I have no idea how devoted bloggers manage to keep their posts up in December. I am desperately behind. No time to research and write an interesting and/or educational post, so I thought I would just write about how busy December is and how difficult it is for me to manage it all with Fibromyalgia. Busy for me with FM is different that it used to be - parties, dinners, lunches, shopping, decorating - I used to thrive on everything Christmas. Now I have to pace myself. I no longer decorate rooms with Christmas paraphernalia, now I am happy to have a simple tree decked out with all of my … [Read more...]
Background Noise
I had a good day yesterday, a really good day. It was the kind of day when the pain and fatigue of Fibromyalgia is just faint background noise. Like the noise from the street that you have to really listen for to even remember it is there. And my head! My head was oh so clear and cognitive. Every thought and memory came with clarity and ease. Yesterday was a great day, a day of possibility and I was awake and alive for every moment of it. So I embraced yesterday. I took full advantage of yesterday. I used yesterday to its fullest and enjoyed every second of it. Yesterday is the reason I have … [Read more...]
Wrestling Turkeys with Fibromyalgia
Note: No the turkeys do not have Fibromyalgia, I DO! (and bad grammar too). Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am hosting for 16 members of my family. This is my fourth consecutive year doing so. I love hosting, and I love spending time with my family, and I would not willingly give up the honor of having them all here tomorrow, but there is always the Fibromyalgia to consider. It is always there, like a big-old-ugly party pooper just waiting to smash me with its mallet of pain. I have to consider it in everything I do, otherwise there is nothing left to consider, I am just down for the … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia-like Pain in Frida Kahlo’s Paintings
When Frida came out in 2002 I knew nothing about the artist Frida Kahlo. After watching the film I became haunted by her. For weeks after I could not stop thinking about the tempestuous woman who, despite living with an inhumane amount of pain, lived with extreme magnetism and passion. I think I was drawn to her because of her pain. I even mentioned to my husband once that I believed she might have suffered from Fibromyalgia. Frida’s pain began with a devastating bus crash at the age of eighteen. Here is an excerpt form Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera, which … [Read more...]
I Voted
Let your voice be heard. Get out and Vote today. Be a part of this fascinating and historical election. I did! … [Read more...]