I recently made up quite a few toy ducks for The Little Yellow Duck Project. I've been wanting to do a little experiment for a while now, and finally had a reason to sew one pattern over and over. I know that when I make up a pattern in a different fabric than normal it looks a bit different. But how different is it? Which materials make the biggest change and how can I plan around ... View Post
Happy Chronic Fatigue Awareness Day!
Woohoo! CFS Awareness Day is finally here! It's kind of a big deal for me. Each year I try to do something official for it, sometimes it's a small project because I'm too sick to do much. Sometimes it's bigger. I might make myself a snarky tshirt, or an awareness key chain. Last year I designed buttons and sent them out to family and friends to wear (which was awesome- everyone really did ... View Post
But, you’re getting better, right?
Everyone everywhere seems to be completely stumped by the fact that I haven’t been cured since the last time I saw them. To be completely honest, it’s a phenomenon that gets old really fast, from my point of view. There's also the crowd who hears about the current idea my doctor has had and becomes convinced that it will heal me. They get really rather upset when I don't share the ... View Post
Why Can’t A Person with CFS Drive?
A common symptom of ME/CFS is Brain Fog. It’s nothing like anything I’d ever experienced before I got sick, so it’s hard to describe it. It’s like whatever is connecting my brain to the rest of my body gets detached. My reflexes get slow, and my mind gets confused. No huge deal when I’m at home watching a movie. But it’s a pretty big deal if I’m driving down the middle of a crowded ... View Post
Why Can’t Your Healthy Spouse Just Do That?
A lot of times people will ask me if we’re going to ___________ (plant a garden this year? Plan a vacation? Paint a bedroom? etc) and I’ll say that I’ve just been too sick for us to do it. The common response is, “Yeah, but… can’t Doug do it?” Yes, of course, Doug does have the physical capability of completing simple projects even when I’m sick. However, do you have ANY idea how much Doug ... View Post
Why Can’t People With CFS Just Drink a Coke and Get on With It?
We human beings have a habit of trying to fix things. We hear a problem, we try to fix it in the easiest way possible. Because of this nice little habit we have, I tend to get a lot of people ‘fixing’ my problem 10 seconds after hearing about it. One of the main suggestions I get is to drink caffeine. I mean, I’m tired all the time and caffeine makes a person not tired. Easy peasy, right? I ... View Post
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