“Watching the Daisies” recently celebrated one year in print format. Where did that year go? Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway have a few print copies available at a mere 6.20 Euros INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE. Once they are gone, they are gone! If you want to grab a bargain print copy press HERE then enter Watching the Daisies in … More One Year Anniversary Book Bargain
I am taking a two week break from blogging to rest and restore. Wishing you all a very happy Easter.
A little switch turns on in my brain every year, somewhere around the end of February. It seems to occur when the days lengthen and my body soaks up the extra light. Indeed, I become a different person! S.A.D. or Seasonal Affective Disorder I am one of millions of people who suffer from S.A.D or … More S.A.D. – Seasonal Affective Disorder
Does fibromyalgia cause insomnia or does insomnia cause fibromyalgia? I do not have a definitive answer. However, I do know that insomnia can wreak havoc on health and well being. I first succumbed to fibromyalgia in 2003, and insomnia took hold of my life for seven long years. 15 years later, my lifestyle has completely changed and … More My Top Twelve Tips for Healing Insomnia
Kim from I Tripped Over A Stone blogs about her journey with Fibromyalgia. She recently participated in a challenge, designed to let you know a little more about the person behind the illness. You can read her post HERE I decided to take up the challenge, as someone who is healing from Fibromyalgia: Four … More You Behind The Illness – Told in Fours
In 2010, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that affects millions of people around the globe. The majority of them are women. As yet, there is no cure. I had enjoyed a successful career as a natural medicines therapist and teacher, but fibromyalgia forced me to stop working for 2 years, reassess … More 10 Tips for Living with Fibromyalgia or Another Life Changing Illness
Busy as a Bee I come from a long line of busy people; both my parents worked extremely hard to provide for our family. The first forty years of my life embraced their hard work ethic, but after my father’s untimely death in 1995, I took the decision to leave my busy natural medicines practise … More Life Lessons on the Importance of Slow
Blogging is not for the fainthearted; it takes real commitment and many hours spent at a computer to create blog posts, comment on other blogs, reply to comments, create bonds with new followers… It is also rather addictive! Finding a balance between real life and blogging takes quite a bit of fine tuning… My own … More Blogging and Balance
Fibromyalgia makes driving long distances a challenge for me; I am comfortable on short drives around home, but anything beyond that requires careful planning and extra rest, both before, during and after the journey. Last week, an unexpected funeral around 60 miles away, took me out of my driving comfort zone. However, I decided I was going to enjoy … More Enjoying the Journey
As a watery Piscean, I find baths very healing and comforting especially after a spot of over enthusiastic gardening. A warm bath is also wonderfully therapeutic, if I have spent too long at my laptop… My favourite bath ingredients include: Sea salt of the unadulterated kind – I add a tablespoon or thereabouts to a deep bath. Please check the … More Healing Baths – Five Favourites
