have yet to explore with any depth. It did not take long to realize the financial cost of this disease. I am lucky ACA medicaid coverage was expanded in my state. A lot of folks aren't so lucky and are making choices every day that affect their quality of life and, in severe cases, those hard decisions even end their life. Taking insulin is not a choice for any one who has to do it. Trust me, if we could sip a tea, or eat a specific food, or exercise more and not have to inject and test constantly - there is not a single diabetic who wouldn't be sippin' that tea. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I was diagnosed for 6 hours when someone tried to tell me mushroom tea would cure my T1 diabetes.</td></tr>
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Also worth noting. My travel partner's 17 year old kitty, Frodo (Doobie) was diagnosed diabetic two months after I started down this path so we fast became dia-buddies. Our furry friends deserve to have the best human pancreas we can be for them. The two of us are proof that some of us really do just wake up one day and are suddenly dependent on injecting insulin to survive.<br /><br />
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<br /><br />Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-73515202999712137312018-02-26T16:33:00.001-05:002018-02-26T16:33:34.591-05:00Spring Can't Come Soon EnoughI need some moderately warm days of sunshine. It's been overcast for a week now.<br />
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I'm in stress mode over the van. It's been grounded for two years now and I've been hitching a ride to shows. It's time to get something a little newer and a bit more reliable and call it a day with The Inn. I sunk a lot of money into rebuilding a carb, having to then buy a new carb, replacing the accelerator cable, putting a new (used) AC unit on, and putting 4 new tires on it that I just can't keep sinking any more cash into this thing. I flat out don't trust it anymore and I'm in need of more space.<br />
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I've started looking at used Class C's under 25'. I have no idea how I am going to manage to swing the cost of one but I need to figure it out. I'm going to miss this van but it's time to upgrade to maintain my life. I'd be working more with a reliable, running house. Not to mention I'd be able to avoid winter.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-75550256896612546392017-12-20T15:48:00.001-05:002017-12-20T15:48:29.949-05:00Leuchtturm 1917 Out, Traveler's Notebook InI started keeping a bullet journal in mid to late November. My first purchase was a Leuchtturm 1917 since that was what I saw a lot of folks suggesting. It didn't work for me. I'm crafty enough that I'll be able to cut the pages out and use them elsewhere but otherwise this was a very expensive false start. Don't get me wrong, it;s a perfectly acceptable notebook if you are disciplined enough to either sit down and create your monthly/ weekly/ daily pages OR just not give a field of fucks about whether a collection pops up in between week 2 and three of January.<br />
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Nope. I can not have collections or whatever in the middle of yearly scheduling pages. The point is to keep me productive. Putting a collection in the middle of a month is like asking a magpie to spell its name in rice and then spilling a bag of gems on the table. Ooooooh shiny!<br />
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I set out to fully create all the pages I would need for a year. I don't do a separate page for each day and prefer a week on two pages spread. How fucking tedious is that shit? Nope. Nope. Nope. If it feels too much like work I won't keep up with it. Back to researching...<br />
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I came across Traveler's Notebooks. these seemed like the answer to my problems. Pre-made monthly (yay!) and weekly (these ended up being a fail and I now make my own) inserts. I can keep collections in a separate insert. I could hear angels singing. I gleefully ordered this notebook:<br />
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Do you see the problem? The freaking inserts poke out past the cover. Granted I'm using 5 inserts plus a vinyl pocket and a kraft paper folder but still this is unacceptable. The problem now is not only am I invested in the inserts I'm using but I bought a shit ton of them so I have standard sized inserts out the wazoo. Not to mention the 2 blank and 1 horizontal weekly insert I won't ever use.<br />
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Irritated by this whole series of events I decided to make my own cover out of some felt I made and had around.<br />
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This works. At least the pages are covered but it's not the hand-feel I wanted so I joined a few buy/ sell/ trade traveler's notebook groups on Facebook and this beauty popped up at a reasonable cost:<br />
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Finally got around to working a winter build for my land. It's not finished, but close.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-24323823760631712342017-11-28T21:49:00.001-05:002022-04-26T11:12:53.439-04:00Subscription BoxesDecided to browse <a href="http://www.cratejoy.com/" target="_blank">Cratejoy</a> today to see if there was a subscription box I could get for my Reddit SS. His interests are so outside of my own and he didn't give me a hell of a lot to go on so I abandoned the search but decided to see if they had any I would dig getting for myself. I browsed the Pagan and cat themed boxes. I looked through the boxes for readers and some of the boxes geared specifically toward women. I was quickly overwhelmed. Heh. There are a lot of subscription box options out there.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-18790621002064223432017-11-28T00:33:00.000-05:002017-12-20T01:57:28.058-05:00Reddit Secret Santa, Bullet Journal, Work UpdatesI'm super excited to be participating for the very first time. Unfortunately, my match didn't give me much info to go on so I've reached out to try to get some insight.<br />
