Grateful Little Victories

When every day is a struggle with illness, you learn to be grateful for the little victories.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Being calm and knowledgeable worked in my favor

I convinced the chief resident that I could manage my asthma at home, and she discharged me.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Biding my time until it's safe for more meds

When pain interfered with sleep, I took steps to distract myself instead of stressing out.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

He was very happy with my current pain management

I saw my primary care doctor, and he was REALLY pleased with my overall condition.

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Welcome back, Poetry Muse, I've missed you!

I had a new children's poem spring, almost fully formed, into my head.

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Friday, March 21, 2014

I wish I'd figured out what was up before the blood sugar crash, though

I learned that my cats know & freak out when my blood sugar is about to crash.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

I've got one or two left to finish & post yet

I started or finished several blog posts that have been on the "to write" list for ages.

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Pretty sure I got a little sunburned on my face

I went out to the park with my husband to enjoy the Spring weather.

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Video games and painted nails

I had a quiet, restful day of introvert recharging.

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

I wanted more color and something pretty

I redecorated my bathroom to match the new celestial shower curtain.

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

I had used all my spoons up by 11 in the morning

After several wonderful days visiting with beloved friends, I made blueberry muffins AND completely reassembled my house!

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  • A Southern Celiac
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  • Deb's Fibromyalgia Blog
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Deal With It
  • FIBROMYALGIA
  • Guidance, Healing, and Love by Sydney
  • Life and Fibromyalgia
  • Little Miss Dinky's E.D.S. Diary
  • Sally Rouge
  • The Bloggess
  • The Tensile Times
  • The Zebra Diary

The Usual Suspects - some of my standard reading list

  • A Day in the (Fat) Life
  • Bardic Blog
  • From Rebecca's Window
  • Kottke.org
  • Leah Raeder
  • Life on the Fat Farm
  • Live.Like.A.Rockstar
  • Noël Lynne Figart
  • Whatever
  • WilWheaton.net
  • Zen Habits

Time for a break - comics I read regularly

  • Ctrl+Alt+Del
  • Dork Tower
  • El Goonish Shive
  • Gods Playing Poker
  • Joy of Tech
  • Misfile
  • VG Cats
  • XKCD
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