I am one of the most technologically illiterate individuals I know. Hell, I was born before the first Star Wars movie was made. People still knew where Jimmy Hoffa was on the day I was born (most people I come into contact with today don’t even know who Jimmy Hoffa was, or Ollie North). I used to say I was born when Jimmy Carter was president, but when I looked it up on a whim, I learned that Gerald Ford was president on the day of my birth. There are days when I feel OLD.

This blog is my introduction into the world of technology and I can barely figure out how to get my profile picture displayed.

That being said, I think it is definitely worth the stress of learning a new skill to be able to share my story with anyone willing to read my ramblings. I have no idea how this adventure will turn out in the end, but I am excited to enjoy the ride. For my  very first posting I am proud to have anything posted at all. I feel extremely accomplished to be able to press the “Publish” button and have an actual result materialize. Especially considering the fact I established this blog while sitting at one of my favorite pubs drinking a bourbon-barrel aged barleywine  with an ABV of 13.3% (Holy Shit, how will I even be able to ride my bike the four blocks required to get home???). At this moment, I am striking the hell out of my keyboard just trying to type and spell these words correctly (I want to throw this damn contraption across the room in frustration, but I am still slightly sober enough to realize I will regret the action in a few hours before going to bed).

I am beginning the journey of this blog because I need an outlet. I need a way to express my frustrations of living with Type 1 Diabetes. I need an opportunity to tell my story because I am silently going insane trying to live a life I was never supposed to have. I need a reason to believe that there is a PURPOSE for my life. I need something that will allow me to feel as if I have a chance at success and achievement.

I welcome the chance to experience something new and exciting. I am thrilled to have a chance to expand my horizons and to increase my comfort zone. I welcome the people who will find an interest in my story and are willing to join me in my experience of the world we live in. I know this life is worth living. I know this for a FACT because I have, over the past ten years, survived several diabetic experiences that should have honestly ended my life.

Whomever you choose to place your belief for life and existence in–God, the Universe, or Kermit the Frog–has chosen to keep me alive through both high and low blood sugar extremes. There are days I am grateful, and there are days I wish it would all simply end and let me be in peace. But, today is a good day. Today is the day I decided to begin sharing. And to share is to love and be at peace.