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This week has been intense and great so far, as I predicted.. Much of monday went by, but a quarter to five in the afternoon I received the call that I GOT A FULL TIME JOB!!!! was beyond excited and in shock, because at this point I thought it would never happen haha The job is with a company called Addnature that sells outdoor sportswear, most of their sales are from the website, but they also have 3 stores in the downtown Stockholm area. My job will be writing for their website, you could say the job is within marketing which I think will be a great thing for me. They want me to start tomorrow (thursday) so it is all happening super quick, which has both its pros and cons obviously, but I am excited to get into it and finally be able to get into some sort of routine. 

 

Friday is the big day for Mr.C, when he is going to the Swedish embassy in Washington DC, really really hope that the process moves quickly after that, dont want to be away from him any longer. Until recently it has worked fine, but feeling like I am now reaching the point where a long distance relationship truly sucks, dont understand people who manage a long distance relationship all the time, I want to be with the one I love all the time pretty much haha I am hoping he will be here within a month! :)

 

Yesterday my grandparents came to visit, my grandfather watched after Alice and my grandmother and I went shopping. Alice had 4 teeth pulled out on monday so we could not leave her alone yesterday. My grandmother and I had lunch and went to some stores and I found two awesome pairs of jeans at Zara, which she bought for me!! :) My grandparents are both such giving and kind people who really brightens up my day a lot when I see them, not just because of gifts and money, but I appreicate being able to spend time with them and I always learn a lot and have a great time. Anyhow, my grandmother found a really nice jacket for herself at Zara that she got and then we went to look at an Ipad for them. She ended up getting a white Retina display 32GB Ipad, which I helped set up for them when we got back to my parents place. They are really becoming technological (both Iphone and Ipad now), which is fun, because I think technology makes it so much easier to keep in touch with them. 

 

Last night, after my very awesome day, I was going to go run with the triathlon team, I swam in the morning, but didnt run that much last week so felt like I needed to get back into it. I always find it hard to get my diabetes/body right for a night workout, I always seem to be at a wack for it, I think it might have something to do with having to change around meals and stuff, because this running workout is at 7pm, which is when I usually have dinner, maybe changing dinner time changes the bodys reaction to insulin and food, if anyone have any insight about this I would love some advice!? Anyhow, last night I was starting to feel out of energy around 5pm, had been higher than normal most of the day, more around and over 10 ( 7-8 = where I want to be). I was trying to stay positive, because I had decided I needed to train, but then I got outside and it was supercold, starting feeling feeverish, got to the pool to change for running and bs was almost 14, I have been told I shouldnt work out with bs over 15. I feel like I should really just go home and to bed, but I make myself start the workout with the group. I didnt make it far until I realized there was nowhere in my body I could find energy and I was feeling sick to my stomach so turned around and cut the workout short. Ultimately I wish I would have listened to my body before the run, but I am still learning, so hopefully in a year or maybe longer I will trust myself more. When I trained swimming, there was always a coach that told me to swim, so I didnt have to think for myself as much, but now I am completely in charge over my training, and that together with my diabetes can become a challange. WHEN is my diabetes telling my body you need to slow down, and when is my lazy mind telling me? You who know me, know I rarely if ever give up, but I still doubt myself and sometimes feel that I give up even though it might not be perceived that way. My goal is therefore, listen to myself, I want what is best for me, I want to improve athletically, so when I am telling myself I really should not do a certain workout I am not ruining things for myself. It is easy for me to write this now, the challange will be to change my thought process so that when these things happen, when I feel like I need to take the day, night, or week off, I stop second guessing myself. 

 

This morning I was at the hospital early and among other things got a new blood sugar meeter, another advice from Camilla, my new friend through the diabetes organization. She also told me about the new pen I got. Anyhow, this meter is great, I dont have to put in a new stick that draws my blood each time, the meter contains 50 of them, which makes the bs checcking process a lot quicker. It might not seem as much, but for a diabetic any little thing that makes things easier is much welcomed! :)

Here is a pic of my new toy;