The CP flareup I shared about last week turned out to more difficult than I thought. It started the day after Thanksgiving and lasted until three days ago. Movement was more than a little difficult. I was in lots of pain. Confusion and frustration took over my mindset. I don’t like feeling like I was
Category: Self-care
I had another idea for a blog post today, but this one became necessary. When I turned on my phone this morning, I had a text from a number not in my contacts. It was a notification from telegram. I don’t have a telegram account and didn’t even know what it was until I researched.
I live and do my best to thrive with spastic CP. Spastic CP simply means there is too much muscle tone in my body. Putting it even simpler my muscles get tight. Sometimes, it is painful. It is frustrating. Tightened muscles make movement difficult. Yes, for as much as I try to be upbeat and
The last couple of months have been stressful in my life outside of blogging. I started to feel the impact of the stress towards the end of last week. Sleep became difficult. Spending a lot of staring at the ceiling thinking about what I didn’t do that day and/or what I need to do the
A friend and I were having a conversation on Friday night. Asking for my perspective on the way we interact as people in the age of social media, I started asking him questions to understand what he was asking. As we kept talking, he told me he’d be interested in reading my take in a
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I’ve been on a health and wellness journey since May. Having CP makes this journey more difficult because I sit so much, and my body doesn’t always do what I want it to in terms of movement. The past few weeks have shown
Dealing with scammers were a part of my life this week. Thankfully, everything is fine and no money was lost. I thought I would share the tips I used to make sure no money was lost with you all. Know that scammers are creative and smart, they will use these skills to make scams seem
How do you exercise is a frequent question I get asked. I could record a video in answer. The thought makes me extremely uncomfortable. Writing an answer does not bother me in the least. When I was a teenager mama ordered me an all sitting exercise video. I have a DVD copy now, however. Some
This post is going to be raw. The last two weeks have been constant really, really, hard things that my immediate family and my extended blood family have had to face. In them there has been a miracle, answered prayers, and finally a long-awaited answer. I am the family messenger. I have most everybody’s contact
Today’s post is a little different. I hope it proves usual, however. Learning how to blog well and post on multiple social media platforms can be difficult, tiring, and time consuming. Up until May of this year I felt like I was the proverbial on the wheel most days. I knew I didn’t want to