A Chronic Illness and Mental Health blog.
Being Productive with a Chronic Illness can be a challenge. I like to feel like I accomplish at least one or two valuable things each day. Sometimes, this can take some creativity on my part and it almost always includes using a tool that makes tasks easier. Here are my…
How to be Productive with Chronic Illness - Walmart Grocery Delivery Review - Migraine Explained: Transient Aphasia - When You Need a Nap After a Bath - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Ankylosing Spondylitis - Insomnia and Chronic Illness - The Dangers of Comparing Yourself to Others - Migraine Explained: Cognitive Dysfunction - Migraine Explained: My Migraine Life with Julie Davis - 20 Bible Verses to Provide Encouragement - Easy Peasy Baked Ziti - 5 Ways to Guard your Mental Health during the Holidays - Power in the Story: Jo from A Rose Tinted World - 10 Ways to Pace Yourself During the Holidays - Power in the Story: Elizabeth from The Uncustomary Housewife - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Atypical Bilateral Trigeminal Neuralgia - Migraine Explained: Headache Phase - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Systemic Lupus - Easing Seasonal Affective Disorder Symptoms - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Crohn's Disease - Stop Setting Yourself on Fire! - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Functional Neurological Disorder - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis - Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana - The Healing is in the Journey - 13 Reasons Why Coping with Chronic Illness is Hard - The Truth about Phantom Smells - Compassion, Empathy & Chronic Illness - What is Status Migrainous? - Why Daylight Savings Time is a Pain (...literally) - Hard Week and Frustration - How to Be Your Own Health Advocate - 5 Signs Someone May Be Hiding Depression - Migraine Explained: Season Change - Migraine Explained: Allodynia - Migraine Explained: Silent Migraine - Chronic Hemiplegic Migraine Defined - 5 Strange Migraine Cure Suggestions - The Guilt of Chronic Illness - 5 Things Healthy People Don't Understand about Chronic Illness - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Familial Mediterranean Fever - Getting the Most of the Energy You Have - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Rare Bone Disease & More - 2018 - A Year in Review - Migraine Explained: The Stress Connection - Making an Action Plan for 2019 - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome - Migraine Explained: Prodrome - 8 Traits of a Toxic Person - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & Fibromyalgia - What I Like to Eat on Migraine Days - Migraine Explained: Aura - The Trap of Procrastination - Migraine Explained: Postdrome Phase - Making Simple Goals When You Have Chronic Illness - Mental Health and Chronic Illness - Migraine Explained: Phantosmia - Chronic Illness Spotlight: Arnold Chiari Malformation - What Does Your Wall Look Like? - Finding the Other Side of Depression - Migraine Explained: Migrainous Stroke - My Journey of Faith and Chronic Illness - One Day I Won’t Cancel - Jen's Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup - Brownie Surprise Cake - Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy - Smarter Kitchen: Rich & Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Fettuccine - Smarter Kitchen: Jen’s Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew - Smarter Kitchen: Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Potatoes - Old Fashioned Goulash and Slow Cooker Buying Guide - Slow Cooker Timeless Taco Soup - Migraine Explained: Fighting a Stigma - 4 Books to Help Manage Stress - Privacy Policy - Products I Use on my Worst Pain Days - The Power of Words - 5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Yourself - 7 Things You Can Do For Someone with Chronic Illness - 10 Steps to Avoid Getting the Flu - 5 Ways to Start the New Year Feeling Mentally Strong - 5 Tips for Holiday Self Care - Why Holiday Shopping is not Easy with a Wheelchair - Migraine Explained: Status Migrainosus - 6 Ways to Avoid Sensory Overload During the Holidays - 5 Ways to Survive the Holidays - Philly Cheesesteak Sliders - Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole - Jen's Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate - How my Mind Became my Enemy - Part 4 - Product Review: Beautycounter - Migraine Friendly Cosmetics - 5 Hard Conversations to Avoid During the Holidays - 2018 Christmas Gift Guide - 4 Book Lover Gift Ideas - What is Movember? featuring River Karaba - Planning to Travel When You Have a Chronic Illness - Migraine Explained: Migraine Triggers - My Top 5 Worship Songs Countdown - Comfortable Clothes to Wear When You Want to be Cozy - Power in the Story: Pamela from There is Always Hope - Why God's Grace is Sufficient - 10 Unique Things About Me - Reflection: The Dangers and Possibilities of Looking Back - Power in the Story: Kate from Kate Days a Week - 10 Thoughtful Gifts for Someone with Chronic Illness - Don't Worry About Tomorrow - This or That Challenge - Power in the Story: Anne From Forever the Wanderer - The Frozen Mind Top 5 Round Up - Breast Cancer Awareness- What to Do and What Not to Do - Migraine: Not Just A Bad Headache - Blogger Recognition Award - Book Review: America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie - October Link Up with A Chronic Voice - Power in the Story Guest Post: Jen from Pedaling 2 the Wedding - What Life Used to Be - Life is too Short - I Am Not a Drug Seeker - Taking Off the Mask - The Trigger That Can’t Be Avoided - The First Step - In Sickness and in Health - The Reason I Had to Stop Driving - How my Mind Became my Enemy - Part 1 - Washington DC Things to Do - Why I Hesitate to Use My Mobility Devices - Museum of the Bible - Review - Washington DC: The State Plaza Hotel Review - 4 Ways to Pamper Yourself When You Don't Feel Well - The Flawesome Award - Airline Regulations for Traveling with Injectable Medications - Relaxing, Reconnecting and Sharing on Vacation - A Link Up Party with A Chronic Voice - The Ladder Theory: How to Tackle Life One Thing at a Time - Terms and Conditions - Book Review: The Midwife Series by Jodi Daynard - August Wrap Up - A Month to Celebrate - Completing a Blog Series - Link Up Party with A Chronic Voice - When a Win Feels Like a Defeat - How my Mind Became my Enemy - Part 3 - How my Mind Became my Enemy - Part 2 - There is a Purpose in the Journey - Why I Apologize - Are Doctors Your Enemy? - Ramblings of Someone with Writer’s Block - When it Won’t Go Away - 4 Ways to Discover an Attitude of Gratitude - Taking a Medication Vacation - The Elusive Sleep and Migraine - 4 Ways to Crash a Pity Party - “Nevertheless, She Persisted” - My Weekend Mantra - Book Reviews featuring The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Tapering off of Lamictal- Part 1 - Tapering off of Lamictal - Part 2 - The Weather is Trying to Kill Me - High Pain Day & Recovery Day - The Positive Side of Chronic Illness - How to Have & Keep a Joyful Attitude - 6 Things Only a Chronic Migraine Warrior Understands - 5 Self-Care Tools to Use on Bad Days - Myth Busters: Migraine Edition - When Fear Takes Over - Light Sensitivity and the Products I Use to Help - Letter to my Brain - Book Review: Lilac Girls & Secrets of a Charmed Life - 4 Ways to Make Something Good Out of Bad - Eliminating Migraine Trigger Food - Happy Birthday America! - June 2018 Wrap Up - The Art of Knowing How Hard to Push Yourself - I Feel Better When I ... - My Tired is Tired - Comfort Food & Rice Krispie Treats - Strobe Light Concerns for Incredibles 2 - The Truth about Brain Fog - The Sunshine Blogger Award - I Don’t Want to Complain - It’s Migraine Hangover Day - 2018 Mid-year Review-Lessons Learned - Mystery Blogger Award - Book Review: Coming Home by Rosamund Pilcher - Book Review: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - I Sound too Good to be Sick - Importance of a Migraine Safety Plan ... - Sometimes I am Afraid - 4 Challenges I Face Because of Hemiplegic Migraine - New Medication Protocol ... - New Chronic Migraine Treatment Approved by FDA ... - All We Can Do Is Remember - A Fresh Perspective ... - Expect the Unexpected ... - Aging and Migraine... - The Migraine World Summit Information ... - When Holidays Don’t Go as Planned... - Oh Please Go Away...
