Not really to the East Side, unless the East Side is Wordpress.com.... then yeah, to the East Side.
ANYWAY. Nothing personal, Blogger.com, Wordpress simply had more options I like, so it's not me, it's you.
Here's the new link for my blog... feel free to just set your homepage to it...
http://mommabetic.wordpress.com/
If you were expecting some sort of fancy link, click this one.
If you were looking for a funny video of cats, click here.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
What You're Making for Dessert.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I HAVE to share one of my favorite diabetes friendly dessert items with you. I found these at my local Walmart as well as the grocery store in town. Pillsbury put out a line of sugar free cake mixes, brownie mixes AND frosting. Now, before you get your big dumb white hats on and prepare to make some gourmet junk that you can shove your pancreas-impaired self into, know that (for now) there is just yellow cake and chocolate cake, regular brownie mix, and vanilla and chocolate frosting. That being said, you can take vanilla cake mix and RUN with it. Try Staphanie Ashcraft's book, 200 Cake Mix Creations (pick up your copy here!)
So far, I have had the brownies (which I made into brownie pops!), the vanilla cake, and the frostings (which I have to say are a BIT tacky, but still good). Here are some ideas that even the most spastic bakers can pull off:
I HAVE to share one of my favorite diabetes friendly dessert items with you. I found these at my local Walmart as well as the grocery store in town. Pillsbury put out a line of sugar free cake mixes, brownie mixes AND frosting. Now, before you get your big dumb white hats on and prepare to make some gourmet junk that you can shove your pancreas-impaired self into, know that (for now) there is just yellow cake and chocolate cake, regular brownie mix, and vanilla and chocolate frosting. That being said, you can take vanilla cake mix and RUN with it. Try Staphanie Ashcraft's book, 200 Cake Mix Creations (pick up your copy here!)
So far, I have had the brownies (which I made into brownie pops!), the vanilla cake, and the frostings (which I have to say are a BIT tacky, but still good). Here are some ideas that even the most spastic bakers can pull off:
- Nuts, chocolate chips, other sugar free/reduced ice cream toppings, additives for the brownies.
- Add spices to the yellow cake for a pseudo-spice cake!
- Pick up that book and go nutso in your kitchen with those cake mixes.
- Add color or flavoring to those frosting containers for a different/festive effect.
Obviously, adding crap into these sugar free mixes MIGHT negate the "Sugar free" part, so let's be real about this. Throwing a ton of chocolate and toppings in, on, and around sugar free brownie mix does NOT entitle my pancreatic impaired to an entire plate. Even if you do go a little crazy with the additives, you can still sleep okay at night knowing you cut a lot of the sugar out by using sugar free mix!
Make a sugar free change this week (start with this dessert!)
Good luck and happy face stuffing.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
"Hey lady, you suck!"
The following topic is one I have been super fired up about. I actually started this blog so that I could blog about this. It's that insane. File this one under "ranty"....
Story time!
So, recently a good friend of mine ran into a crappy old acquaintance of ours from high school. We'll call her Kate. Turns out, Kate is this awe inspiring speaker and advocate for kids who were/are being bullied. GO KATE! Also turns out, Kate is a bullying victim. (Oh no, Kate!) Kate holds little kids hands and cries with them and lets them know it's all going to be okay. She even has business cards! And a book! She's the best.
(turn the page, kids)
BUT THEN! Scooby Doo and the rest of the gang pull Kate's mask off and guess who's under there (you'll never guess)?! KATE?! What the...?
(turn the page!)
That's right! (And here's where I blow your mind...) Kate was actually the bully! (WHATTTT?!) Yup. She speaks from an honest victim's point of view, wrote a touching (poorly edited, self published) novel, and advocates for fellow victims, AS A BULLY.
(story time is over. let's reflect)
In all seriousness, this girl is really something else. I feel like in a time when there is so much focus on bullying, she probably shouldn't be running around telling kids she "gets it", when in reality, she has no idea. Now, this is not some wompwompwomp "I was bullied" post. This is more of a "hey lady, you suck!" post.
In her "book" (and I use the term loosely) she talks about how she was bullied in high school (who wasn't?) and how terribly it affected it. Now, to be fair, I did NOT shell out the 40 bucks to buy the book, so I can't offer anything actually constructive or informative. I did read the preview, which talked about how rich she was growing up and how she thought she was ugly. Apparently, she just couldn't help it, she even bullied herself.
I almost felt badly for her when I was reading the comments on her book. They included interesting and helpful critiques like "It's easily because of you that I lost faith in relationships and commitments at such a young and impressionable age." and "I am reporting this book to Amazon because I went to MS and HS with this author and upon further investigation, it will be proven that this book is not accurate or honest." To be fair, it also includes " This fraudulent account should not be allowed to be published." (Credit: AMAZON.COM.) So yeah... that.
