I’m pretty sad that my oldest just went back to school for his “first day” of this school year. I feel like our home is missing something right now. I can’t wait to pick him up in a few hours!
Category: Personal
Confidence: Some People Just Don’t Have It
I know someone who has a great family, a great job with many years of service, excellent job reviews and a great group of friends. This person has talents both at work and in his hobbies, but yet doesn’t have confidence. No matter how many awards received, no matter how many accolades won, it just doesn’t matter.
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Diagnosed with Diabetes…
I’ve been dealing with a diagnosis I thought would eventually happen, but just really thought it wouldn’t. It’s one of those until it happens, you just wish it won’t. I “tried” to make lifestyle changes, but it still happened.
My change from pre-diabetic to diabetic happened pretty quickly, over the period of 3 months, my A1c went from the 5.5-6 range to 7.6 and then in the next 3 months to 11.5. It was quick. My doctor started me on insulin. Now I’m on nearly 60 insulin units, my blood sugar is back in a normal range, and seeing an endocrinologist to figure out what happened.
I got a COVID-19 test. What to expect.
Seems that COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing is one of the best ways to combat this disease, as knowing where/who has this virus is a pretty good first step in trying to stop its spread.
I decided to go and get tested as a walk in clinic was offering tests in my area. I had some coughing and headaches for the past few weeks, normally it wouldn’t be anything I’d worry about, but the fact that COVID-19 is going around and with my family, I wanted to be safe and just get tested in case. I’m sure every testing site is different, but I wanted to share my experience. I sent a quick note to my internal medicine doctor to get some feedback on getting tested, and he did not have any concerns and suggested a walk in clinic near my home.
A little about myself…
I’m a 40 something, married with a family of 2 young kids. I work in the tech industry and have been for my entire career. I am an Asian American, born and raised in the USA. I’d consider myself middle class with a mortgaged home. I’ve lived in various parts of the country — both on the east and west coasts, but I have not lived in the middle. I love my country, but not the direction things are headed in.
I do know I have been blessed with many opportunities, and I believe in trying to give back. I try to surround myself with people who will inspire and motivate me to be better. I believe there is always room to improve things, even the smallest of things. I believe in trying my best.
I’ll share more about myself in the future, but I do intend to keep this blog semi-anonymous, but honestly, don’t actually expect it to stay that way. We live in an age when it’s better to live like anything you do online is publicly available. Maybe I’ll blog about that later.
Stayed tuned for the next entry. I’ll try to post a few times a week.