“Sail on silver girl*, sail on by, your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way…”

Did anyone else get to witness the amazing auroras? I love how they're (weather and light pollution permitting) visible almost everywhere in the world. The Aurora Australis is really important to me. The first time I saw it, I didn't know what it was and it was entirely by accident. It was 31 March, 2001, …

New pet peeve unlocked

CW: medical gaslighting, weight loss, eating disorders, dieting and related body issues.New pet peeve unlocked this weekend: Doctors/medical professionals assuming that weight loss is a good thing.All women will have experiences of medical gaslighting, being told our symptoms are just due to stress/anxiety, age, weight, pregnancy etc. I know women in the low end of …

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Every article about ME/CFS seems to feature an image like this one. Yeah, this definitely says "I want to die now" Where are the images of lying in bed, so tired that your body is using adrenaline just to keep your heart pumping, so exhausted you feel like throwing up, heat splitting body aching, and …

Of Poems, Prayers, and Promises: or re-ligi-on

Prelude Last week, my former English, literature, geology, and Religion teacher, John Allison died. I went to his funeral on Sunday.  It was so very him. It also got me thinking about a few things. So yes, this is another post about someone dying and my attending a funeral, but that is how the human …

Would you rather…

I have a question for you to ponder. How much quality of life are you willing to trade to get through the mundane tasks required in your life and home? Would you be willing to give up your entire weekend's socialising and activity because you vacuumed the living room floor on Thursday? Would you be …

If time is money, my time is made of platinum

To someone who isn't privy to the details of my daily activities, it might look like I do nothing all day. It may even seem like I have more time available than someone who works full time. While I do seem to have a lot of free time, it's not as simple as that. Managing …

Being informed isn’t always helpful.

I think it might be a good time to remind people that if you find that the news and world events stress you out or trigger your anxiety, you can turn it off, stop watching, reading, or following and ignore it.*If following what's going on in the world is harmful to you, then stop following …

I will no longer Give Myself Away

My Facebook memories of 2020 tell me that this time 3 years ago I was frantically preparing for a flat inspection. Our property manager had told us that the landlord was unhappy with the garden and was thinking of not renewing our lease come January. I enlisted the help of some friends and family, and …

Social isolation

I feel like an afterthought in the lives of my friends and family. People don't think to call or message me with news anymore. They don't reach out or come over for a visit. Even the friends who do come by, to see others in the house, don't seek me out even just to say …

Friendship in isolation

I've been thinking a bit about friends lately, and how to define that when you only interact online. Before I became ill, I didn't really think about it. Friends were the people I chose to spend my time with. They were the people whose company gave me pleasure. With the timing of my illness relative …