Welcome to ‘Gaelyne’s Sanctuary’. If you’ve visited in the past (welcome back!) you probably noticed I’ve given my site a new name and look. I’ve spent several months working on this revamp – mostly trying to find the time to work on it. I chose the name ‘sanctuary’ because I found working on it has given me a sense of peace while the rest of my world seems to be falling apart. My husband is fighting lung cancer that’s spread to his leg bone, so life is a little crazy right now. It’s a place where I can come and make one small corner of the world a little brighter.
I have a variety of interests but they boil down to cooking, writing, taking photos and playing Bingo on Facebook. I hope you enjoy your visit and feel free to talk to me in comments or on the contact page.
What's in my Sanctuary?
My Blog
I had a few off-site blogs before deciding to have a blog on my own site. I don't blog very often, but when I have something I want to share, I'll write about it. The topics range from general, fitness, cancer, diabetes, vaping and maybe a rant here and there.
Recipes
I love cooking, sharing recipes and enjoying myself in the kitchen. Most are recipes I wanted to share with my kids or have available so I wouldn't lose them. I don't do fancy stuff, but I like challenging myself with learning to cook something I've never made before.
Photos
I enjoy taking photos with my camera and have a few projects I do such as Photo of the Day, and 12 of 12 days and a group on Flickr and Facebook called Challenge Friday. If I happen to cook something I'm pleased with, I'll often take a photo of it for my pic of the day. Mostly the photos I take are snapshots of my life, which is pretty mundane, I think. But my world is different from what my family in the USA experiences so sharing seems a nice thing to do. But my world is different from what my family in the USA experiences, so sharing seems a nice thing to do. Usually, my photos are snaps from my daily life, which is pretty ordinary. But my world is different from what my family in the USA encounters, so sharing is a nice thing to do.
What's New?
Lemon Garlic Prawns
This Lemon Garlic Prawn recipe is an incredibly easy way to have what seems to be a very fancy meal. I made this for myself
Tracking Meals and Carbs
Two years ago I participated in Diabetes Self Management classes. In one of those classes, we were required to come up with a goal –
We Sure Didn’t See this Coming
The last few weeks have been rough. Very rough. In mid-February, Rod was diagnosed with lung cancer. On the day, he saw his GP who gave him papers
My New Smart Tracker
G’Bye Fitbit I’ve been a loyal Fitbit tracking user for over four years, but I’m moving off to new tracking horizons. It wasn’t something I
I’ll have to iron this out the best I can
I wrote this on 7 October 2017 to post on my blog at sparkpeople.com. About the 3rd week in August I woke up feeling dreadful.
Relearning the Exercise Diabetes Connection
Sometimes I have to relearn things over and over again before it sinks in. This week, it was the fact that exercise really does
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12 of 12 Pics
What’s the 12 of 12 about? The idea behind 12 of 12 is to take 12 photos that show what your day was like on
Photo a Day 2018
These photos are my Photo a Day 2018 selections. I don’t take pics everyday, but I try to on most days, even if it’s pretty
Challenge Friday
I’ve joined another photo group, where a challenge word is given on Fridays and we have a week to take photos that represent our interpretations
Photo a Day 2019
These photos are my Photo a Day 2019 selections. I don’t take pics everyday, but I try to on most days, even if it’s pretty
Random Instagram Pics
My Facebook Fitness Page
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