Getting Used to Blogging

Blogging has proven strange for me. I realize that I'm writing to nobody -- or if people do actually read this blog, they probably don't know me. So ... I've decided to "introduce" myself.

My name is Lisa -- my daughter is Isobel and she has Type 1 Diabetes. I may refer to her as "Birdie" ... "Isobird" ... "Bella". She answers to anything. She got the nickname Birdie when she was a baby because she used to open her little mouth so wide, like a little birdie, when she was being fed. Hmmm ... pretty ironic that now she is limited to the foods she can eat.

Anyway, we follow a strict low carb diet constructed by our Doctor -- Dr. Bernstein. Some people think it's too difficult to follow, or that there are better ways. I've actually received quite a bit of criticism. But, we're happy - Isobel is healthy and has a 5.6% A1C, so I'm not complaining. At all.

We live in Williamsburg, Virginia. LOVE it here. I was raised in upstate NY and lived there (Saratoga Springs) until I was 30. Both are beautiful cities and great for raising kids.

I lead a very quiet - kind of boring life. A good life, but a little on the uneventful side. I'm trying to think how I am going to keep your attention!

It's funny how simple things become interesting to others. Like, if I tell you my cat (Daisy) wakes me up in the mornings when she's hungry ... you might be find that amusing. Definitely more so than I do! She has her methods. She'll either jump onto my night stand and maneuver her way through all the bottles of insulin, shots, meter ... inevitably knocking things off and waking me up. Or, she'll start to "hum". This is very difficult to explain. She doesn't give out a full meow - almost as if she thinks it's too obvious that it's her who is making the noise. She tries to disguise her meow, by shortening it to a "hum". Waking me up nonetheless.

Anyway. I'll try to keep this amusing. Now I'm off to tuck Isobel in. Its been a long day for me. It began at 5:30am .... for a chilly walk with one of my only friends ..... full time work .... taking care of my boyfriend who has just had a knee replacement ... driving Isobel all around ... cooking ... blogging.

By the way - it's weird to say you have a boyfriend when you're 37. The boyfriend is David, but we call him Dino - you'll hear his name a lot.

Good night!