‘Do nothing and nothing shall remain undone’ Lao Tzu This quote epitomises a principle that was responsible for my first recovery of ME/CFS. It can seem like a very confusing quote and there are many different aspects of it. But I’d like to describe what it really means to me and why it made such … Read more
This week I’ve had to make a very difficult decision. Because of some red tape I just wasn’t aware of I’ve lost a reduction in my self-employed social security contributions here in Spain. I was counting on that reduction to give me another year to build my business to a level where I could afford … Read more
And Creating Helpful Routines Monday 2nd September 4pm UK; 5pm central european; 8am pacific; 11am eastern What if you could start everyday with a mental attitude and practices that will make sure you get the best out of each day? How much more energy would you have if you had a supportive routine that made … Read more
(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
Last week I crashed yet again. I hadn’t done anything major; it wasn’t one of those times that I’d chosen to do something a little beyond my energy limits but decided to cope with the consequences, neither had I pushed myself, but I still crashed. It was really frustrating and I really wanted to know … Read more
Monday 5th August, 8am pacific; 11am eastern; 4pm UK; 5pm CEST Do you struggle to get to sleep because of pain, worry or an overactive mind? Do you wake up in the night and can’t get back to sleep? Or perhaps you wake up many times in the night? Is your sleep so unrefreshing that … Read more
Sunday 21st July, 8am Pacific; 11am Eastern; 4pm UK; 5pm CET Has chronic illness robbed you of your ability to do the things that used to make you feel good about yourself? Has your self-esteem taken a knock? In this workshop, I’ll be sharing strategies for rebuilding your self-esteem after chronic illness has knocked it … Read more
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
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
A couple of weeks ago I was doing really well. I’d settled into a great routine in my new home including walking the dogs daily, which seemed to be doing me the world of good. Then I had a really busy week which threw my routines out. At first, I seemed to be coping so … Read more
