Hello, my friends, near and far!

I had a wonderful weekend this past weekend! It was the first full weekend of September, and a friend and I attended an awesome event known as the American First Responders Festival. There was live music, a food truck, food and beverage stands as well as other booths. It was put on by Elgins’ local radio station. It was a PERFECT day weather wise. This was on Saturday. On Sunday, I of course felt what I had done on Saturday, but I was not about to miss out of such a great event on such a beautiful day; it’s probably one of the last of the season with Fall coming, followed by old man Winter. I managed laundry and a small meal on Sunday, then I rested the rest of the day. Monday and Tuesday, well, you guessed it. I was exhausted and in a great deal of pain. Today is Wednesday, and I am still miserable, but it was worth it. I always say, you have to live your life even if you pay for it later, because sitting home curled up in a little ball feeling sorry for yourself isn’t always the answer. Yes, I suffered. I still am suffering greatly, but I have fun memories of the day which I would not give up for anything.

The good news is, tomorrow is another day, hopefully a better day. I have learned to look at the consequences of living my life differently. I have learned it will pass. It has passed many times in the past seventeen years, ad it will continue to pass. This is another small bump in a very long road, but the road keeps going on, and there will be some great miles to enjoy.

There is more good news. I don’t have anyone to consider. It is just me. If the house doesn’t get cleaned every Friday, so what? If I don’t cook every day, so what? There will be other days to do those things. Life is not about getting chores done on their designated day. It’s not the end of the world if that doesn’t happen. Life with an illness like this is hard, and you have to make the best of it and enjoy it while you can. It is part of your mental well being, and that is important also. You need to do for yourself and do what makes you happy, because life with CFS/FM is not a happy experience. It is very painful, so do things which bring you joy. The work will get done. The world will not come to an end if the dust sits on the coffee table for an extra day or two. It’s just a little dust, and it will still be there tomorrow, believe me. Take advantage of your good days and make the most of them.

Well, those are my thoughts for this week. I wish you all a happy week.

Until next time,
Beckie.

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