I remember this girl from school. I remember her trying to make herself look good. I remember her being fairly smart. I remember her talking about people behind their backs. I DO remember rumors going on around her, but I also remember that it was high school, rumors are a necessary evil. (how else are you going to have your self esteem chipped away?!)
To close this up, I want to just say a few things:
Story time!
So, recently a good friend of mine ran into a crappy old acquaintance of ours from high school. We'll call her Kate. Turns out, Kate is this awe inspiring speaker and advocate for kids who were/are being bullied. GO KATE! Also turns out, Kate is a bullying victim. (Oh no, Kate!) Kate holds little kids hands and cries with them and lets them know it's all going to be okay. She even has business cards! And a book! She's the best.
(turn the page, kids)
BUT THEN! Scooby Doo and the rest of the gang pull Kate's mask off and guess who's under there (you'll never guess)?! KATE?! What the...?
(turn the page!)
That's right! (And here's where I blow your mind...) Kate was actually the bully! (WHATTTT?!) Yup. She speaks from an honest victim's point of view, wrote a touching (poorly edited, self published) novel, and advocates for fellow victims, AS A BULLY.
(story time is over. let's reflect)
In all seriousness, this girl is really something else. I feel like in a time when there is so much focus on bullying, she probably shouldn't be running around telling kids she "gets it", when in reality, she has no idea. Now, this is not some wompwompwomp "I was bullied" post. This is more of a "hey lady, you suck!" post.
In her "book" (and I use the term loosely) she talks about how she was bullied in high school (who wasn't?) and how terribly it affected it. Now, to be fair, I did NOT shell out the 40 bucks to buy the book, so I can't offer anything actually constructive or informative. I did read the preview, which talked about how rich she was growing up and how she thought she was ugly. Apparently, she just couldn't help it, she even bullied herself.
I almost felt badly for her when I was reading the comments on her book. They included interesting and helpful critiques like "It's easily because of you that I lost faith in relationships and commitments at such a young and impressionable age." and "I am reporting this book to Amazon because I went to MS and HS with this author and upon further investigation, it will be proven that this book is not accurate or honest." To be fair, it also includes " This fraudulent account should not be allowed to be published." (Credit: AMAZON.COM.) So yeah... that.
I remember this girl from school. I remember her trying to make herself look good. I remember her being fairly smart. I remember her talking about people behind their backs. I DO remember rumors going on around her, but I also remember that it was high school, rumors are a necessary evil. (how else are you going to have your self esteem chipped away?!)
To close this up, I want to just say a few things:
- It's pretty messed up to lie to kids who are reaching out for your support.
- It's pretty not okay to publish a poorly written book based on false anecdotes.
- High school is a war-zone. I understand not everyone has the um... cannonballs for it, but let's quit whining.
- I just finished a bag of peppered beef jerky and my mouth is on fire.
- Not all of my blog posts are going to be mean, don't worry. (I have a few recipes I'm lining up for tomorrow.)
Saturday, August 11, 2012
The basics.
You know that boring stuff people hardly care about? That's here. This crap sets the stage for the rest of my shenanigans. Read it. Learn it. Memorize it. LIVE IT. You WILL be quizzed on it later.
Me: 23. Stay at home mom of two girls, Haley and Harper. Diabetic, type 2. Completely ridiculous. Less active than I tell myself, more active than a couch potato. Sarcastic. Partially intolerable. My own biggest fan. Lazy crafter. Cooker. Baker. Part-time cynic. Best friend material. NOT mom of the year. Admittedly judgmental. Hilarious. (overly) Self confident... sometimes.
This blog will be your go-to for all things:
Speaking of going viral, view and share this video of my kid, Haley, being cute:
3 Year Old Cheers for USA
Me: 23. Stay at home mom of two girls, Haley and Harper. Diabetic, type 2. Completely ridiculous. Less active than I tell myself, more active than a couch potato. Sarcastic. Partially intolerable. My own biggest fan. Lazy crafter. Cooker. Baker. Part-time cynic. Best friend material. NOT mom of the year. Admittedly judgmental. Hilarious. (overly) Self confident... sometimes.
This blog will be your go-to for all things:
- Mommy
- Crafty
- Diabetic friendly
- NOT diabetic friendly
- Silly
- People watch-y
- Rant-y
- Laugh
- Yell
- Be hungry
- Tell your friends
- Re-blog/post/pin/tweet/facebook/carrier pigeon
- Comment
- Bring cake
Speaking of going viral, view and share this video of my kid, Haley, being cute:
3 Year Old Cheers for USA
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