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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 21, 2021

May 29, 2021

Are you ready for this week’s ME News Headlines and Blog Updates from the ME Community? Get comfy, there are lots of exciting things to catch up on this week. Note: I do my best to make these posts easy to read, if you have any suggestions that would improve the accessibility of these M.E. News posts, please let me…

Tips On How To Get By

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Tiny Task Tuesday – Celebrating All I’ve Achieved In May 2021

May 26, 2021
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We’re one month into the Tiny Task challenge, so today I’m celebrating all that I’ve achieved this month. If you’re not familiar with Tiny Task Tuesday, it’s all about training ourselves to pace, break activities down into smaller tasks and create sanctuary at home, one tiny task at a time. You can read more about how it all began over…

M.E. News

This Week’s M.E. News – Week 19, 2021

May 3, 2021

It’s been a busy few days of advocacy as it’s M.E. Awareness Week, so there are a lot of ME News and Blog Highlights to share this week. I am constantly amazed at the incredible creativity in this community. This week we feature quite a few poems as well as a beautiful stop motion film. Please share any of the…

M.E. News

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 18, 2021

May 3, 2021

M.E. Awareness Month is well under way now, but among all the advocacy campaigns and fundraisers there is still research and other news to catch up on too. Below you’ll find a summary of this week’s M.E. News Headlines and this week I’ve also added links to all the current advocacy events I could find, so you can easily decide…

M.E. News

This week's ME News Headlines and Blog Updates from the community

This Week’s M.E. News – Week 17, 2021

May 1, 2021

It’s May, which means it’s M.E. Awareness Month, so to get things going, I’m sharing this week’s ME News Highlights and Blog updates from the ME Community. Although most of the news this week is focused on the awareness campaigns that will be running this month, there are some other interesting articles to read too. Are you comfy? Got a…

Keto Recipes

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Delicious Keto Granola Recipe, Perfect Low Carb Breakfast Or Snack

April 30, 2021
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One of the hardest things to adjust to when switching to a keto diet is giving up all those carb-filled, crunchy breakfast foods and snacks. This keto-friendly granola is not only low carb, sugar free and grain free, it’s also nutritious, delicious and crunchy! I eat it with CoYo for breakfast or as a dessert or snack and my Mum…

Tips On How To Get By

Tiny Task Tuesday – Creating Sanctuary At Home

April 27, 2021
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If you’re anything like me, living with a chronic illness means that you’re super low on energy on a daily basis and the chores at home just keep piling up. After months of looking at an untidy bedroom since moving the furniture around some time last year, I’ve decided it’s time to tackle the clutter and turn my room, and…

Guest Post

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Celebrating Life Despite Depression, Anxiety & ME/CFS – A Day In The Life of Jorja

August 13, 2020

After a long break, I am happy to be resuming our twice-monthly guest interviews. This week we are meeting Jorja who has been living with Depression, Anxiety and ME/CFS for many years. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we interview people from around the world who share how chronic illness or disability has changed their lives and…

Blogging

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My 2020 WEGO Health Award Nomination – Advocating For Another

July 9, 2020
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I’m so grateful and humbled to be nominated for another WEGO Health Award. This is the third year in a row which is just incredible to me. This year I’ve been nominated in the Advocating For Another category. In previous years I was nominated for my blog and for my Facebook advocacy, As patient advocates, just knowing that our efforts…

Gardening

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Crops In Pots, Indoor Gardening While Housebound

March 24, 2020
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This month my sister and I are taking on a new project: crops in pots! I have always been interested in gardening and have always had a dream of being self-sufficient, living off the land, so now we are going to have a go at growing some edibles in pots at home! In this series, I will be documenting our…

Pen & Paint

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The 52-Week Art Project – Garden Critters

January 21, 2020
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I was blown away by all the incredible critters you fabulous artists have created this week! It was week 3 and the prompt was Critters In The Garden. We had paintings, some pencil and ink drawings and we even had clay sculptures! Your creativity is so inspiring. I love seeing how each person interprets the prompts in their own way.…

M.E. News

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 3, 2020

January 19, 2020
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After a long break, I’m back with this week’s ME News highlights and blog updates from the ME community. So make yourself comfortable and let’s have a catch up with our fellow warriors and allies! Remember, if you find any of these posts helpful or interesting, please share them on your social media, it will help to raise awareness and…

Personal Updates

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Getting Organised For The Year Ahead – Personal Update, Jan 2020

January 15, 2020
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I am so excited for the year that lies ahead; something about new beginnings just really makes me happy. For me, 2019 was quite a difficult year health wise. It started off really well and then I think I overdid things in May with my very ambitious ME awareness campaigns and it totally wiped me out for the rest of…

Pen & Paint

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The 52-Week Art Project – Snowy Scenes

January 13, 2020
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It’s week 2 of the Chronically Hopeful 52-week art project! This past week the theme was Snowy Scenes and I have loved seeing all the winter wonderlands you have created! If you missed the previous weeks, you’re still welcome to jump in at any point and join us on this arty adventure! This is a no pressure project, not a…

Pen & Paint

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The 52-Week Art Project – Patterns In Shades Of Blue

January 6, 2020
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The Chronically Hopeful 52-week art project has finally started. I have been so excited to get it off the ground since I came up with the idea and now it’s here! This week the theme was patterns in shades of blue and I have been blown away by the unique ways that each person has interpreted that prompt! If you…

Guest Post

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Celebrating Life Despite Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) – A Day In The Life Of Sarah

November 20, 2019

Today I am honoured to share Sarah’s chronic illness story. She has been battling Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, also referred to as ADEM, for decades. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we meet warriors from around the world who share their struggles and victories as they navigate life with various chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities. I hope this…