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?
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
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
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
A Chronic Voice – January Prompts
I’m so happy to see the return of Sheryl’s monthly linkups on A Chronic Voice and glad to join in with this month’s prompts. Recuperating 2022 hasn’t got off to a great start for me health wise. I had a massive migraine and was bedridden for 3 days right across New Year which wasn’t the … Continue reading A Chronic Voice – January Prompts
Why I’m looking back before looking forward in 2022
I’ve really enjoyed reading recent blog posts from other spoonies, sharing both wellness tips as well as how they are setting themselves up for 2022, but I just haven't yet been able to set out my intentions for the year. Photo by Negative Space on Pexels.com Last week, I did sit down with my brand … Continue reading Why I’m looking back before looking forward in 2022
Fibro, Anxiety and the Festive Season
Many of us, for various reasons, find the Christmas period to be an anxiety-inducing time which can cause our fibro symptoms to worsen. Often there’s a long list of activities vying for our attention - shopping, cooking, cleaning, decorating the house and visiting relatives to name but a few. Added to that, there may also … Continue reading Fibro, Anxiety and the Festive Season
5 Tips for Travelling by Car when you have Fibro
With the holiday season just around the corner, many of us may be undertaking car journeys, whether that’s to visit family, go Christmas shopping or attend a social function. I often find car journeys really uncomfortable and my pain levels tend to soar during and after car travel. With that in mind, here are some … Continue reading 5 Tips for Travelling by Car when you have Fibro
Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia 