This will be my last post for CFS Squared – Tales of CFS. I have enjoyed writing here, for the past two years. But it’s time for me to move on now.
I must say, that this last word stuff is a little daunting. I kind of want to sneak away – and leave you with fun and quirky posts. But, I owe more than that to all of you, and to myself.
On more than one occasion, I have written about Do No Harm. I am going to share a little secret with all of you. Writing and/or following a health …read more

 
Ever notice how susceptible you are to exhaustion and illness, when exposed to something dark or depressing in culture or via some form of media.  Lately, I have entered a fairly dark period in my reading and movie watching choices.  As a direct result, I have been slightly depressed, and been sleeping a lot more.  Also I have been feeling the effects physically.
I have never really been one to jump on the whole chick lit bandwagon.  Yes, I have read some.  But overall, my library is somewhat lacking in this genre (unless you include Jane Austen books – and I …read more

Last week, my medicinal indoor herb kit arrived. I opened it up – and started right then and there. My enthusiasm for this idea knows no bounds. Out of 12 herbs, I chose to grow Valerian, Lemon Balm, Milk Thistle, Echinacea, and German Chamomile.
After a week, some of the seeds have started sprouting…which proves that at least my thumbs are partly green. I took some fantastic pictures, but alas the usb port on my camera cable is bent, and so all pictures will have to wait, until I replace it.
Hopefully they will keep growing….I am getting …read more

As I write this post, I am wearing a pair of Pinhole glasses. When I first discovered this product, I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. A few weeks later, I received my pair of glasses and not only was I skeptical, but I had thought I had time traveled back in time to 1984. I am fairly sure that I had a similar pair, when I was a kid. Although I suspect they were for purely aesthetic reasons.
Now, it must be said that I have no problems with my eyesight, with …read more

I found a short Disney film from 1953, on How to Get to Sleep. It has loads of ingenious ideas. Most of which backfire for the dog named Goofy. I love that he hangs a picture of someone yawning on his bedroom wall. I am definitely going to incorporate that into my bedroom decor.

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There is a new poll up on the sidebar. This week’s question is “Do you sleep when you have nothing better to do?”
Could you be doing something better with your time? Sleep isn’t always the right answer with a condition like CFS. Vote in the poll, and let us know what your sleep patterns are like.
If you feel like contributing more of an answer, feel free to leave a comment on this post.

I prefer waking up to classical music every morning. It helps me wake up in a good mood, it lets me focus, and it gets me thinking first thing in the morning.
However, if I decided to purchase an alarm clock that didn’t play music. I would choose this. Just because I would wake up laughing every morning (and that right there makes it the perfect alarm clock for someone with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). I have no idea where to purchase it though.

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Today’s theme is all about the alarm clock. I have posted a poll in the sidebar, asking if you use an alarm clock in order to wake up.
Please vote in the poll, and then come back here – and let us know what effective method you use for waking up on time…if you use one at all. If you don’t have a method, that’s fine too – just let us know how you wake up.

I have a lifestyle where I rely on the use of an alarm clock.  I hate being late for anything, so time pieces are very important to me.  I use a simple clock/radio for when I am home.  But have been known to use alarms on my computer or cell phone (when I remembered to use it).  Once upon a time, I used to rely on the sun.  However, the sun doesn’t shine in my neck of the woods very often – so that method didn’t last long, after I moved here.
I have previously written about how I use my …read more

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People who never achieve happiness are the ones who complain whenever they’re awake, and whenever they’re asleep, they are thinking about what to complain about tomorrow.~Adam Zimbler