We enjoyed our winter break. It was a quiet Christmas with good food and good company (my mom and J). We made a pretty simple meal with a small turkey. My mom made some yummy dessert: it was like a pumpkin pie, but with… Continue Reading “A Quiet Break”
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Category: chronic illness, The Present, WorkTags: #chronicillness, #chroniclymedisease, #family, acceptance, Christmas, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, EBV, fatigue, fibromyalgia, health, holidays, pacing, planning, stress, students, teaching
Last week, we made it out to our beloved San Marcos river for just an overnight trip. It’s not but about 2 hours from home, and we use points for the hotel, so we can keep the cost down. Just gas and food need… Continue Reading “River trip!”
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Category: Nature, River Trips, summerTags: #livingwithlyme, chronic illness, coping, dogs, escape, Newton, pets, self care, sick, summer, Thoreau
Summer projects!
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Things change
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Category: chronic illness, The PresentTags: #chronicillness, #chroniclymedisease, #disease, #readbetweenthelyme, #spoonies, chronic, chronic conditions, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic symptoms, Colorado, coping, health, life
Posted on February 21, 2022
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This past week has been 👍
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Category: The Present, WorkTags: #chronicillness, #Lymelookslikethis, #readbetweenthelyme, #spoonies, challenges, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, coping, health, medical leave, students, symptoms, Teacher, teaching, weather, work, working
Posted on February 12, 2022
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This past week…
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Category: Coping, WorkTags: #chronicillness, #chroniclymedisease, #livingwithlyme, #Lymelookslikethis, chronic conditions, chronic disease, chronic fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, coping, medical leave, new normal, students, tasks, Teacher, teaching, work, working, worry
I was able to return to work today after a medical leave of 5 weeks. And while I am glad, I’ve been very anxious about it. I guess because I got so worn down and in such a chronic fatigue flare (plus reactivated EBV),… Continue Reading “Back”
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Category: The Present, WorkTags: #chronicillness, #chroniclymedisease, #disease, #spoonies, acceptance, anxiety, chronic conditions, chronic disease, chronic fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, coping, EBV, fatigue, gratitude, health, work
It’s the end of January 2022. I haven’t been back to work this semester. It’s weird. I just cannot manage the fatigue right now. It’s been incessant. Luckily, I still had some sick leave. Not a lot, so now we’re in pay dock mode.… Continue Reading “Rainy, Winter Day”
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Category: chronic illness, Coping, Daily GrindTags: #chronicillness, #livingwithlyme, challenges, chronic conditions, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, chronic symptoms, EBV, fibromyalgia, Texas, Thank you, work
So, much of May has been overcast or rainy, which is definitely not the norm here in Southeast Texas. The 10 days in a row! of rain we just had finished on Tuesday. Now, add sun. And we’re now living in a greenhouse. Heck,… Continue Reading “The Heat is Here”
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I haven’t done an update because not much has changed. Since about the middle of January, I have been having serious issues with not sleeping. It’s continued since then. I’ve missed days at work. And everything else, other symptoms, etc. have become exaggerated. At… Continue Reading “No Relief”
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