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		<title>Wego Health Writing Challenge&#8230;Open a Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open a Book. Choose a book and open it to a random page and point to a phrase. Use that phrase to get you writing today. Free write for 15-20 without stopping. This is not a random page but one of my favorite books about living with illness. The Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/18/wego-health-writing-challenge-open-a-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1747&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Writing Challenge, Learned the Hard Way&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learned the Hard Way. What’s a lesson you learned the hard way? Write about it for 15 today. I&#8217;ve had big feet my entire life. I always hated them, especially when I was young and towering over all my petite little 6th grade friends. I used to lie on my bed with my legs dangled &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/17/wego-health-writing-challenge-learned-the-hard-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1742&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health, Pinboard Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alsmercer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pinboard. Create a pinterest board for your health focus. Pin 3 things. What did you pin? Share the images in a post and explain why you chose them. Here are a few images from my &#8220;Living Well With Diabetes&#8221; board on Pinterest: First, thanks Kim Vlasnik, because there is something beautiful about illness. Next, this &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/16/wego-health-pinboard-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1733&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Day, Writing with Style&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/15/wego-health-day-writing-with-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alsmercer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing with Style. What’s your writing style? Do words just flow from your mind to your fingertips? Do you like handwriting first? Do you plan your posts? Title first or last? Where do you write best? I write while I&#8217;m running. It&#8217;s been that way since I was a little girl and walked home from &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/15/wego-health-day-writing-with-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1729&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health, My Dream Day</title>
		<link>http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/14/wego-health-my-dream-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Dream Day. Describe your ideal day. How would you spend your time? Who would you spend it with? Have you had this day? If not – how could you make it happen? I would spend my dream day alone. I would wake up with a view of the water and go for an early morning &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/14/wego-health-my-dream-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1726&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Day, What I Can&#8217;t Live Without</title>
		<link>http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/13/wego-health-day-what-i-cant-live-without/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Things I Couldn’t Live Without.  A good book Strong coffee A bite of dark chocolate A pair of running shoes Fresh air Cuddles from my boys The sight of my husband&#8217;s car in the driveway at the end of every day A call from my mom every morning Insulin, glucose tabs, test strips, and &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/13/wego-health-day-what-i-cant-live-without/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1721&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Day 10 (out of 30), a Letter to my Teenage Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear 16-year-old-me. Write a letter to yourself at age 16. What would you tell yourself? What would you make your younger self aware of? Dear Amy, It&#8217;s going to get better. You&#8217;ve had diabetes for 2 years now and the things that matter so much right now (fitting in, being popular, pretty, skinny, smart, having a &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/10/wego-health-day-10-out-of-30/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1717&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post on Crazy, Sexy Life&#8230;.why role models matter to me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited to be featured as a guest blogger on Crazy, Sexy Life. In my post I write about the importance of role models in my life as a woman with diabetes. Read more here!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1714&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Day 9, Diabetes Mantra</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to beat myself up when I saw a &#8220;bad&#8221; number on my meter. Anything above 200 freaked me out. Especially during my first pregnancy, those high blood sugars sent me into a dark hole of bleakness because it was not just about me anymore. I would visualize the sugars flowing from my body &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/09/wego-health-day-9-diabetes-mantra/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1706&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wego Health Day 8, a Conversation with my Son</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prompt: Best conversation I had this week. Try writing script-style (or with dialogue) today to recap an awesome conversation you had this week. Reid, my 2 year old, sits in the jogger and I stand behind him. We&#8217;re at the front entrance of his brother&#8217;s elementary school waiting for Miles, my 7 year old to &#8230; <a href="http://amystockwellmercer.com/2012/04/08/wego-health-day-8-a-conversation-with-my-son/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=amystockwellmercer.com&amp;blog=883427&amp;post=1699&amp;subd=alsmercer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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