This winter I have felt particularly aggrieved every time I’ve got a cold. I’m behaving like I’ve got man-flu or something! The aches and fatigues just feel as if they’re the straw before the camel’s back breaks. See – I can’t stop being melodramatic about them! The Girl With the Golden Hair and I were … Read More
Generally speaking I’m quite a content person. I suffer from Depression and have a cynical inner voice who I find very funny. Sometimes, and I suspect it is because my default is to be happy, I’m criticised for looking after my own physical and mental health rather than bending over backwards to help others with … Read More
Tomorrow is going to be hard work and I am once more going to bed with a headache. I could do with someone else taking a massage course to unknot these shoulders as I suspect that’s at the root of some of this headache. What I could also do with is remembering to schedule in … Read More
Yesterday I felt on top of the world, today I got home after work and immediately grabbed the paracetamol. It feels as if someone is running a vibrating knitting needle from just below my occipital lobe right through to just above my right eye. I have tried drinking water, laying down, I half thought it … Read More
A word of warning, this post may veer into the self-congratulatory. Feel free to comment appropriately. Earlier I was explaining to someone that I had been diagnosed with my fourth chronic illness. They reacted. My inner voice as they reacted was basically saying “calm down it’s not a tragedy.” I suspect their emotional response was … Read More
J’espère continuer à écrire mon blog en français les lundis. Mais ce que sera sera. Maintenant je suis très fatigué . J’essaie de retrouver ma volonté Je ne sais pas si c’est possible. J’espere. A premier dormez l’hygiène, qui est plus difficile quand vous avez une malade chronique. Aujord hui j’ai essayé. Pas de bouton … Read More
I recently joined Noom because I’m four stone overweight. Last time I needed to lose weight I did it mostly by myself and via willpower. This time around I’m allergic to raw fruit and vegetables (technically I was last time I just didn’t know it…) and have chronic pain and fatigue. My willpower is more … Read More
Being tired when I wake up (especially when I’ve got a good night’s sleep) is always something that feels very unfair. Eye ache and head ache and just everything ache is very frustrating. I’m starting this week the the best of intentions though, all the water will be mine, I will be hydrated to fuck! … Read More
