Hi there, I'm Joanie! I'd like to talk a little about what got my blog started. I've actually been wanting to start a diabetes blog for many years now but I was never motivated enough until recently. What finally motivated me? Well, a few things actually. The first (and biggest) motivating factor was being fed up with the loneliness, being
at called N~Beyond Dance Company in San Jose, CA....I had no idea it was so incrediby fun!!!! I've released more creative juices by making websites than i have in a long time! One day it dawned on me that I should put two and two together, and make a site for my future diabetes blog that I've been
so alone in what I like to call "diabetesland". For the most party I live my life day to day, with great friend, a great family, a great job, all things I can share with other people. The problem is that I have never gotten to know any other diabetics.
I don't have that feeling that somebody else really understands. This caused me to spend the past year or so digging around on the internet where I have found a TON of great diabetes websites and blogs . This new discovery really gave me a glimmer of hope. I, for the first time, didn't feel alone! I have to admit, it did take me a while to really get into all of what i had found, to read them regularly, to get aquatinted with fellow readers/bloggers, But once I did it was like a whole new world had been opened up to me!
This past year I also started designing/developing the web site for the dance studio I used to teach
wanting to start, and here we are today. My wish is that my blogging, along with all of the other diabetes blogs, will show other diabetics they they aren't alone in this! I don't want others to feel the loneliness that I felt for almost 15 years of this disease.
As many of you have guessed i'm sure, I do have a life that extends beyond diabetes (quite far beyond in fact). As I mentioned before I love to dance. I have been a dancer since I was 4 years old. I spent most of my childhood at dance competitions, conventions, and rehearsals. Most of my adult life on the other hand has been spent in school, work, and teaching dance. In 2006 I graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelors degree in psychology. I was a nanny during my last couple years of college and when I graduated I went full time with a new family. Since September of 2006 I've been a full time nanny for two beautiful twin girls. Inevitably though, kids do grow up, and besides, I eventually want to get a Masters degree. I've narrowed it down to either social work, occupational therapy, or speech pathology. I'm planning on that happening in a couple of years when I'll be ready for
school again. Last but definitely not least, Colin. I'm lucky enough to be in a relationship with a truly wonderful man. He has always supported me, and has always been there for me (and put up with all the moody high and low bloodsugars haha). I can't thank him enough really!
Now, a little about my actual blog. I am still a pretty new blogger but I have noticed some trends so far. I tend to blog about the more social and emotional aspects of diabetes. There is a lot of question society, personal and emotional struggles, and just a lot of what it is like being in the shoes of a diabetic. When I was blog hunting this is the sort of thing I was looking for so it feels right for me. I hope you enjoy what you find!
