Draw to win a paint by numbers and why it's good for chronic illness

5 Reasons Paint by Numbers is Ideal for Chronic Illness

(Although this is a sponsored post including affiliate links all opinions are my own) The lovely people from Winnie’s Picks have approached me with a very exciting freebie to raffle off. They’re offering one of their paint by numbers with free international shipping to one of my readers! I’m really excited about this because there … Read more

mastering pacing so that you dont run out of energy with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia or Lyme Disease

7 Tips for Mastering Pacing for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease

This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner  and first appeared there about 2 months ago. With energy limiting chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease, a key to being as well as possible is to make sure you don’t use more energy that you readily have available to you. (This is sometimes referred … Read more

How to recognise that you are running out of energy/spoons

7 Signs that You’re Running Out of Spoons

One frustrating thing about energy limiting chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease, is that energy levels can fluctuate from one day to the next. Christine Miserandino’s Spoon Theory has helped many people understand the concept of rationing out your energy by relating an energy unit to a spoon, but what happens on those … Read more

Finding motivation again, getting straight up and making the bed

7 Tips for Finding a Way Back from Extended Low Motivation

This winter seemed to bring me one knock back after another. With each knock back my motivation for self-care took a nosedive. This is something that I’m used to, and usually I just accept it, trusting it to bounce back as my health improves again. This time though, it didn’t. I found myself in a … Read more