Feel that cold – Fibro Weather
“Fall Blends” oil pastel by Shelley Lockwood Fall was one of my favorite seasons. Some days, damp ones to be more precise are rarely pleasant or enjoyable. Last week the dull ache got less...
Fibro Stressed to the max
It’s like a never ending loop…get stressed, get sick, get sore, become more stressed, become sicker, become more sore. Then rinse and repeat. The more I’m stressed, the less I sleep, the more likely...
Easing My Flair for Fibromyalgia Flares
Some flares are pretty, fibro-flares are not. An important part of my learning to LIVE with fibromyalgia has been trying to pinpoint my personal triggers of fibro-flares. In other words what makes all my fibro...
Dropping the Fibro Ball
There it was again…the “F” ball and from a second Doctor no less. I had no idea what this fibrowhatchyamacallit was, but figured I should probably read up on IT. It would have to...
Tired of Wishing my Life Away Fibromyalgia
Last month was awful. Not because of family, not because of friends, not because of anything that I can control but because of something that is a part of my life, like it or...
Fibromyalgia Ain’t Gonna Get me Down
I realize for those of you meeting me here for the first time, your initial impression might be that I’m a complainer or ungrateful. I am not. I am thankful every single day for...
Kicking and Screaming Toward the Fibromyalgia Half-Century Mark
As I am reluctantly dragged, kicking and screaming toward the half century mark…side note: boy do I wish I had the strength to actually physically resist, kick and scream right now 😉 … I...
Frankly Fibromyalgia My Dear
Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn Apparently my all time most favorite movie quote “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” not only made the top 100 list, but is #1....
Fibromyalgia Minecraft a Virtual Playground
Playing in Minecraft Digital Dirt “When I was a kid, I used to spend hours playing in a little dirt patch in our backyard. I’d build cities with roads for my toy cars, rivers...
Arthritis; Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That
Arthritis… (the big A) Fibromyalgia (the big F) and Bursitis (the big B) Oh My! Mix these conditions together with a few other illnesses thrown in and Taaadaaaa! You’ve got yourself a big old...
Warning! Friendship Erosion in Progress
But first…let me tell you a story about friendship I found myself always wanting to crawl back into bed and turn it into my own little dark comfy n’ cozy cocoon. My only company...
