How to Pace Yourself with Chronic Illness
How do you learn to pace yourself with chronic illness? It’s more complicated than just deciding to do things more slowly — there are a lot of emotional aspects to this process, as well as learning a whole new way of leading your life. One of the most frustrating aspects of chronic illness is that…
6 Tips for Setting (and Working Towards) Goals Despite the Unpredictability of Chronic Illness
“That’s why you should never make plans,” she said. “You never know what might happen.” I used to be in that place. It’s a place where you are afraid of planning anything, because of the unpredictability of chronic illness. If you never know how you’ll feel tomorrow, even in an hour from now, forcing you…
12 Must-Reads if You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis
It’s no secret that I’m a complete book nerd. I learned from books, I love the adventure of books… Essentially, books make me happy. Books can also be a great way of learning more about rheumatoid arthritis and when written by people who live with RA, even better. In my new slideshow for HealthCentral, I’ve…
#ChronicChristmas Gift Guide Day 11: A Colourful Life
Image description: Colourful it pencils are arranged to create a heart surrounded by the business end of the pencils.. Image has the number 11 is a heart placed in the middle and the hashtag #ChronicChristmas This is my daily Advent calendar of gift ideas for people with chronic illness, running from December 1-25. Some entries…
#ChronicChristmas Gift Guide Day 5: A Healing Smell
Description: a few flowers in the foreground, with incense burners and essential oil bottles at rear. Image has the number 5 in a flower and the hashtag #ChronicChristmas This is my daily Advent calendar of gift ideas for people with chronic illness, running from December 1-25. Some entries will contain affiliate links. Scents and aromas…
#Chronic Christmas Celebration on FUMS Podcast
FUMS is a terrific podcast addressing issues related to living with multiple sclerosis. The host, Kathy Young, is absolutely wonderful, incredibly well-prepared, and easy to talk to. I know this because I was recently a guest on FUMS (episode 027), talking about preparing and getting through the holidays with a chronic illness, and, naturally, my…
#ChronicChristmas Gift Guide Day 4: Tell Me a Story
Description: two shelves of books inside a cloud shape, headphone attached. Image has the number 4 in a square and the hashtag #ChronicChristmas This is my daily Advent calendar of gift ideas for people with chronic illness, running from December 1-25. Some entries will contain affiliate links. When you have a chronic illness, you are…
I Have a Chronic Guilt Complex
This post was written for my rejigged newsletter which features original content, first-to-know news, and unique promos. Of course I would also share the news with the rest of you, but later and not accompanied by the rest of this story. Want to be part of the Tribe? Subscribe to the newsletter! I have super…
How I Cope with Taking Medication for My Chronic Conditions
Let’s get this out of the way first: no one likes taking medication. If my fairy godmother showed up in a sparkling red off the shoulder number (because my fairy godmother rocks) and offered to waive her magic wand over anything in my life, of course my first choice would be to magick away my…
Getting Organized: The Desk
I am not known for having a pristine home. Clean, yes. Tidy? Not so much. And this has two causes. via GIPHY One, tidying up is not in my top priorities. It doesn’t really hold much interest for me and besides, I usually know exactly where things are in the piles. Once it’s cleaned up,…