I have been fascinated with tracking my sleep ever since I bought my first Fitbit. As you will know, sleep is essential to feeling as well as possible with chronic illness. However, it doesn’t come easily. I personally feel it’s important to know what your sleep pattern is so that you understand where improvements need to be […]
How many times have you heard that to improve your fibromyalgia you need to improve the quality of your sleep? I’m guessing that it’s more times than you care to count. The reason being that sleep is the absolute number one thing that is going to help you to feel better.
Today I am doing something a little bit different and reaching out to you and asking you to complete my first ever reader survey. It’s in my nature to always strive to do the best that I possibly can with all that I do and blogging is no exception. I love writing this blog and […]
In September I had the chance to try a couple of InstaNatural’s hair products, which I was really impressed by and continue to use. When the opportunity arose to try two of InstaNatural’s skin care products I , therefore,jumped at the chance. I was kindly sent the InstaNatural Dead Sea Mud Face Mask* and the […]
An email dropped into my inbox a couple of weeks ago that had me intrigued. It was about a children’s book called “The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep*“. Initially I thought there had been some mistake as I clearly don’t have children. However, I kept on reading and realised exactly why this email had […]
I have to hold my hands up and admit that when it comes to skincare my approach has been to stick with what I know. Having sensitive skin means that I have to be careful about what products I use and I have basically stuck with products that I know agree with my skin.
– Blouse: JustFor5Pounds.com* – Bag: JustFor5Pounds.com* – Floral headband: Crown & Glory – Jeggings: M&S – Boots: Blowfish Money can often be at the forefront of your mind when you suffer from chronic illness, particularly if you are restricted in your abilities to work or if you cannot work at all. You become the seeker […]
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the products that I choose to use. I’m well aware that reducing chemicals and potential toxins is an important step in healing your body when you have a chronic illness. I do think carefully about what I choose eat and drink, but I definitely need to become more […]
Sometimes in life, you have a problem that you have been meaning to do something about but just haven’t. For me, that issue was my mattress. We have had our current mattress for a few years now and it’s recently started to become problematic for me. It is a spring mattress with a memory foam […]
I was recently contacted by the lovely Ella who explained that she had decided to set up a subscription box service and she wondered if I would like to receive a box in exchange for an honest review. If you read this blog regularly you will know that I am all about subscription boxes so […]
You know that scene from Despicable Me when Anges gets her unicorn? Well substitute the word “fluffy” for “squishy” and that was me when I got my hands on this Tempur travel pillow*.
From the age of 5 a dog has always been a part of my family. For the past six and a half years, a Jack Russell cross called Oscar has stolen our hearts. He is a very cheeky and incredibly fun little character who is our dog in a million. Over these past few months, […]
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will have seen that my mum bought me a Fitbit Flex*. A Fitbit flex is a personal fitness tracker that you wear in a band on your wrist. It tracks how many steps you take each day, the distance you cover, the calories you burn and it […]
I have to admit that I’m a bit of a geek at heart. When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I obsessively read anything I could get my hands on to try and better understand this condition I had. I felt as though I was pretty clued up on all things fibro, but when I heard […]
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