Did a whole load of cleaning and organising last night, because it needed doing and I'd put it off. Today, fibro fatigue and increased pain . Bed rest and YouTube is the order of the day for me.
#fibromyalgia #chronicpain #fatigue #bedrest #disabled #disability #fibrolife #fibrowarriors
Been in pain all day. The kind of pain where my whole body feels SUPER tight and my head throbs any time I move around to the point where the outsides of my vision blackens a little.
So that's been fun.
Maxed out my med intake for the day and barely put a dent in it. So now I have slathered my neck, shoulders and back in Oplopanax horridus cream. Sitting here watching some TV with my eyes mostly closed and an ice pack on my head.
It's helping, finally.
I had a very productive day yesterday. So today my brain is all "Let's keep going!" but years of living with fibro means I know that I need to take it easier today or pay for it for at least a week.
Balancing chronic issues sucks.
I think I am going to start the overnight dough for bagels this evening tho. Fresh bagels in the AM sounds so good.
Tradeoff will be heating something from the freezer for dinner.
I want to sew, however my sewing table is messy and trying to work in that area without cleaning it up will be incredibly frustrating, not enjoyable.
Problem is, I've got spoons for 1 (one) task right now.
So while cleaning the sewing table means I can enjoy it at some future date... it doesn't have the immediate payoff of getting to do a fun thing.
I should probably be an adult about it though. BIG SIGH.
#Sewing #Sewcialist #Productivity #Spoonie #SpoonieLife #FibroLife
The pain has moved from "Oh fuck I need to hurl" levels to "As long as we don't move too much, it's okay"
Which, is better than I expected. Managed to keep down a hearty veg soup for lunch. And if things stay this level, I'll probably attempt the baking of muffins in a bit. I really want orange chocolate chip muffins...
I had great plans for cleaning my bedroom today but that is absolutely not gonna happen. Did manage to get the towels in for a bleach tho
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