
Zombies ate my brains
My blog posts have been a bit sporadic of late. I had gotten into a nice routine of posting a new one every Friday and ended up feeling a...

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you..."
I got caught up in Life stuff these last couple of weeks which is why I missed posting last week. It was a little teachable moment for me...

Release the Kraken!
Since my last post there haven't been any further updates from my doctor. It's fine though, I'm not in a huge rush to be diagnosed with...

Compendium of chronic conditions
Since talking in my most recent posts about the possibility of having Fibromyalgia, I have finally spoken to my preferred doctor on the...

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired..."
In my previous post I mentioned my suspicions that I might have Fibromyalgia and I was going to discuss them with my doctor this week....

The Collector
I'm always glad when Friday comes around, but I'm especially happy about this particular Friday because it's officially the finale of my...

Body reading and mind building
If you think that sounds like I've got it arseways, then you would be wrong. It makes perfect sense. Let me explain. My body requires a...

"It's not perfect...but it's mine."
One of the things I constantly seem to be at war with is - well - myself. I often struggle with getting a balance right and wobble...

What _is_ Phase 2?
So, what is Phase 2? Nothing so dramatic as S.H.I.E.L.D using the Tesseract to make weapons. This week was my second week of my phased...

It's just a phase...
I completed my first week back at work on a phased return. It was nerve-wracking and I had the Sunday night doomies for the first time in...

Work absence and guilt gremlins
I hope everyone has been coping as well as they possibly can in the heat. For the most part, I coped pretty well. I am so grateful to...

The Hennings
I hope everyone is coping as well as they can in this heat, particularly my perimenopausal/menopausal sisters. Speaking for myself, my...

"You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor..."
I don't know how long I have been dealing with the symptoms of my conditions. I remembered recently that I had been to the doctors a lot...

Let's talk about stress, baby!
When I'm dealing with a particularly brutal flare-up, like now, it's difficult to maintain mental resilience which I talked about a...

Mental health merry-go-round
So, we've talked a bit about my conditions and their symptoms, but I wanted to do a separate post to talk about my mental health, the...

Snagging some confidence
It's not just the physical side of things that impacts on the life of someone with chronic conditions. Often, our self-confidence/esteem...

Painsomnia at the disco!
As a rule, I don't have a problem sleeping. In the before times I could get to sleep within minutes. Sleep was my friend. Then...

Vestibulitis (knicker torture)
Oh, this one is SUPER fun. Your TMI warning is now. In short, I have painful flaps. My vulva is ultra, aggressively sensitive. The Karen...

Slippery when wet
Perimenopause is your lady parts limbering up for the main event, menopause. I'm not sure how long I've been in training now but as part...




















