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…with suggestions from my fellow chronic illness bloggers (Apologies to my male readers, this one isn’t likely to interest you) When you have a chronic illness and have to rest a lot, comfortable clothing is really important. I live in loungewear. Underwear is equally important, but where I have a real problem is with bras. … Read more
In recent years I’ve moved away from the idea of resolutions and goals and have turned towards intention setting instead. One of the things that really doesn’t help my health is to put pressure on myself and I’ve found that easily done when I have a goal or a resolution. It might just be a … Read more
And tips for ending the year constructively At this time of year, I like to reflect on the previous year and find a positive way to leave it behind, before setting intentions for my year ahead. For many this hasn’t been a great year. The pandemic didn’t have that much of an impact on me … Read more
One of the things that I’m hearing a lot of people are struggling with at the moment, is feeling unsettled and unfocused. There may no longer be a full-on sense of anxiety but an inability to feel grounded still persists. I can relate! Life is different and we don’t know how it’s going to pan … Read more
Try out a week of my new membership program for FREE Although my energy has been pretty low recently, I still find myself inspired to share my skills. It’s work I love and it flows very easily so after all your input from the questionnaire I sent out, I’ve put together something that I know … Read more
To all my fellow spoonies who are facing a challenging couple of weeks: It sucks that you’re going to have to say ‘No’ more often that you want to It sucks that you’re going to have to miss out on things It sucks that you may be unfairly judged and misunderstood It sucks that you … Read more
‘Do nothing and nothing shall remain undone’ Lao Tzu This quote epitomises a principle that was responsible for my first recovery of ME/CFS. It can seem like a very confusing quote and there are many different aspects of it. But I’d like to describe what it really means to me and why it made such … Read more
Last week I crashed yet again. I hadn’t done anything major; it wasn’t one of those times that I’d chosen to do something a little beyond my energy limits but decided to cope with the consequences, neither had I pushed myself, but I still crashed. It was really frustrating and I really wanted to know … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about 2 months ago. With energy limiting chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease, a key to being as well as possible is to make sure you don’t use more energy that you readily have available to you. (This is sometimes referred … Read more
One frustrating thing about energy limiting chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease, is that energy levels can fluctuate from one day to the next. Christine Miserandino’s Spoon Theory has helped many people understand the concept of rationing out your energy by relating an energy unit to a spoon, but what happens on those … Read more