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As far as my own preference form - I could have listed a million practical things. That is my usual fall back when anyone asks me about what they can buy me as a gift. I'm gonna let it go this time and let life surprise me a little.<br />
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Today was Cyber Monday. I took advantage and ordered some planner stickers to make keeping up with my bullet journal easier and more fun. 4 sets of 2018 mini calendar stickers as well as 12 sheets of seasonal stickers and month headers. So my journal will actually be sort of pretty and not just functional.<br />
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I wrote up my key today and just need to port it into the notebook. I'm still trying to settle on a monthly spread. I've drawn up 4 or 5 examples and just can't seem to settle on one. Thankfully, it can always be changed the next month if the current layout doesn't work. The fluidity of a bullet journal is the best thing about it.<br />
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I'll be spending time tomorrow finishing up December's monthly spread so I can be ready for some daily entries. December is a busy month so this is a good time to test and see if I'll maintain a bullet journal.
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I just finished up two very hard weeks at LARF. We do three student days the week before Thanksgiving and then open for Black Friday. I survived and so did everyone else!<br />
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I get to return to my normal 5 off/ 2 on schedule for another two weeks before likely heading into Winter hiatus until April.<br />
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I really need to find a way to manifest a new to me 25' Class C RV into my world. I need a reliable home. I have offers to work but can't do it because my 30 year old camper van just isn't up to it. While I love the van and it has been good to me for 5 years, I need more space at this point. I'd also like to not have to worry it's going to leave me sitting on the side of the road. So the van will likely be going up for sale soon. I'd like to get what I paid to replace the carb and tires for it. It needs love from someone who can invest the time and finances. I need functionality right now.<br />
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I'll be headed towards Texas around Dec 20. Couple days in Houston and a couple days in The Woods before turning back and going North to MD.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-59235250382271695522017-11-22T09:26:00.001-05:002017-12-20T01:58:41.498-05:00Bullet JournalI'm finally diving into the world of bullet journals. If you don't know what this is I've attached the original video. I'm excited to try to wrangle all of the info I need into one place.<br />
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I'm sure it's a combination of age and Lyme disease but my memory is failing me. I've also grown weary of full journaling. There are a lot of days where I just don't have anything to note that would be worthy of an entry into a diary. Rapid logging fixes that problem. I can note that Mortipurr did something outrageously adorable, even attach a picture if I'm so inclined.<br />
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Lots of folks make their bullet journals all pretty and shit. Not sure I'll go all out but I do have the means to make some nice headers and stuff so we'll see. I'm logging December to see if I want to dive all in and do collection pages and invest a larger amount of time in setting up a journal.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-49373422672598384292017-10-12T10:55:00.000-04:002017-12-20T01:59:32.235-05:00Brain Spew - Politics Some disjointed thoughts on a Thursday morning:<br />
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Let me preface these thoughts with this: I am registered as no affiliation. Doing so makes my life slightly
more complicated when it comes to voting. Maryland is a closed primary
state so I have to decide who I'm supporting and then register to that
party prior to primaries. After primaries I change my affiliation back
to no affiliation. I do this because I do not limit my voting choices to
the words Democrat or Republican. I support the person who seems to
have the best interests of the country AS A WHOLE at heart. I say this because it seems the immediate response to someone being critical of Trump is to blame them for being a snowflake Democrat or to call them a Hillary or Obama supporter so here's the deal - <b>I didn't vote for Obama OR Hillary.</b><br />
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As an aside, MD really needs to get their shit together and make our primary elections open instead of closed.<br />
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What a sad state this country is in right now. Americans are getting to see just how dysfunctional our government is. We all knew it was broken but now it's so apparent that to deny it is insane. If, as an American, you are not deeply troubled by where we're heading then you are not paying attention.<br />
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We have a president who is entirely unfit in every way. His lack of focus on the important things like: climate change, wildfires, mass shootings, hurricanes, disaster areas, and the basic necessities of human life is appalling. He'd rather spend his time on Twitter arguing with NFL players, media outlets and other celebrities who offer criticism.<br />
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In all of this he continues to ignore the American people. Those of us whose interests he's supposed to have at heart. The majority of this country does not support Trump. Over 11 million voters voted for anyone but Trump.<br />
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What does Trump stand for? I can't even tell. Aside from money and
undoing anything with Obama's name on it, what is important to him? <br />
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While I'm at it, let's talk about congress. Another body not listening to the American people. Another body only looking out for their own interests. They are not willing to set aside party to consider that if they do not <i>take action</i> Trump will absolutely be the cause of something horrific happening. In fact, he really seems to want a war. This goes beyond midterm elections. beyond party, even beyond country. This world does not need another war.<br />
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At what point will Republicans say they've had enough? At what point will they realize that their agenda is pretty much dead in the water because Trump causes so much outside controversy that no one can focus on work? He is a distraction and if he were doing this at any other job in the world (aside from a reality show) he would have been fired. His lack of productivity would have gotten him fired. His incessant tweeting would have gotten him fired. His many, many golf outings would have gotten him fired. His attacking of other senior staff would have gotten him fired. Being under federal investigation would have gotten him fired!<br />
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So what's the deal, Congress? Why are you not taking action to return our government to some semblance of functionality?<br />
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UGH!Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-27238487099516489932017-09-22T11:46:00.004-04:002022-04-26T11:13:20.139-04:00Autumn Cleaning SaleAll Mondo & Titanic flutters have been marked down by 50% to make way for new cocoons!Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-457968273480088012017-09-22T11:44:00.002-04:002022-04-26T21:20:57.417-04:00Happy Autumn!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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First Autumn for me. While I know this can also be the celebration of the second harvest (maybe I get a third harvest then?) this is my first Autumn. With the Maryland Renaissance Faire continuing I get to celebrate the changing of the season and all of it's colorful glory here in MD. Then, just as the weather turns to nippy, I bolt from MD and take up residence in Louisiana where there will hopefully still be plenty more days of warmth before it turns to nippy there as well. <br /><br />The Louisiana Renaissance Faire can be tricky for a traveler as far as climate. It can be sweltering humidity in November or a cold humidity that chills your bones. In either case Autumn is extended for a period and since it's my favorite time of year that is okay by me.<br />
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I'll be in MD for just about another 5 weeks so if we need to touch base, we should do that.<br /><br />Other happenings:<br />
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- I have a fun idea for a little polymer clay project that I'm hoping is received well enough that folks will want to take one home. I'm taking my time and figuring out the costs and what the cost of the final project will be. I've done a lot of searching and find things close to what I want to do but not exactly so I have that going for me. In the meantime I'm watching tons of tutorials regarding painting and coloring of polymer clay because I'm not a paint-gifted person. I'm not sure I'm even artistically inclined. I'm creative but artistic? Nah.<br />
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- Dot went for an unauthorized outdoor adventure this week. Last Sunday she decided bolting out of the RV door was a terrific idea. Once out there she looked around like she had gone through some sort of mystical rabbit hole to a new universe and promptly ran scared for the neighbors shed and brush where she spent nearly two nights before deciding the van was a better option. She's fine but I really wish she would stop doing this. She's clearly not happy once she actually gets outside. She's also not usually one to bolt out of a door unless it didn't latch properly and no one is around so I'm not sure why she went this time.<br />
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- The rest of the cats are doing fine. Baron Mortipurr von Fuzzybritches has settled in quite nicely. He is an old soul I think. Calm & relaxed he is simply adorable with his flat little face. I don't think he's going to get much bigger so definitely small than I was expecting him to be. Maybe some of that had to do with how sickly he was when I first got him. Who knows - I love him.<br />
