Staring down at my beautiful new son I am filled with love, so much love. I practically imagine his whole life in front of me. How wonderful his life is going to be and how happy we all will be together. I’m not sure if everyone feels this way when they first see their newborn […]
5 Reasons To Love Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas
About a year ago I developed a new obsession for the Hallmark Channel. It was around Christmas time and I don’t even know why I started watching, honestly. Anyway, one movie led to another and here I am still watching. Now, I may have lost some readers already and I may have gained some new […]
How To Stop People Pleasing To Lower Your Fibromyalgia Symptoms
I admit that I am a people pleaser. Which means, I tend to do things I don’t want to do to help other people or so they will think kindly of me. Really, all moms are probably people pleasers in some way. For years, I put my own needs on the back burner to take […]
How I Let A Pandemic & Fibromyalgia Break Me
It has been awhile since I sat down to write. Life has been overwhelming, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve been contemplating my place in the world and what I want that place to look like. I’ve shed most of my responsibilities and stayed away from social media, so you might be wondering why now am I […]
Suffering From Fibromyalgia Or Fighting It: The Choice Is Yours
Having Fibromyalgia is like a roller coaster ride. Most days I just don’t know how I am going to feel. I try to have a positive mindset and I find it helps when I’m around others with a positive mindset as well. However, I realized that not everyone wants to hear or see positivity right […]
Secret Weapons For Fighting Fibromyalgia
*Guest post by Melissa Reynolds* You don’t live with chronic symptoms such as pain, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia and the like for over 15 years and not develop any tricks. For my teenage and early adult years my symptoms were ignored by medical professionals and there was very little information about fibromyalgia out there. I had […]