I’m really happy about our new blog. Paul and I put it together this evening and I brought over all my hidden posts from LiveJournal. We’ll eventually (soon) bring all the old content from our original (as opposed to extra crispy) P&S website. But for now I can write where everyone (friends and family) can see, as long as they know where to look. (We’re practicing security through obscurity for a little bit until the Christmas cards go out.)

I’m exited that Paul will be writing too. I was honestly a little surprised when he said he wanted to contribute, but I’m really thrilled that he is. He’s such a great writer, and I’d love to see his side of things on all this craziness.

I’m feeling pretty good. The exhaustion is near constant though. I feel like I’m walking through knee-deep water all the time. But I keep plodding on, and take breaks when I can. I would give just about anything though, for a nap around 2:30 every day. I’m still getting amazingly hungry at the flip of a switch, but I’m getting better about keeping healthy snacks around. (OMG, I’m in love with the clementine oranges in the stores now!)

I e-mailed back and forth last week with Dr. Schwartz about my blood sugars and the herbal teas I like to drink. It was really cool to have this kind of interaction with my doctor. He upped my insulin again, and gave me tea-by-tea instructions on how much I can have. (Note to self: stock up on Roobios blends, no more Mate for you!) I’m posting my blood sugars to a simple website I built, so he can just check the link whenever and e-mail me to up my insulin (again.) We’ll get it right eventually. And maybe, just maybe by the end of all of this I can get the pharmacy and my insurance to agree on what my co-pays should be and how many vials of insulin I can have at a time. (Seriously, it shouldn’t be this hard.)

My next appointment is on Wednesday morning at 8:30. I tried scheduling it first thing so that Paul could come with me. Yeah. Wednesday is the one day next week he’s working 8-4. All the other days he’s working 12-8. I can’t win. Ah well, it’s OK. It’s not like I can’t go by myself. I’m going straight into work from the appointment anyway. I’m hoping they’ll be able to get a decent picture on Wednesday though. I’m planning on telling my office at our company Christmas potluck on Wednesday afternoon, and I’d like some photographic evidence.