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
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
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
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
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
Out and About in May
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (which ran from 10th to 16th May) was ‘Connecting with Nature’. It’s something that’s been massively important to me over the years and, as I’ve written about before on this blog, spending time in nature is a big part of managing both the fibromyalgia pain (gentle … Continue reading Out and About in May
Escape to the Country – How might rural living impact on managing chronic pain?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com During the seemingly never ending Covid lock-down, one of the news articles that’s stuck in my mind reported a huge spike in interest in moving to the countrysidei. The BBC cited figures that across the UK, there had been a 126% increase in enquiries about buying a home in a … Continue reading Escape to the Country – How might rural living impact on managing chronic pain?
March Wanderings
Since being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the pace of my life has slowed considerably. But I don’t feel that that’s necessarily a bad thing, as it has given me the chance to immerse myself in nature on daily walks. I’d never have been able to do this pre-fibro as I was always too busy dashing here, … Continue reading March Wanderings
Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia 