{"id":37872,"date":"2015-05-16T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=37872"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:46:51","slug":"dblogweek-day-6-favorites-and-motivations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=37872","title":{"rendered":"#DBlogWeek Day 6 \u2013 Favorites and Motivations"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started blogging for ASweetLife two years ago. Prior, I hadn\u2019t really explored my diabetes in writing. It was the subject of a poem or two, but indirectly. Now that I\u2019ve been writing about it on a consistent basis and exploring my feelings about my diabetes, I find that it has been therapeutic and eye-opening.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m proud of all of my posts for unique reasons, but a couple stick out to me more than the others. Particularly, the post that I wrote about how my mom and I deal with our diabetes is a favorite. It opened the door for my mom to feature a piece she wrote on my blog, which in turn gave me some insight as to how she feels about my diabetes. I was also grateful for the opportunity to express gratitude to my mom, dad, and other family members who have been instrumental in helping me manage my diabetes. I know that I don\u2019t thank them enough for all they do for me, so it felt good to be able to do that in my writing, a mode of expression that I treasure deeply.<\/p>\n

The posts that I wrote while I was in college also speak to me. They are more motivational in my eyes than some of the other posts I wrote because they are evidence of me overcoming some serious obstacles in my path while I was on my own at school. There was the time when I was freaking out over a low blood sugar before an exam, and the time I was forced to take a CGM hiatus. Oh, and I can\u2019t forget all the times that hitting the gym on campus lead to either crushing defeat or joyful victory. Each post about my time in college reflects my resilience, which can be incredibly motivating for me to stick it to my diabetes.<\/p>\n

And if I had to choose a favorite sentence(s) that I\u2019ve written on my blog so far, it would have to be this introduction to my post about my vacation to Disney World last August:<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce upon a time, a young woman named Molly was bound for the magical Disney World for a week\u2019s worth of fun and frolicking. Her tale does not involve hallmarks like evil witches, poisonous apples, fairy godmothers, spontaneous singing, or charming woodland critters capable of human speech. Rather, it is a story about balancing diabetes while trying to make the most of a much-needed vacation with her handsome prince \u2013 erm, boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why is it my favorite? Here\u2019s the list of reasons:<\/p>\n