Tag: Fibromyalgia

In Praise of the Afternoon Nap

I love an afternoon nap!  When I wake up, I feel refreshed and ready to take on the rest of the day and evening. I am not alone.  Winston Churchill also loved to nap.  He believed you get twice as…

Sometimes I feel like IBS is the soundtrack to my life.  It is always there in one form or another, and I am always hunting for a way to turn the volume down. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of…

Dignity is a complex state and something that I truly believe that everyone deserves.  Dignity is the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect My blog is all about being fabulous despite the circumstances of your life. …

I have wanted to travel more for a long time.  Most of my ‘holidays’ for the past 20 years have been about visiting family and friends and exploring Ireland prior to our big move. Now, don’t get me wrong I…

What is contentment?  Is it that elusive feeling on simply being myself? If in doubt consult the dictionary about your Word of the Year I love the dictionary – in years gone by I always had a battered, dog-eared copy…

Three is a magic number.  Or so I am told. I have been having a bit of a tough time lately.  I had two bad falls which set me back a bit.  As I stumbled around the house trying to…

.  I love my blog, but between one thing and another, I have found myself neglecting www.fabuliciousfifty.com.  Here is a little life update. At first I felt guilty and then I felt upset.  I then sat down to figure out…

Fake it until you make it.  This is a mantra I find myself repeating over and over.  Especially when I wake up feeling less than fabulous. There are mornings when I wake-up or rather get up and know that I…

I am a diabetic.  Not a very well behaved one I accept. I sneak the odd cake or chocolate and justify it by saying that I will walk it off.  But, perhaps it is time to keep a closer eye…

  I wear a blue Fitbit almost every day and have done so for the last 8 months.  My Dad asked me if I actually liked it when he saw me checking it over and again and commenting on how…

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