receiving is pretty awesome, too

Being a parent of a child with a chronic illness, I often find myself depleted and exhausted.  The simple nature of T1D is you must give over and over again 24 hours a day 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year . . . you get the picture.

- I give sleep to blood sugar tests in the middle of the night

- I give time to keep supplies in stock, make phone calls, attend medical appointments, perform finger pokes and administer insulin

- I give brain cells over to the constant calculation of carbohydrates

- I give money (okay; I give my husband's money) to purchase medicine and testing supplies

- I give advice and opinions about T1D to those brave enough to ask

- I give sympathy to the thousands of other T1D parents who give as I do


I give all of these things with a grateful heart that I have someone to give them TO.

But . . . .

Sometimes receiving is pretty awesome, too.

Boy did I ever receive ;)  What you see here is one Bosch T20 Tassimo coffee maker, one red-colored accessory plate, one package of Starbucks cappuccino primo T-discs and one package of Gevalia Signature Blend T-discs. 

And the best part?  It. won. the. whole. darn. thing.

Ha!

All I did was enter a giveaway on another T1D blog.  The fabulous Leighann of D-Mom Blog wanted to give one lucky commenter (me!) an opportunity to be fully caffeinated at all times.  *Bless her heart

This type of winning fun can be had by anyone, really.  All you have to do is comment on a blog post or share it on Facebook / Twitter / your lawn sign for extra entries.  In fact, several T1D blogger participate in a quasi-weekly 'Sugar Bolus' by either hosting or participating!  I will be hosting my very own giveaway in April . . . . paying it forward is the most rewarding part of the whole deal anyway. 

This week for instance, Hallie over at Princess and the Pump is hosting a giveaway for a really sweet Skidaddle supply bag!  GO ENTER NOW!

If you want more information about these great giveaways, visit Wendy over at Candy Hearts and see what it is all about.  *I'll give you a hint:  It's all about getting a chance to receive something awesome with no pressure to return the action - but I bet you will want to.

My 'Joy' Station. 

I have been choosing joy several times a day. Good thing T-discs come in decaf and tea varieties or I would be bouncing off the walls!