In a few days I will be turning 71. It's been a bumpy ride punctuated with bursts of hard work in raising 5 children punctuated with...

Whether you have the flu or a cold or suffer like I do from fibromyalgia, you will have days where your body forces you to rest simply becau...

  Over the years of chronic illness, I have noticed that what used to be a reward for spending spoons and being proactive was in having a co...

We are in need of haircuts but it is such an ordeal getting out that I placed a query online in our local group on FB and a hairdresser who ...

  As  a woman who suffers from chronic illness and pain through fibromyalgia,  I often succumb to bouts of depression. I have a few tips on ...

  As you know, I have been having problems with my blood pressure. So I have had to plan my days to include a lot of rest without having my...

Sometimes I feel guilty for letting off steam at times but I really believe I could have a bit more support than what I am getting.  We some...

  So I have had such a flare up of my fibromyalgia that I went back to bed leaving a kitchen full of dirty dishes. Dishes that sat on my dra...

Sadly, I walk the lonely path of mental illness and chronic illness and it can be a lonely path. However, I have been blessed with a caring ...

I ran our new irobot roomba vacuum last night. Xena hated it and ran under the bed. Roomba chased her under it and she came out like a scal...

So I am aging, overweight, have had over 50 kidney stones and 5 surgeries to remove them when they were impacted, and have given birth ...

 All of us who suffer with fibromyalgia know that it's a very unpredictable illness. We just can't plan with it as we don't kno...

T his picture reminds me of Chris and I in the kitchen... I often can be washing the dishes and he will come behind me for a cudd...

So for the last few days I have been enjoying a respite from fibromyalgia pain. The weather has been lovely and sunny and the warmth has per...

We chronically ill women try so hard to do "normal" things. Like look well. Be cheerful. Be patient. Kind. Hospitable. Our family...

  So yesterday was a day of horrible fibromyalgia pain and fatigue. I felt a little down so I came to my couch and sat next to Chris for a c...

As you probably know, I suffer from a myriad of health issues from life threatening to annoying. Each day is a constant struggle to keep my ...

So we had our little granddaughter Taylah for a few days, and picked her up Friday, but it didn't go to plan. After a full day, in spite...

When I have no spoons or motivation to do housework, I often watch Youtube videos of people cleaning their home. Sometimes it works...

  With limited spoons (energy), I have to be more mindful of my time on Face Book.   FB is a useful tool for keeping in touch with relatives...