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Backyard with Benefits
Backyard Family Adventures… I kind of have to kick myself in the butt to get outside. Once I do though, I feel so good! Playing in the dirt, just plain…
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Stress or not to Stress? That is the Question…
Churning out Stressful Headlines Wow! It’s been an interesting winter so far. For me, 2020’s been about physically getting through the winter; keeping the fibro flares at bay, and rising…
Life With Fibromyalgia One Task at a Time
A big part of my life with Fibromyalgia is figuring out how to stop mentally berating myself over not living up to expectations. Expectations? Whose Expectations? Why my own of…
Fibromyalgia Shower Roulette; Who’s up for a game?
Hey, there fellow chronic warriors. Who else here finds themselves involuntarily rolling the dice when it comes to showering ? or as I often call it..playing Fibromyalgia shower roulette. I…
Post Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
7 years post fibromyalgia diagnosis and I’m still trying to accept that lowering the bar is essential to living my best life. Pushing myself beyond my physical limitations leads to…
Spoonie Dog Leo is having yet another flare and it’s not fair!
It’s tough trying to be tough when you watch your poor spoonie dog becoming sicker and sicker. It’s one thing to be running the autoimmune disorder gamut as a human.…
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Get Active; Words You Hear Frequently When You Have Fibromyalgia
The moment the words ‘get active’ escape their lips my focus shifts 100% to holding back the incredible urge to roll my eyes. For the most part, unsuccessfully. It’s like…
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What does fibromyalgia feel like?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been asked “what does fibromyalgia feel like?” Oh wait a minute, I can’t raise my right-hand today because of killer shoulder pain. Hang on…
Fibro Flare Ranting Brings Relief; Sometimes
Beware Ranting About a Fibro Flare Been a bad fibro flare week. Yuck! Pretty sure an infection is kicking up into high gear and heading out on its road trip…
Free Writing the Night Away
Night Time is the Right Time for a Little Free Writing Yippee! I write like I tweet…or is it that I tweet like I write? Hey, wait a minute! I…