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Not much else is going on. Hopefully I'll have pictures of the polymer project soon.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-47237918267978192662017-09-01T10:08:00.003-04:002022-04-26T11:14:49.120-04:00Flutterby Haven News - Test<br />
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Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-53334681888304306292017-08-03T19:15:00.005-04:002022-04-26T21:21:27.473-04:00Where's Cherry Been? Holy hoot! Last update in March and here it is August already. This year is both flying by and moving at a snails pace.<br />
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Here's a what I've been up to since my last update:<br />
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<li>In February I joined in with my friend <a href="http://michaelmhughes.com/" target="_blank">Michael Hughes</a> in what's since been dubbed the #MagicResistance A large group of folks across the globe are now participating in monthly binding rituals to get Trump out of office. For more information on that please check out our group, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OfficialBindTrump/" target="_blank">Bind Trump</a> The group is wonderfully empowering and makes magic accessible to even the most novice of magical folk. We are an extremely diverse group in background and belief. There's even a Christopagan version of the binding ritual for those who aren't comfortable with the original.</li>
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<li>Attended and worked 5 weeks at the Virginia Renaissance Faire with <a href="http://therogues.com/" target="_blank">The Rogues</a> back in May/ June One awful picture exists to show I was actually there. For what it's worth I was more appropriately dressed, I stripped off my skirts to hoop in my Rennie underwear. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </li>
<li>During the run of the faire I adopted a new kitten. Well, actually my travel partner adopted a new kitten who then decided to adopt me. (Travel partner then adopted another kitten) Meet Baron Mortimer von Fuzzybritches. I call him Morti-purr. He's a sweetie. Not an overly clingy kitty but he likes people well enough. There was chaos in the house while all of the cats adjusted to each other but all is well now. Mortimer was also a very, very sick kitty when we got him. He's still got some eye issues going on several months later.<br /><br />Other than that I've mostly been chilling and getting myself in gear for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I'm hoping I'll be back to hostessing for the Rapunzel's Hair-Braiding so if you come visit look for me either at the main booth not too far from where you enter or by the booth behind the Boar's Head Pub.<br /><br />Hope summer is treating all of you well! Until next time...</li>
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<br />Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-10013360386985233392017-03-07T08:26:00.002-05:002022-04-26T11:15:12.610-04:00February: A Celebration of Black Female Artists Pt. 2I finished out February with an awesome collection of art by some talented individuals. Each piece of art spoke to me for a reason. Here's how the rest of my moth of profile picture changing looked:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Sharlene Perkins <a href="https://www.behance.net/sharleneperkins" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://www.behance.net/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>sharleneperkins</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Lorna Simpson <a href="http://www.lsimpsonstudio.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.lsimpsonstudio.com/</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Kesha Bruce <a href="http://www.keshabruce.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.keshabruce.com/</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist Caitlin Cherry <a href="http://contemporarywing.com/artists/caitlin-cherry" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>contemporarywing.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>artists/caitlin-cherry</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Julie Mehretu <a href="https://www.art21.org/artists/julie-mehretu" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://www.art21.org/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>artists/julie-mehretu</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Mickalene Thomas <a href="http://mickalenethomas.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>mickalenethomas.com/</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Xaviera Simmons Found no personal website but did find her Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xavierasimmons" rel="nofollow"><span>https://www.facebook.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>xavierasimmons</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Minnie Evans No personal website found <a href="http://www.petulloartcollection.org/the_collection/about_the_artists/artist.cfm?a_id=11" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.petulloartcollection.or</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>g/the_collection/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>about_the_artists/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>artist.cfm?a_id=11</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: Michelle Robinson <a href="https://www.mistermichelle.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.mistermichelle.com/</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-27460590445270332632017-02-13T14:43:00.001-05:002017-02-13T14:43:46.359-05:00Welcome to February Pt. 1I know I'm long overdue for a post but this isn't it. This month in celebration of Black History Month (it's also Women in Horror Month) I've been changing my Facebook profile picture to a new piece of work by black female artists (writers, singers, painters, poets- all arts) and since we're halfway through the month I thought I would post all of the people I've shared so far. The idea came to me a few days into the month so there are a couple days not represented.<br />
