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Chronic Illness and Carbonara

I’ve been struggling lately.

I just feel so overwhelmed with trying to navigate life and the ‘mental load’, when my physical health has been trapped in the u-bend that separates wellness and umm … shit.

Now you see ME … Now you don’t

No-one knows gratitude quite like a person who has been lucky enough to claw their way back up to Mild ME after years of being housebound and/or bedridden with Severe ME.

But here’s the thing …

Pretend Going Out

What do you do when you need some ‘me time’ away from your family, but your ME won’t let you leave the house? Well you, umm … pretend to go out.

What do Marriage and Chronic Illness have in common?

Q: What do Marriage and Chronic Illness have in common?

A: Lifelong commitment.

One, I entered into happily – whereas the other, can fuck right off.

What I didn’t say

Ever look back on a conversation and wonder why you did or didn’t say a particular thing? Yeah, me too. Here, I unload my thoughts on why I kept my mouth zipped recently.

Low Day

When the morning alarm goes off and you cry.

Not because you can’t do it all again, but because you fucking have to. And it’s hard. Some days it’s just too fucking hard.

Parenting from bed. With help from … Alexa?!

I’m crashing today, and I’ve reached the point where I simply have to be in bed. But … how can I parent from bed?!

Why am I looking so smug?

Why am I looking so smug?

… Well, I just removed my makeup in under 1 minute. That’s why!

And no, this is NOT an advert. It’s just little old, energy-limited, chronically ill me, wanting to share this absolute godsend that’s recently come into my life, in the hopes of helping other people like me … make life just a teensey bit easier.

Ever wondered what the best weapon would be for beating yourself round the head?

Ever wondered what the best weapon would be for beating yourself round the head?

… Yeah, me neither.

Yet recently, I found out.

My face and half of Pete’s head made a magazine front cover!

Now THAT was a pleasant surprise. Not that the arrival of the latest edition of ME Essentials magazine isn’t a pleasant surprise in itself; of course it is. It’s just EXTRA pleasant when I realise I’m in it!

… Umm … or am I?