Now that spring is here I’ve been spending a little more time in my flower beds. Gardening and yard work can be rough on fibromyalgia, but in this post I will share some tips and tools that can make it easier. I know that doing such physical work may exacerbate my symptoms, so I only work [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? Last week I talked about snow and this week I’m going to start off talking about sun! Today we were graced by the warmth of the sun for most of the day. It gave me the extra oomph I needed to do some clean-up gardening. Many of my plants were confused [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? For the past 2-2.5 weeks my wrists have been in a flare-up. I’ve had intense burning, throbbing wrist pain. It was so bad I had to take an opioid pain killer  just to dull the pain enough to be able to fall asleep one night. Of course, this flare-up happened while my parents were in [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? Recently, a friend, her kids and I went to check out a nearby nursery that I’d never been to. The place was huge and had apple cider, animals and even vending machines! The one thing they didn’t have were red perennials, which I was looking for. The sun was shinning brightly and [...]