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How I pick artists has been an interesting journey for me. They can't simply be black and female. The art has to speak to me in some way. Whether I like the arrangement, the colors, the subject. All of the art I picked was not random. This has been such a fun project for me. I'm finding artists I've never heard of whose work evokes a reaction in me. So here are the pieces from the first half of the month.<br />
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This is the picture that started the idea. I wanted to change my profile picture to a black Rosie the Riveter in solidarity with women of color, our current political environment and Black History Month. The next day I decided to seek artists of color. <br />
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Next was a quote from this song by the wonderful Nina Simone<br />
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This painting reminds me of a tiger painting that graced our family room wall when I was a kid.<br />
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I just couldn't resist the colors in the next piece...</div>
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This sculpture spoke to how I'm feeling politically right now. (I couldn't find a direct website link for Chakaia)</div>
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Who doesn't love A Clockwork Orange? This one made me smile.</div>
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Reminds me of a nymph or sprite you'd find deep in an mystical wood. </div>
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Love the colors and the uniqueness of this installation.</div>
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Wise words from a poet... </div>
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Really, it's the handsome kitty that drew me to this one although it looks like he's not a nice kitty judging from the woman's position.</div>
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<br />Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-85105066230218534752016-11-09T08:53:00.001-05:002017-12-20T02:02:03.102-05:00The Election Is Over And I Still Feel IckyI'm waking up this morning in a country I feel like I barely know or understand. Donald Trump has apparently won enough electoral votes to become the next president of the United States.<br />
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As a Bernie Sanders supporter this scrapes the bottom of the worst-possible-outcome barrel. We are now a country moving backward in the tide of forward thinking change. We are now a country in distress.<br />
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I just ordered a handful (because the loss of one or two is inevitable) of American Flag lapel pins. I plan to wear one, upside down, every day for the next 4 years to show just how distressed I believe this country is as well as how distressed I am as an American with a person like Trump at the wheel. My pins should arrive on Tuesday.<br />
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I thought I felt icky when I had to register as a Democrat to vote for Bernie, I have never been ashamed of this country - today I am.<br />
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<br />Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-36649619665778225792016-09-28T10:38:00.001-04:002022-04-26T21:21:44.211-04:00Goodbye Anchovy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My old guy passed away on September 12. Sadly, I wasn't home with him. I was on my way home from a trip to Colorado, riding in a car somewhere in Kansas when I got the call from my bestie (and pet sitter) that Anchovy wasn't looking very well. I trust my girl, Jen. We worked together at an animal hospital for a lot of years; if she says it's time then it's time. I'm exceptionally saddened that I wasn't here to be with him. We were together almost 17 years, why couldn't he wait three more days?<br />
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I'll miss his little alien looking self. I always jokingly said if Anchovy were a person he would be a gay French dude. He's going to be terribly missed.<br />
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Oddly, he left in the same time frame that he came in. Pike was my first kitty and when he turned 6 Anchovy came to live with us. Pike passed 6 years ago and now Anchovy has followed him.<br />
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My little family is shrinking alarmingly. We've gone from 7 bodies in the van to 4 in a little over a year. Dandy. Dot and Tadpole are all close to the same age 6/7 so hopefully we won't be suffering any more losses any time soon.Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573969451826868261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869651698098557924.post-25470482658743209992016-07-20T20:32:00.001-04:002022-04-26T11:15:41.224-04:00Views from the Trip to MontanaThe most terrifying horse statue I've ever seen. The head swayed with the wind - it's seriously creepy as fuck.<br />
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