Re:updated blog and request

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Ruth,

I'm not sure what kind of flare ups you are having, but I sure have a lot of

experience with fibromyalgia and arthritis flares. I am a big cross-stitcher

and have been working very hard on a gift for my husband for Christmas, but had

to put it down last night because it was hurting my hands so bad to work on it.

I had a horrible flare of FMS after I did a yard sale in July. What I have to

keep reminding myself is that I just can't do things that I used to do and to

take it easy. My husband has to keep reminding me not to lift things or to do

too much at one time. I feel very lazy, but I also feel much better physically

when I don't force myself to do physical things. It aggravates me that I can't

even keep my house clean, but it's just something I've had to come to accept and

we have had to find room in the budget to have someone come in a couple of times

a month to do the cleaning. That was probably the hardest thing for me to let

go of, because I do feel so horribly lazy.

It's so hard not to be able to do the things we used to do and it does make me

angry and I do get on the pity party train pretty often. But if you try to take

it easy and not overdo things, it can help keep the flares to a minimum. It's

just a matter of remembering that you will pay if you do too much. My last

flare lasted about a month and it was horrible, all because of a stupid yard

sale. LOL

Chelle