Loopy Case Review and Chronic Christmas Giveaway #3
I love my Loopy Case. It has solves a many of the problems I have in using smart phones, problems related to my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and disability. Because of lifelong RA, I can’t hold a smart phone — it’s just too wide for my grip. Not to mention that I don’t actually have much…
Chronic Christmas Advent Giveaway #2: Integrale Adaptive Cutlery
Does your disability or chronic illness make it difficult for you to use using regular cutlery when you eat? Then do I ever have a great giveaway for you! Isabel Heubl created Integrale because adaptive cutlery “wasn’t only ugly, but didn’t fulfil all the functional aspects needed either.” She worked with a large group of…
#ChronicChristmas Advent Giveaway #1: Books and Books — Winner
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a grand time with this giveaway. The excitement is just going to build with each other the next three Chronic Christmas Advent Giveaways! I might explode by Christmas. Just a warning. Thank you to everyone who entered the first Chronic Christmas Giveaway to win a signed copy…
Chronic Christmas Contest #1: Books and Books
I’ve loved Advent calendar since I was a little girl. Opening a small gift every day for the month of December is such a wonderful way to build anticipation while temporarily calming down the excitement so you don’t explode by the time Christmas arrives. It’s one of the reasons I wrote Chronic Christmas: Surviving the…
Facebook Live This Wednesday!
According to every merchant out there, Christmas started about a week and a half ago. There are decorations, Christmas trees, even a countdown to Christmas. Which really just ramps up the stress. And you don’t need that. Because stress makes chronic illnesses flare. Join me this Wednesday on my Facebook Page at 2:30 PM ET…
Strategies for Surviving Celebrations (and Daily Life) with Chronic Illness
Updated November 20, 2021 We all have energy-sucking events and tasks in our lives. They can range from doing routine household chores to planning a big celebration, such as a family party or a wedding. When you have a chronic illness, approaching any of them can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? Will you have…
Chronic Christmas and the e-book Cover Design Awards
There are many reasons I love Chronic Christmas. Working on it help me find my writing mojo again, I had a lot of fun with it, both to creating it and talking to others about it in the months leading up to the holidays. I also very much love to cover. When Aimee Coveney of…
3 Self-Care Resolutions for Chronic Illness
Updated November 21, 2021 Sometimes, a break from the busy can serve as an inspiration for making some changes to your life. Taking time off over the holidays has always been a wonderful way to help me get a bit of perspective on just how bonkers life has become. Here are three somewhat quirky resolutions…
Chronic Christmas on Fashionably Ill
I was thrilled when Jessica Gimeno of Fashionably Ill asked me for an interview. We talked about my story, Chronic Christmas, and I shared three tips to survive the holidays with “Today, I am interviewing Lene Andersen, author of Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness (paperback and kindle versions available). The holidays…
Chronic Christmas Review on The Original Dragon Mother
Chronic Christmas continues its Australian blog tour! Today it appears on The Original Dragon Mother: “The book had its beginnings in blog posts from The Seated View, where Lene wrote a series of posts about dealing with the additional pressures of special holidays like Christmas, and the ways they can impact on people with a…
How to Make a Danish Orange with Cloves Decoration
In Denmark, it’s tradition to hang oranges studded with cloves and tied with red silk ribbons in the windows of every room during the Christmas season. It smells wonderful and looks so warm and inviting. This is an excellent craft to do with your kids. The emphasis is very decidedly not on perfection and it…