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How Fibro Fog Led Me to Create a Home Inventory System
Fibro Fog made it far too easy to lose track of what I owned — so after accidentally buying a second laminator, I created a home inventory system. Here’s how it works and why it’s already helping me stay organised with chronic illness.
Thanksgiving Wishes with a touch of envy
Wishing all my American friends a wonderful Thanksgiving and asking the question is there a place for Thanksgiving in the UK?
To Call the Doctor or Not?
Is it right to take the appointment from an employed person who needs to be seen to get a fit note or the treatment that can get them back to work? Out of social consideration I am pretty much making myself a second class citizen.
Complex Sleep Problems and Fibro
Complex sleep problems are one of the issues you have to deal with when you have Fibromyalgia this is my experience.
Fibro and potential ME means Living in a void
The truth is, I often feel like I am living in a void. I understand that this seems a strange thing to say. It wasn’t always the case. In the first year or two it wasn’t too bad. There were bad days then pretty good ones. Later things changed. Table of…
Fibromyalgia and Tinnitus
Sometimes I am still surprised when yet another symptom turns out to be linked to Fibromyalgia. Back in March (2024) I had about three sinus/ear infections in a row, resulting in three sets of antibiotics. My occasional periods of Tinnitus also ramped up to more or…
Bereavement One Year On
In just over a week it will be a year since my Dad died. I talked about it in the post Dealing with Loss. I don’t know about you, but I find as a spoonie my whole sense of time is altered. Blogging wise this has been a very sporadic year too, well in the sense…
Fibromyalgia and Covid-19
Discussing Fibromyalgia and Covid19 and some of the experience of having both.
When Everything Collides
2023 has been a difficult year. I’m not sure how much of it can be put down to Fibromyalgia either. If I’m honest I don’t know if there will be anything in this post to help or inspire you. But as you are kind enough to read my posts I thought it was…
Are greetings cards dying in the UK?
For probably thirty years or more I have been a cardmaker. Some of my earliest blog posts were sharing my cardmaking. It is interesting looking back at my earlier makes. I was particularly happy with the mashup I shared in that post. I think my creativity comes in…
Dealing with loss
So, it has been a while since my last update, in a very fortunate fall when I talked about both of my parents landing in hospital. A week after this, two events happened on the same day. My Mum who seemed by far the most ill, was well enough to be discharged. A few…
A very fortunate fall
Anyone with parents of advanced age knows that it can be a bumpy ride. This week we had a very turbulent time, it all began with a fall, which I am actually grateful for. On Tuesday night I got a call from my brother who lives with my parents to say my Dad had fallen,…