Links That Keep Me Awake All Night

I have been very busy. We are selling our house and I have twenty five thousand projects in the air. Not to mention, regular day (night) job and mommying.  I loathe to shut down the blog even though I don't have as much time for it. So I'm not going to. There will be gaps. It's just the way life is playing me right now. But there will still be lots of love, so hold your breathe with me guys. Thanks! And enough about me, check out what I've found online.

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

― Dr. Seuss

"Dear Uggs, Please stop."

So this is older and the competetion is closed, but these pictures are so freaking adorable I had to share. And if you want more amazing adorable babyness pick up Adele Enersen's book "When My Baby Dreams."

Have you heard of the Bechdel test? It's a test for women's representation in films. This video explains it all. I dare you not to try and apply it to every movie you see. And be saddened at the high failure rate.

 How do we break the girl hate cycle?

Margaret Cho chimes in on how it gets better.  "Don't choose suicide, choose revenge."

 Kidrex is a kid friendly search engine. No more quick closes of the laptop when you accidentally google "fist" and get some very not kid-friendly images.

Three breathing exercises.

At work the other day, someone was berating me for something that wasn't even close to my fault. And I apologized for it. Then I read "I Am So Not Sorry About My Vagina" and I was like "Why the fuck did I apologize?" I would like to retract that one too

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 Shaun of the Dead Legos!

Everything you always wanted to ask about working in show business.

 If you are a new mommy, maybe you shouldn't read this. But Scary Mommy explains how the sleepless nights never really end. Parenting does not get better.

A pregnant friend of mine was telling me that her doctor told her Mommy Brain will go away after a while. I was like..uhhh..mine didn't. So I already knew that pregnancy changes our brains, but did you know that some of your littles cells actually stay inside you after they are born. I love that idea.

Why I Chose A Gun, is an amazing TED talk about peace and how we keep it.

Do what matters and quit your pointless crap.

 Trying to explain how amazing it is to have kids is basically imposible.

Have you written or seen anything amazing online recently?

Profligacy

"great abundance"

That is a profligacy of cupcakes. Nom.

Dia-beet-us

I prep the little blue pen, priming the needle to get the most amount of blood with the least amount of pain. I try to remember in vain which finger I used last time. I pick one at random and line it up.After five years of this it doesn't really hurt anymore, but still, I flinch as the needle clicks home. I squeeze the shining red drop onto the strip, fascinated by how it sucks the blood in so quickly. I wait for the tiny pink machine to come up with the dreaded number. 

My stomach plummets and my hands shake. I know the number will be low. I get a small fissure of anticipation, because I can eat sweets without the guilt. The machine beeps and the large black 57 swims into view. I reach for the bag of kisses and savor it. It's warmth melts into my mouth as I roll it back with my tongue. It doesn't work fast enough, so I eat two more. I should just wait, but the lure of the little silver wrapped twists are just too great. 

I am always amazed how exhausted the body becomes. How hard it has to work to raise the blood sugar. It takes it fifteen minutes, but it's like my poor body has been moving mountains. My arms feel heavy and my mind is clouded by the need for a nap. 

But with a running toddler, naps are not always in my future. So I make it through, we may watch more Super Why and Caillou then normal. We may eat leftover pizza and cookies for lunch...and maybe dinner. 

I will hold it together and I will feel better. Until the next time I check. The next time I have to prep my little blue pen.

I wrote about having diabetes when I was first blogging. A Write on Edge prompt was to take a blog post and write it as a memoir. I hope I succeeded and I would love your feedback.

What moment would you write about for a memoir post?