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You Know You Have Fibro when…
You know you have fibro when your cell phone seems heavy. I’ve recently been lamenting the weight of my phone both when it’s in my purse and when I’m just carrying it around the house. Yes, I’m just that weak....
Yes That Would be Nice
Since I switched to a more technical job from a writing job I’ve been worrying about my hourly pay. I’m still working on my own sites and blogs because I love residual income. When I first started working from home I just wanted a job. I ...
Writing Anniversary
It’s been about a year since I very first started writing for other companies. I’ve worked with blogging companies and affiliates in the past, present and future but I’ve never sold my writing to someone else. It started out as a ne...
Website vs. Blog Experiment
The last few experiments I’ve done have become oo stressful that I’ve had to stop them almost as soon as I started. My focus is on starting my own projects so I only have to work for myself and companies that I enjoy, instead of dealing w...
It’s not as bad as I make it
I’ll admit that work is probably the thing I think about most. I dread it. I think this has to do with the stress that eventually makes me sick. Whenever I get a negative comment from an editor my brain automatically sends me to what it would b...
Fibro Feels Like
Sometimes I watch babies laugh and squeal so much that they start to cry. Granted, I’d rather be happy over sad any day but my body is in so much pain that just laughing is going to make me burst into tears....
Finding a bed for fibromyalgia
Like most other fibromites I’ve struggled with finding a decent bed. I’ve tried them all. It’s just me, so during the move I could make it with just my car. Driving a truck down here was going to cost as much as a new bed. No matter...
Pity party of one
Sometimes I’m afraid that my life story will read like this: The Hold Steady finally came to Salt Lake & I was too exhausted to put on shoes. David Sedaris came to one of the most conservative states in the country during an election, but i...
Cleansing
One of the biggest problems I run in with fibromyalgia is the idea of a cure. The medical community agrees that there isn’t one. However, every time I talk to someone about fibro they say “Ohhh my cousin was cured using….” I u...
Work outs for fibo
Rochelle recently asked if I’d be willing to share what workouts I do for fibromyalgia. I’ve tried most everything, but they all seem to do more harm then good. There are a few basic things that I do. Tae bo. Yes, this sounds straining &#...
Change up your workout
There are only a few workouts that I can do with fibromyalgia that do more good than harm. So, during the winter when I can’t get out & walk I alternate between one tae bo workout & one Pilate’s work out. Needless to say, this get...
When does your pain hit?
On Saturday I decided that going for a hike would be a welcome change from my usual workout. It was sunny & I was anxious to forget that I still have several months of winter left. It was a gorgeous day & I was just in enthralled in the beaut...
A glance into a fibromite’s life
I hate not being able to sleep. Sometimes, I’d rather stay awake. At least then I could watch late night talk shows & see the results of a paternity test. We all have our talents & our faults. I am really not good at sleeping. The othe...
House MD on fibromyalgia
I was wondering when House M.D. was going to give a fibromyalgia diagnoisis. Granted, he’s famous for saying “It’s never lupus.” Fibromyalgia is just a mysterious disease that would be right up his alley. They take a case with...
Goodbye Akismet Hello Defensio
In my last post detailing how akismet was ruining my life Cynthia was kind enough to tell me about a plugin called defensio. I’m not tech savvy enough to know how it works differently from akismet, I just know that it does. How do I know? Well,...
Bukisa
My next experiment will be to see if it’s possible for me to make an online income by writing articles. I plan to diversify the companies I work for. I will work for some companies that offer residuals & other companies that pay by article....
30 days to relaxation
The piece of advice that I get the most often is “You just need to relax.” This is true. I can tell that my body is always tense & I’m always worried about something. I’ve never been able to figure out if this makes my fib...
Beating Fibro Fog & Writer’s Block
Fibro fog has been pretty bad today. It’s been one of those days where I just appear to be an airhead, but it still frustrates me. I’m fairly educated. I read a ton. I should not be mixing up & forgetting words. Writing has been impos...
What’s up with the blogger spellcheck?
Usually the automatic blogger spell check works pretty well. However, lately it is the most useless thing on the planet. It was almost the cause of my laptop flying across the room. I can see it messing up if I was trying to spell something technolog...
The one thing I still don’t understand about The Secret
Awhile ago I tried to see how The Secret would effect my business in a 30 day experiment. The Secret is basically maintaining a positive attitude. It’s about the law of attraction. This was difficult enough for a sarcastic person to learn. I st...
Fibro is just that bad
I would’ve blogged about how bad fibro is yesterday, but I couldn’t make it out of bed. I wanted to watch a movie but was too tired to turn on the DVD player. Plus, my brain was too clouded with pain to concentrate. I thought about Lasik ...
A month after using Mederma
It’s been a little over a month since I started using Mederma to try & reduce the appearance of scars that I had from a gallbladder surgery over ten years ago. I tried everything to make the scars disappear but I’d stayed away from Me...
Things that were lost in the fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia has taken a lot away from me. I had to stop playing the violin two years into my illness because my hands couldn’t move like that anymore. I’ve obviously never run a marathon. It’s a constant struggle to find a job that...
My fibroaversiary
I just realized that I have been sick for thirteen years this month. I don’t remember the exact day that I got sick anymore. I think it was the 28th. The actual day used to really bother me so it’s a good thing that I don’t remember...
A day in the life of a fibromite
Here is just one example of how fibromyalgia effects everything. I wanted to go see Prince Caspian on the big screen. There are some films that are just better in a movie theater. It’s like the difference between staying at hotels in las vegas ...
Is fibromyalgia genetic?
This was one of the first questions I had after I was diagnosed. None of my other family member’s have fibromyalgia. Unfortunately, the doctor didn’t have a straight answer for me. I was just reading up on the subject again & was frus...
The ups & downs of fibromyalgia
The good thing about keeping a fibromyalgia blog is that I have evidence of how things were going last week. Otherwise I’d just forget. I was just reading through my posts & remembering how sick I was the last time I blogged. The thing abou...
Does Mederma work?
If you have fibromyalgia, you probably have a few scars. I’m not even talking about emotional scars. Back when I was trying to find a diagnosis over a decade ago the doctors wanted to take out all of my unnecessary organs in the process of elim...
Am I a writer experiment?
I thought that becoming a writer might be a good transition for a blogger. I wanted to see if it was something I could manage with my health & if I had what it took. So, I tried to write a novel in 30 Days. (It didn’t work out) Am I a write...
I can make you thin: not just about shopping
Whenever I start a new exercise program or decide to lose weight, I get the impulse to buy things. I’m obviously going to need a cute new outfit, shoes, an elliptical & an exercise bike. I’m not really as excited by working out as I...
