Ramblings on nature, wildlife and the garden This month, I haven’t been able to manage any really long walks as fibro symptoms have been pretty severe. That said, it’s been great to get out, even if only for a short time, when it’s been warm and dry. At this time of year, everything grows so … Continue reading May 2022 – Out and About
Fibromyalgia Awareness Month – How Does Fibro Affect Day to Day Life?
During a recent health appointment, the practitioner asked “So how does your fibro affect your day to day life?”. It was probably the first time that anyone in a professional capacity had asked me that during almost a decade since being diagnosed. I gave an answer which, hopefully, painted a picture of what my everyday … Continue reading Fibromyalgia Awareness Month – How Does Fibro Affect Day to Day Life?
Out and About – March 2022
It feels like spring has well and truly arrived as I write this at the end of March. The past few days have been cold, but prior to this, the warm and sunny weather we have had over the past couple of weeks has almost dried out the footpaths through the fields, which is great … Continue reading Out and About – March 2022
4 Reasons To Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables
Now that the days are longer and the weather is brighter here in the UK, I’ve been spending time in the garden beginning to sow my veg for the year. I’ve already written about how to make gardening as pain free and do-able as possible for those of us living with fibromyalgia. So, for those … Continue reading 4 Reasons To Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables
A Chronic Voice Writing Prompts – March 2022
Once again, I’m happy to be able to join in with the monthly writing prompts from A Chronic Voice. As always, huge thanks go to Sheryl for organising these linkups, I know I find the insights shared by others valuable, inspirational and often humbling. Processing After an extremely tough couple of years for personal reasons, … Continue reading A Chronic Voice Writing Prompts – March 2022
Out and About – February 2022
On the whole, February was a damp, grey and windy month. Although I did manage to go on my usual walks, I’ve been struggling quite badly with my mental health so far this year, so haven’t felt as enthusiastic and motivated as I normally would when out and about. I’m hoping that the monotonous, joyless … Continue reading Out and About – February 2022
Tips for Surviving Menstrual Migraine
**As ever, it’s important to note that I am not medically trained and can only write about my own experiences** Menstrual migraines usually occur in the 2 days before the onset of a period or within the first 3 days of a period and the NHS states that “menstrual migraines tend to be particularly severe”. … Continue reading Tips for Surviving Menstrual Migraine
Navigating a Bad Day with Fibromyalgia – 6 Tips
Bad or flare days can crop up for a multitude of reasons when living with fibro – over exertion leading to a flare, sleep that’s even worse than normal, a period of stress, a Covid booster jab (writing from personal experience here!), hormones - to cite just a few examples. Bad days may leave us … Continue reading Navigating a Bad Day with Fibromyalgia – 6 Tips
Out and About in January
Well, the first month of 2022 started out as the warmest on record here in the UK1and I’ve definitely been squelching through the fields more often than I’ve been crunching along frozen paths as it has been relatively warm throughout the month. I haven’t had the best of months health-wise and so haven’t been out … Continue reading Out and About in January
My Feathered Friends and the Big Garden Birdwatch
I’ve just been restocking the bird feeders in my garden in preparation for this weekend’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch here in the UK. It’s a simple concept: you simply record how many species of each bird lands in your garden (or wherever you are counting the birds) in one hour and report the findings back … Continue reading My Feathered Friends and the Big Garden Birdwatch
Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia 