Living with Fibromyalgia means you constantly have to make choices, choices that can be the difference between a good day and a flare-up. Some days I have to choose between cooking dinner and doing a load of laundry. These are relatively easy choices. I check the status of Rob’s underwear drawer, and if I can see the bottom, laundry it is! It is true. Everyday is a balancing act, trying to measure the most I can get done against doing too much and exacerbating my pain. Self-maintenance and moderation are crucial to my daily success. But sometimes the choices are clear and easy and I still … [Read more...]
Sitting Quietly
Do you know what is lost in today’s high-tech world of cell phones and electronic gadgets? - - - Sitting alone, quietly. I seldom see it happening anymore. Since developing Fibromyalgia I have worked as a freelancer in order to better manage my health and flare-ups. Freelancing comes with a lot of freedom, but it can also be isolating. To help combat this I go out and observe people often. It is important to my writing, and it is important to my mental wellbeing. If I find myself stuck on a topic I am writing about, or just completely void of inspiration, I leave the house. I have several … [Read more...]
4 Simple Daily Habits to Help Manage Your Fibromyalgia
For the estimated 10 million Americans living with fibromyalgia, there is nothing “simple” about it. The daily battle with widespread pain, fatigue, and mental fog can be debilitating. Trying to be a productive person under these conditions is a challenge. Fibromyalgia sufferers struggle every day coping with this “new” version of their lives. Gone is the independent, productive person you once were. In place is someone left wondering, “How am I going to contribute today?” And it is not simply how am I going to contribute to my job, to my home, and to my family, but how am I going to … [Read more...]