It is said that life is a balancing act. We balance work and play. A balanced diet has some veggies, some meats, and only some dessert because too much of even a good thing is not good. In math and chemistry, you have to balance the equation. When I worked, I remember having to balance my […]
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Chronic Illness Secret: Unexplained Bumps and Bruises, Cuts and Scratches
There are so many things nobody tells you when you are diagnosed with a chronic illness. Doctors certainly don’t tell you these things. These are chronic illness secrets: things you only discover by talking to others who have chronic illness. After 35yrs of dealing with this, you’d think nothing would surprise me anymore, but you’d be […]
Read the rest of this entry »I Have Chronic Illness: What’s a Comfort Zone?
I had to look that up because I wasn’t familiar with the concept. I might have misplaced my comfort zone. I’m not sure I ever had one. This is something I often see online or mentioned in high-powered, self-help books and seminars: “Ya gotta step out of your comfort zone or nothing will ever change in […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Year of Faith that Never (Always) Was
I’ve said it before: God has a sense of humor. Sometimes He gives you EXACTLY what you pray for, but it’s not exactly HOW you envisioned it when you prayed. It all started in late 2013, after much prayer, when I declared that 2014 would be The Year of Faith over at Art of Eloquence, my business […]
Read the rest of this entry »Chronic Illness New Years Resolutions
We’ve all heard of the new years resolutions nobody keeps. Mostly people seem to lose interest or resolve long about January third. But those of us with chronic illness have our own new years resolutions we never keep–but it’s usually because we can’t. Here are some of the ones I’ve had over the years. Please […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ten most frustrating things about holidays with chronic illness
This post is a collaboration of sorts. I surveyed hundreds of people both online and off to find the top ten most frustrating things about the holidays with chronic illness. Here they are in order of popularity from least to greatest. 10. Pills, Paraphernalia and Triggers This one was a tie for tenth place. Some […]
Read the rest of this entry »Countdown to CHRISTmas : funny videos
In years past, I’ve done a countdown to CHRISTmas by posting a video each day from December 1st through to CHRISTmas day. This year I’m doing something a bit different. It’s vital to have a sense of humor and laugh at life’s struggles when we can. Laughter releases tension and brings joy so…This week I’ve […]
Read the rest of this entry »An update on JoJo’s Journey
Many of you have asked me to write an update on my chronic illness journey after starting with my new dr. I just saw him again on the 17th so I thought I’d post it here in the middle of the month of thankfulness. I do this partly because I do have things to be thankful for […]
Read the rest of this entry »Happy Thanksgiving Video
I pray this Thanksgiving finds you feeling well. I had planned to post a Thanksgiving video, but JoJo has had a few technical issues the past few weeks. The rest of this year is filled with Thanksgiving and CHRISTmas activities, which for those of us with chronic illness, presents a hectic schedule filled with fatigue […]
Read the rest of this entry »The blessings of pain
Okay. JoJo’s gone off the deep end! Brain fog has taken over and she’s completely out of her mind! I hear ya out there. You’ve stuck with me through some of my other unusual posts, but this one’s gone too far. Stick a fork in ‘er, she’s done! As someone who is in a fair amount of physical pain as […]
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