Making every day special
I have never been someone who believes in ‘saving things for best’, but especially after becoming sick I started to concentrate on making every day special. Mindfulness, and an attitude of gratitude also became things that helped me to enjoy…
Dealing with ‘state of the world’ stress
Dealing with state of the world stress is something I have been struggling with over the last month or so. With elections, riots and the rise of the far right, it can be hard to stay grounded and unaffected by…
Dealing with depression and mood swings
Lately, I have been dealing with depression and mood swings, it has been so hard to cope with so let’s chat about it. I am not sure when it started for sure, though the latest cries from the government and…
The importance of symptom tracking
Today I thought we would talk about the importance of symptom tracking and how it can help you manage your chronic illnesses. I never used to track my symptoms, and I mean for decades, I would just notice something new…
EDS, ME, and Mental health awareness month
It is currently EDS, ME, and Mental health awareness month, and as I have all of these illnesses, lets shed some light on them. Chronic illnesses are never easy, they rarely make sense to doctors and people tend to spend…
Mental health and chronic fatigue
It is currently both myalgic encephalomyelitis and mental health awareness month, so let’s have a chat about mental health and chronic fatigue. I have spoken in the past about the importance of awareness months, as they help us to spread…
meet our new puppy, Twig
This week has been a big one, meet our new puppy, Twig! I am so excited to share everything about him so grab a cup of tea let’s get to it. You all know my dog Gizmo, my heart dog…
Disability is not a choice
Disability is not a choice; our government seems to think otherwise as if we didn’t just come through a deathly worldwide virus! Grab your tea let’s unpack this! Rishi Sunak, a multi-millionaire, stood at a podium and declared an end…
living well when you have chronic illnesses
Today I thought it would be nice to share some secrets on living well when you have chronic illnesses. So, grab a cup of tea and settle in. When I first became sick, I fell into a deep depression, I…
How my thoughts on chronic illness have changed
In this week’s blog post, I thought we would chat about how my thoughts on chronic illness have changed. So, grab a cup of tea lets chat. If you are new to my blog, I should mention that I was…
