When we have difficult days to get through and we know it ahead of time, what about turning the day upside down. Doing something completely different can turn the difficulty into an adventure. It does not take away the fact that it is still hard. Make upside down cake out of what little ingredients we have. Continue reading Turning Today Upside Down, Just to Get Through
Double dang!! There are some days that troubleshooting illness and comfort has to be set aside for surviving. There is not as much fun in it but the victories sure are bigger. Continue reading Surviving Trumps Troubleshooting Some Days
Have to say I rejoiced when the science-based research finally supported that pure butter is good for us. I love butter. I have fond memories of childhood butter-churning of a favorite aunt and uncle. It tastes SO stinking good and it feels like an immediate comfort food. I lOVE butter. As we are improving our troubleshooting skills, let’s see how butter could actually help our health. Continue reading Rich Creamy Butter is GOOD For Us How?
There are days that stop me in my tracks, emotionally. The physical part of being chronically ill seems like more than enough to deal with. Then the emotional element sneaks in whether we like it or not. Rainy days are a good time to work on a layer of healing the emotional baggage. These Boots Are Walking helped me walk right through this rainy emotional day leaving me with lighter baggage and a smile on my face. Continue reading Rainy Days, Boots and Baggage; Keep Walking Through It
Total and utter wipeout. You know what it feels like to wipe out. While you have had chronic illness, you have done this just as I have, too many times. There are days that the wipeout is wild. How can we make it fun??? Well… this is how I do it… Continue reading Wipe Out
Time for a break to lower my stress that will create a healing environment. I have been too busy the last couple weeks trying to get several things done now that I am officially feeling better. Sometimes a break allows to not get ahead of ourselves. Continue reading Taking Breaks Lowers Stress, Creating Healing Environment
Do you wonder if you will EVER get back to where you use to be? All you want is your “life” back?? Are you still drowning in the chronic illness dump? No getting around it, chronic illness stinks. When we put it into perspective, it can take on an interesting view. Arranging the perspective lets us see hope and hope gives us a little gitty-up to get through today. Continue reading Perspective Troubleshooting
Trust me, I know, we are all sick of being sick and tired of being tired and bored out of our minds with resting. I know!!! Energy is a precious commodity while going through chronic illness. With practice, we can learn how to reserve our energy for the important things, like the healing process. What about life? We can utilize what energy we have for the important things of life as well. As we learn how to prioritize, we use our energy more wisely and we heal faster. Continue reading Reserve Energy for the Healing Process
More people have thyroid issues than they realize. Again, it is not yet the root cause of illness and disease. Keep troubleshooting the why – WHY do we have the thyroid diseases and issues? That does not mean we ignore thyroid health, instead, we deal with it and keep seeking for the WHY behind it. I know my WHY’s. Do you know yours? Continue reading Exploring the Thyroid
Talk about looks… well, this just tops the cake for wanting to hide in a closet. In comparison to the life-threatening crisis I have had, this is nothing. Yet it still is a mini-crisis that I have to stop everything for to deal with. You know how many times you have had to stop everything for the mini-crisis that comes with the territory. This one is nasty but not impossible to deal with. Continue reading Mini-Crisis During Chronic Illness
