Well, as you’ve probably guessed from the title, I’m turning sixty, and I thought I’d celebrate by sharing a few snippets of my life with you. A Few Snippets of My Life to Celebrate Turning Sixty Oh dear… “a few” somehow became sixty — which seems rather appropriate! I should…
Category: Life
Self-care
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New Year Without Pressure: Be Kind To Yourself
The New Year always seems wrapped up in hype, pressure, and expectation — and honestly, I could do without it. Everywhere you look, people are talking about resolutions — losing weight, exercising more, giving up chocolate 😱. And I can’t even begin to explain how I feel when I hear…
Life
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Christmas Wish List ~ No Gifts, Just Hope
Christmas seems to come faster every year! Or maybe I’m just getting older faster.
Have you written a Christmas wish list? In my latest post, I share mine — and reflect on how the best gifts are often the ones we don’t unwrap.
Please click the link to read the full post.
Life
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Where Does the Time Go?
Where did the time go? It disappeared! That’s where it went. The time just vanished. I sometimes wish there was a way of retrieving it, but, unfortunately, there’s not. And when you realise how quickly time goes, it makes you realise just how precious it is. So try to make the most of every minute.
Emotional & Mental Health
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Everyone Deserves Privacy…Including the Royal Family
On Friday night, while watching television, I saw a woman in her early forties tell the world that she had been diagnosed with cancer. That woman was Catherine, the Princess of Wales. But I didn’t see a Princess. I saw a woman who looked tired and afraid. But most of…
Chronic Pain
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Look Forward With Enthusiasm – Happy New Year
Happy New Year to everyone. I am sending you my very best wishes and hope you have better health and lots of happiness. Hopefully, good things happen for you in 2024 and I truly hope that you can look forward with enthusiasm despite your pain or chronic health condition. I…
Chronic Pain
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It’s Important to Focus on Ourselves Sometimes
I’ve not been blogging much lately. In fact, it’s over two months since I last published a post and I have been somewhat absent on social media and on my trigeminal neuralgia support group too. In the past, that would have driven me nuts. But this time it hasn’t. In…
Chronic Pain
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100 Small Things That Make My Day Better
I’m a great believer that the small things in life are actually the things that matter most. And that’s especially so when living with chronic health conditions. Life with chronic pain and illness can feel overwhelming. Sometimes everything seems so bleak that it can feel as though there isn’t anything…
Chronic Pain
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Review of the Walkstool – Ideal if You Live With Pain
A few weeks ago, my husband was watching a YouTube video and came across something he thought would be good for me – the Walkstool which is a lightweight folding stool with telescopic legs. I watched the video with him and agreed that it would be really good for me….
Awareness
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Make Gluten-Free More Affordable For People With Coeliac Disease
A gluten-free diet for anyone with coeliac disease is not a choice. It’s a necessity. But a gluten-free diet is also very expensive. The charity Coeliac UK is running a campaign just now to try to make gluten-free food more affordable and accessible. I hope that policymakers and the food…