Today was one of THOSE mornings, when nothing, absolutely NOTHING could go right. We all have them. And for me, it always happens at the most in-opportune time. First off, it was Monday. Enough said. I was scheduled to travel to Los Angeles to provide trainings for two centers on early childhood curriculum. I of course lingered in bed, as always, because who wants to get out from under perfectly warm blankets? While showering, brushing my teeth, and eating my morning bowl of cheerios and milk my mind was trained on what outfit to wear and making sure I had all of my training materials. I absolutely could not show up 2 hours away, in Los Angeles, missing a single thing.
So I finally get out to my car and wouldn't you know, my new very smart car computer is beeping at me to check the tire pressure. COME ON!! Really?! After one frantic call to my husband, ("Do I really need to take care of this now?") and about 15 minutes of my patience wearing thin (I just couldn't stand the thought of watching this blinking light on my dashboard for the next two hours), I pulled into a gas station to take care of the tire situation. And yes, I pumped air into not one, but TWO tires wearing 3 inch heels and a super-cute black and white dress at 7 o'clock in the morning, all by myself. Go me!
As I made my way back on the freeway, music turned up high, I was finally ready to settle in to what I hoped to be a traffic-free drive to the USC campus in Los Angeles. BEEP ... BEEP .... BEEP. What now? I knew exactly what it was and almost had to laugh, if it wasn't for the panic that runs though my blood when my Dexcom meter is pretty much yelling at me, "Your blood sugar is low." I reach into my purse and sure enough my continuous glucose meter is all but flagging me down and being almost as obnoxious as my tire pressure warning. But unlike the tire alarm, this one isn't something I can ignore, even if I had the patience of a Saint.
Luckily my blood sugar wasn't too low, or anything 3 sugar tablets couldn't quickly fix. I mindfully watched the road and thanked my lucky stars for my Type-A personality that remembered to triple-check my diabetic supplies while making sure I had all of my training materials for the long-day ahead. When it rains, it pours right? As if I didn't have enough to think about this morning, it seems like the blood sugars always have to stop in to remind me, "Hey, we're still here and yes, you still have to be thinking about us!" Thank goodness for my Dexom alerts though, because times like today make it truly hard to stay in-tune with what my body is telling me 100% of the time.
On a good note, my trainings went well and I got a great compliment from my boss's boss. :-) I had just about forgotten all about my hectic morning when I finally had a chance to go to the bathroom at lunch only to look in the mirror and realize the worst of it all ... I had completely forgotten to put make up on this morning. :-/
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE! And thank you to all of our Veterans out there, past and present, who have served our great country.
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