Toxic Positivity (and the Value of Normalizing Negative Feelings)

Roll call: Who's been in this situation before? You're on Facebook. You're movin' and groovin', checking out what your friends are up to, viewing your 500th fake news article and your 1000th vacation or kids photo that you didn't ask to see, rolling your eyes at the fact that your auntie still doesn't understand that…

I Hit A New Low Yesterday

Have you ever done something as a Spoonie that made you stop a moment and say "I definitely just hit a new low"? Let me tell you all a little story. About a year ago, I went out for a rare day of fun with my family. We went to a town about 20-30 minutes…

Chronic Pain Awareness Challenge – Day 1

Hey all! I hope you're staying safe and finding ways to stay sane through this difficult time. Just a day or two after my last post, my state's governor issued a "stay-at-home" order, so great news you'll all have to put up with me during this because I'll have plenty of time to make posts!…

2018 – Year of Finishes

Hey everyone. Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. I'm really terrible about posting in a timely fashion for all these holiday things lol. It's been a while again since I posted, but this time I have good excuses. (Not like I usually don't, but...) I've been spending a lot of…

WIP Updates – Dec. 02, 2017

Hey y'all. We all know I'm wordy and my WIP posts tend to get long, and today I'm dealing with a pretty killer headache-turning-migraine, so let's cut to the chase here. I don't think I've done a WIP post for a year. It's actually not been a good year - I've had a lot of…

The Journey

Whoever said that "it's not about the destination, it's about the journey" clearly didn't realize they were full of bullshit. I guess that's not very nice of me to say, because I'm sure they were a very lovely person, and it's a great positive motivational saying that reminds you in the end it's all worth…

Lady Gaga Opens Up About Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia

Life can take strange turns, sometimes. Last week, around the time I was making my first new post to the blog in a nine month break, I was struggling to come up with good topics to start posting about to turn the focus back on the point of the blog - chronic illness. I figured…

Long time no post…

*dusts place off* Well, hello everyone! Man, where do I begin? It's obviously been a long time since I've posted here. I've been trying to keep myself busy doing stuff, mostly to try to manage my pain. I've thought about the blog some in the nine (nine? NINE?! holy crap) months since I made my…

Happy Thanksgiving! Tips to Celebrate Holidays as a Chronic

Hey y'all! Popping in really quick from freezing, frigid Kansas before my family and I head out of town to celebate with my dad, to wish you all a happy holiday. If you live in the United States, you're likely waking up to start your own celebration of Thanksgiving. I want to take a few moments…

Moving Woes, Part 2

Hey y'all! Wow, it's been a long time again. A month and a half, maybe a little more. Life has been busy and as they said in Forrest Gump, "shit happens"! It's definitely been happening around here. For starters - we moved! Boy, it was a process. When it rains chaos, it seems to pour…