Getting Back on Your Feet

A friend of mine was having a lot trouble keeping on her feet after a divorce. She fought to keep her house during the divorce, but she had to let the house go because she could not afford to take care of the house and her son. She lost her job and it took her over 6 months to find a job. Meanwhile, she put in over 50 applications for a job. During the time she lived off her credit cards and living with a friend. She had to turn off her water and electricity because of not having enough money to pay the bills. She lived on her friend’s sofa bed while her son stayed with a family member. It was a rough time in her life. She had to use her credit card to pay her car payment which has caused her to be in debt. I have talked to her about calling a debt consolidation firm, but her pride just will not let her. I have tried telling her it is not the same as filing bankruptcy. I told her at least give them a call and she might be surprised how helpful the company will be for her. I have had to deal with a debt consolation company to get me out of debt. I was pleased with the help.

Music Monday: Bryan Adams By A Teen Girl

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Wordless Wednesday: Roses

Get Organized or Lose Your Hair

After you are engaged, it is important to get organized for your wedding so that you are pulling your hair out. Once you have set a date it is time to buy the wedding invitations to invite the guests for the big day. But you cannot purchase the wedding invitations until you have decided where you will have the wedding and reception. There are thousands of places around the world where couples decide to marry. Once you have chosen the date, it will be time for you ask your family and guests to save the dates. You may decide to get married at your home, church, or a reception hall. All that matters is the wedding day is just the way you want it. Once you have made all the big and little decisions for your special day all you will have to do is wait. Waiting is the hardest part.

Anyone for the Flu Times 3?

For the past week, it has been really bad dealing with the lupus. I could hardly stand all the pain that was overwhelming my body. I felt like I had the flu times 3 all at once. If you have lupus or fibromyalgia you know what I mean. I felt like all of my nerves were shorting out with the fire they were shooting. I hate dealing with all of this day after day I feel like I am going to pull my hair out, but I do not have the strength to pull it out. All I wanted to do was sleep but the pain made that near impossible.

Don’t Set Yourself Up for Failure

Going on a diet is not an easy thing to do no matter how much weight you want to lose or how many times you have tried to lose the weight. Most people I know set their selves up for failure before they start a diet. Let’s say someone wants to lose 50 pounds by summer so they can wear that favorite bikini. If they get half way through the process and they cannot get past losing that last 30 pounds. It would be easy to give up on dieting and gain those 20 pounds back they have worked so hard to lose. Most of us want to have things right now and it is extremely hard to be patient about our weight loss. It is easier to feel like a failure then feel like a success. One step you could take to lose the weight is start on that diet right after summer so it may be a more realistic goal. It is important to remember even if you do not lose all the weight right now you’re still a success. It might be an important step to talk with other people who have the same goals for weight loss. A diet detective may be able to tell you what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong  when you are trying to lose weight.

Fill it In Friday #11

1. You have a chance to something great in your life.
2. I want things right now!
3. There is a more then one way to get to the top.
4. Do something stupid and pay later.
5. It’s time to try something unusual.
6. Things are up in the air but I will work through everything.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to not being in a lupus flare, tomorrow my plans include going to a birthday lunch and Sunday, I want to relax!

Finding Comfort In Weightlessness

Dealing with chronic pain has become my own nightmare. It is funny how you do not know until you live with chronic pain what it is like to live your life in pain. The pain from fibromyalgia and lupus varies from day to day. Some days I wake up and I can tolerate the pain while other days it takes everything I have to deal with the pain. On the bad days, it would be much easier to isolate myself. I have to force myself to leave the room for my family. It hasn’t been easy dealing with chronic pain, but it’s got to the point that I am wondering if something is wrong with me if I have a good day. I have tried multiple things just to deal with the day after day. I have used a tens unit for the pain, a lot of muscle creams, medications, and getting in the pool. Getting in the pool and has helped me a lot. I am not sure if it is the weightlessness of getting in the pool or the warm water, but it seems to sooth my muscles. I wish I had a pool at home to help with the aches and pains. When I am in the water I am able to move around better which gives me back some control of my life. I would love to have one of those  therapy pools at home to help with my aches and pain. The pool in my area does not heat up enough for me to benefit from it during the winter. I do wish they had a warm enough pool for it to be worth going out to in the winter.