A big thanks to CHRONICLYsILLy for giving me the Life is Good Award! Check out her blog for very creative, uplifting posts about living with lupus. Following are the 10 questions Life is Good Award recipients are asked to complete: 1. If you blog anonymously are you happy doing it that way; if you are not [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? Recently The Helpful Hubby and I participated in our local Arthritis Walk through the Arthritis Foundation. Although we have been involved as participants before, this year I joined the volunteer event committee and The Helpful Hubby volunteered at the walk. The day before the event I tried to reserve as much [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the overlapping conditions for most with fibromyalgia. IBS is a common disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). Like fibromyalgia, the exact cause of IBS is unknown. Symptoms include abdominal pain and cramping, gas, bloating, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation. These symptoms may wax and wane, but IBS is [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? I was feeling pretty good at the end of last week. Thursday I wore cute new shoes to meet a friend for Happy Hour, appetizers/dinner and fun! I got to see her semi-new workplace, spend some girl time together and see the new furniture at her place. Along with her boyfriend, [...]