It’s that time again. Time for sun, sweat, and bugs. Time to run the AC nonstop while you close the blinds and pretend you live in a cave. Time for swollen hands and legs and increased pain levels. Ah, there’s nothing like the magic of summer. If you’re lucky enough to live in a climate…Continue reading 7 reasons summer is the worst
Category: Living with chronic illness
The ultimate gift guide for mothers with chronic illness
Mothers Day with chronic illness, not my favorite thing. Mother’s day is coming up in a few weeks and full disclosure, I hate it. My husband and children typically cook up a good breakfast, but more often than not I end up having to clean up the giant mess they made which makes me dwell…Continue reading The ultimate gift guide for mothers with chronic illness
6 tips for better sleep with chronic pain
Sleep with chronic pain is always a battle. For me, I deal with pain by distracting myself, but I get in trouble come nighttime when there are no more distractions. At night when I’m lying in bed, it’s quiet and I’m not doing anything so all I can focus on is how much my body hurts.…Continue reading 6 tips for better sleep with chronic pain
5 fascinating kitchen tips for cooking with fibromyalgia
When you have Fibromyalgia or any other chronic illness it’s really important to eat healthily, but cooking from scratch often seems like a daunting task. Some days it’s too tiring to stand, some days your hands are too stiff to cooperate, some days your pain levels are too high, and some days you are just…Continue reading 5 fascinating kitchen tips for cooking with fibromyalgia
7 surprising ways to exercise with chronic pain
When you live with chronic pain or Fibromyalgia all you hear is exercise exercise exercise. Because when just getting out of bed is accomplishment, of course you should go running because it will surely be good for you. This advice just won’t go away, so I’ve come up with a few things that I do…Continue reading 7 surprising ways to exercise with chronic pain
9 things that help me cope with Fibromyalgia
This post contains affiliate links Everyone with Fibromyalgia is different, which is why we each end up cobbling together our own treatment plans. What works for one person doesn’t work for another, and so we are left with a lot of trial and error. After 7 years of illness I feel like I’ve tried just…Continue reading 9 things that help me cope with Fibromyalgia
5 tips for finding motivation with chronic illness
It’s one of those high pain, low energy days and you just can’t motivate yourself to do much of anything. You feel the weight of your illness crashing down on you and you just want to hide from everything and everyone, so what do you do? If you’re like me sometimes you let the weight…Continue reading 5 tips for finding motivation with chronic illness
6 things that are a big deal when you have chronic pain
In last week’s post I threw in a line that I didn’t think too much of at the time. And you, your life depends on how bad the weather is that day, or how long it takes you to recover from standing in line at the DMV, or whether or not the doctor screwed up your…Continue reading 6 things that are a big deal when you have chronic pain
Keeping track of your illness with Gut Health Storylines
Gut Health Storylines Review Having a chronic illness sometimes feels like a full-time job. You feel like you spend your life juggling doctor appointments, medication refills, and pill schedules. You try to remember the different times you need to take medication and which ones need to be taken on an empty or a full stomach,…Continue reading Keeping track of your illness with Gut Health Storylines
6 reasons chronic pain is the worst
Because living with chronic pain is not easy. You have to pretend to be sympathetic to other people’s pain When someone is going on and on about how much they hurt after running ten miles it’s all you can do not to punch them. Instead you paste a sympathetic look on your face and agree…Continue reading 6 reasons chronic pain is the worst