Tag: fibromyalgia
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Too Many Glass Balls
To reuse Amelia’s metaphor, I’ve dropped the plastic balls, which includes this blog. My slow down in posting started by me living in the moment and enjoying life and my family. I wanted to soak the good in not try to process it in words. I had the energy to participate fully in life, which…
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Genetics
Genetics…. The gift that keeps giving. Today I am sitting at the physical therapist with my daughter. She is here to help with pain from joint instability due to hypermobility. Yay! (That’s sarcasm in case you didn’t know). There are moments as a mother where I feel horrible for passing on my less than stellar…
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I’m so cold!
I HATE WINTER! I could just leave my post at that and it would sum up my life right now. I (unofficially diagnosed, because I don’t get diagnosed until I’m dying) have Reynaud ‘s Syndrome. Basically if my hands or feet get cold the small blood vessels in the skin narrow and my hands and…
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You Are Beautiful Because You Are You
I have an uncle whose standard greeting is “Hello Beautiful!”. I love it. He genuinely means it because he understands thr idea that you are beautiful because you are you and it comes across whenever he greets me. With that I have had a lot of thoughts about beauty, body image, and self worth lately…
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The Energy Balancing Act
I’ve had some personal introspection going on lately. Allow me to set the scene. When I was a mom to 3 young toddlers I was an outdoorsy playing mom. Walk to the park regularly. Check. Monthly beach trips. check. Walk to the grocery store, also check. Regular swim days, another check. Our tv broke and…
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When crap hits the fan
I’ll be honest that I have been procrastinating writing a post for today. I’ve not felt well for the last 2 weeks. And then the last 30 hours happened. I was just about to write my post when my daughter yelled “mom the sink is leaking!” So instead you get pictures of minor catastrophies that…
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Eat What Feels Good
In future post (that I’ve been procrastinating writing for a month) I will explain why and the journey, but I am currently on a doctor prescribed 4 month keto diet. After getting over the keto flu (feeling crappy while your body figures out how to live on ketones) I have felt really good. Back up…
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Riding the Rollercoaster, Again
The chronic illness roller coaster continues its never-ending ride. This time I will talk a bit about the highs and the lows as they pertain to parenting children in an age of abundant technology. I am a full believer that allowing a child the opportunity of boredom is an excellent thing. That is unless I…
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The passive Cheerleader turned active Cheerleader
A couple of weeks ago my husband wrote about initially being a passive cheerleader in my chronic illness journey. A few days ago I expressed to him my concern over a new symptom I am experiencing. His response? Go see the doctor and make sure it isn’t something serious and the next day I scheduled…
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Life Changes
As a child, teenager, and young adult I was driven, confident (maybe over confident), energized, and enthusiastic. As an example, in high school I went on a field trip to the state capitol with my then U.S Government teacher. He is now a representative. While we were there he introduced me to everyone and told…
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