Happy Friday, everyone! In keeping with Mamamia tradition, it’s time to reflect on your week – the good, the bad and the in-between. There are no “rules” – just join in and tell us about your highs and lows. Remember that no problem is too big or too small!
Remember that if you want a chance to host best and worst, email info@mamamia.com.au with your full name, headshot and a short bio (include any links to your blog/Twitter etc), and we’ll take it from there.
Introducing Renza…
Best: – Collective nouns – especially a ‘blessing’ of unicorns. (The unicorn is the mascot of the diabetes online community.)
– Blueberry jam, which this week I’ve used in a crostata (Italian jam tart), cupcakes and slathered on toast.
– Playing Uno with my daughter. I tell myself it helps with her counting. Really, I’m competitive and like to win – which is happening less and less!
– Keeping Melbourne’s gorgeous and golden Autumn at bay with scarves and boots.
Worst: This week I celebrated marked 14 years of living with type 1 diabetes. That’s 14 years of living with a chronic health condition that doesn’t take a holiday, and no one seems to have a clue about. That’s 14 years of answering the question ‘Should you be eating that?’ (see: blueberry jam crostata above). And that’s 14 years of telling people that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, has nothing to do with eating too much sugar as a kid, and cannot be prevented.
Renza Scibilia is mum to a beautiful 7 year-old daughter, wife to a jazz musician and guitar collector and works at a diabetes organisation. She blogs about living well with diabetes here and tweets @RenzaS.
What were your best and worst moments this week?
Top Comments
best: survived a massive week of placement, work, study and dawn service.
best-ish: reconnecting with my ex. We always go to the dawn service together. It was nice hanging out. I needed some hugs and he was more than obliging. It felt so good to be close to someone that is familiar. I really needed it.
OMM: where is this going? We both love hanging out and we get along so well but I'm not sure I want to date him again. Time will tell. Need to protect my heart, and his, I've already broken it before.
OMM: exam study, I don't care about the ovarian cycle!! ARGH! boring!! But I need to pass so better get my butt into gear and get studying!
Love to all MMers.
Worst: Coming down with a throat infection during my only 3 days without the kids until next school holidays.
Best: Enjoying doing things for me instead of mum me.
I've been writing articles for Kiki&Tea, http://kikiandtea.com/2012/..., writing posts in my outfit blog http://ccurves.blogspot.com... and my op shopping blog, http://onceyouop.blogspot.com/ and I went to a singing workshop which was fantastic.
All of these things have given me a little buzz of happiness. Writing and singing were things I've enjoyed since I was a child, I don't know why it took me so long to get back to them. :-)
OMM: A friend who is reacting negatively to all the new things I'm trying. Why can't she just be happy for me?
Good for you! What you are doing is so fantastic! Putting yourself out there and having fun! I hope you continue to do so and continue enjoying it! It's what life is all about! I read your article about becoming a single parent and was so moved, you are a very strong person who I admire greatly. xo
Thank you Kathy, you're lovely! :-) xx