May 11, 2016 |
christine |
Featured, Spoon Lady Speaks |
45 Comments
In addition to my lupus, I also have fibromyalgia. One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with it as well. I love her. I feel that although pain and fibro is something I know a bit about, I can not help her acceptance of this diagnosis. I have seen her in pain both emotionally and physically.
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TAGS: awareness, fibro, fibromyalgia, may 12, spoonie
May 10, 2016 |
christine |
Articles, Featured, Personal Essays |
20 Comments
If you ask my dad about Lupus he will give you a very seemingly odd answer. He will always say “Getting a grip on Lupus is like trying to tie up Jello with a string” Most people laugh, look confused, or even attempt to think of how one would even begin to tie up Jello with a string. It's one
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TAGS: angry, dad, jello, lupus, metaphor, miserandino, sle
May 9, 2016 |
christine |
Featured, Spoon Lady Speaks |
6 Comments
Wear orange or purple, send friends your favorite awareness websites (bydls.com ? lol) to educate, read, ask your friends to read some lupus facts, make your status a lupus support or awareness message, blog about lupus, blog about your friends with lupus, Do something nice for a person living with
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TAGS: lupus, lupus awareness, may 10, orange, purple, sle, spoonie
This was an unusual book – and its non-fiction. Thirteen women agree to collectively purchase a diamond necklace that is very expensive and share it. As they do so, they suddenly find they are also sharing their lives and the camaraderie they find with each other is amazing – almost more impor
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com!
Modern research says that few people sleep well anymore, however good sleep is all important if you’re going to be healthy. The term, good sleep, means your body experiences all four complete sleep cycles: alpha, beta, delta, an
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com!
Sometimes I feel like the lead character in "The Princess and the Pea". I am ultra-sensitive to the point where sleeping on a traditional mattress with springs is agony.
When I'm traveling, if I must sleep on a hotel's extra-fir
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! We are focusing on the benefits of better sleep.
1) Improve your sleep hygiene. This may sound trite, but it is so important. A quiet room where you can get uninterrupted sleep; clean sheets and pillow cases; no other person or a
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So maybe you don't feel up to gardening on a large scale - that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it! We'll create an ongoing, four-season project that you can enjoy anytime you happen to get that gardening urge. The questions to ask yourself are...
1) Where? Do you want your miniature garden to
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I have a Lazy Susan in a corner cabinet of the kitchen and every so often, a can or other item will fall off the shelf and roll to the back of the cabinet out of my reach. After I got a bottle of vanilla stuck back there, I asked my husband to purchase a long-handled grabbing tool for me, as I figur
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Moms, this summer don’t forget to teach your children a craft. No matter what kind it is, it’s real good for keeping idle hands busy and giving the child a sense of accomplishment. They can do it for personal expression, as a gift, or for actual needs, depending on the type of craft done.
Yo
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I find that the hardest part of having people over is the set up and clean up. It takes a lot of energy and time, and let’s face facts- it is no fun! I want to be social and keep in touch with friends, but I do not want to pay for it the next day with exhaustion, pain and frustration and I do not
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This is a great item to keep in your medicine cabinet or home medical kit. Kitchen burns can happen all year long, but during the summer we have the added chance of burns from the grill. I have even gotten small burns from my hair dryer and hair straightener.
Water Jel is a topical gel for minor
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It is the middle of summer, and that means you are going to a back yard party, or you are throwing a party yourself. If you are bored with the same old ideas, or need a good hostess gift, look no further! I am the gadget queen! Forget about bringing another dessert, who has time or energy to bake?
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