by Susan Pearson | 6th Aug 2026 | Card Making
Discover how to get started with cardmaking, from choosing your first tools to finding inspiration. Drawing on over thirty years of experience, I share practical advice, budget-friendly tips and why cardmaking is such a rewarding hobby for people living with Fibromyalgia.
by Susan Pearson | 11th Dec 2025 | Organisation
Fibro Fog made it far too easy to lose track of what I owned — so after accidentally buying a second laminator, I created a home inventory system. Here’s how it works and why it’s already helping me stay organised with chronic illness.
by Susan Pearson | 19th Nov 2025 | Spoonie Lifestyle
Wishing all my American friends a wonderful Thanksgiving and asking the question is there a place for Thanksgiving in the UK?
by Susan Pearson | 11th Sep 2025 | Fibromyalgia
Is it right to take the appointment from an employed person who needs to be seen to get a fit note or the treatment that can get them back to work? Out of social consideration I am pretty much making myself a second class citizen.
by Susan Pearson | 7th Mar 2025 | Fibromyalgia
Complex sleep problems are one of the issues you have to deal with when you have Fibromyalgia this is my experience.
by Susan Pearson | 5th Sep 2024 | Spoonie Lifestyle
The truth is, I often feel like I am living in a void. I understand that this seems a strange thing to say. It wasn’t always the case. In the first year or two it wasn’t too bad. There were bad days then pretty good ones. Later things changed. My Changing...
by Susan Pearson | 4th Jul 2024 | Co Conditions
Sometimes I am still surprised when yet another symptom turns out to be linked to Fibromyalgia. Back in March (2024) I had about three sinus/ear infections in a row, resulting in three sets of antibiotics. My occasional periods of Tinnitus also ramped up to more or...
by Susan Pearson | 16th May 2024 | Spoonie Lifestyle
In just over a week it will be a year since my Dad died. I talked about it in the post Dealing with Loss. I don’t know about you, but I find as a spoonie my whole sense of time is altered. Blogging wise this has been a very sporadic year too, well in the sense...
by Susan Pearson | 19th Jan 2024 | Co Conditions
Discussing Fibromyalgia and Covid19 and some of the experience of having both.
by Susan Pearson | 25th Nov 2023 | Spoonie Lifestyle
2023 has been a difficult year. I’m not sure how much of it can be put down to Fibromyalgia either. If I’m honest I don’t know if there will be anything in this post to help or inspire you. But as you are kind enough to read my posts I thought it was...
by Susan Pearson | 21st Jul 2023 | Creativity
For probably thirty years or more I have been a cardmaker. Some of my earliest blog posts were sharing my cardmaking. It is interesting looking back at my earlier makes. I was particularly happy with the mashup I shared in that post. I think my creativity comes in...
by Susan Pearson | 7th Jul 2023 | Spoonie Lifestyle
So, it has been a while since my last update, in a very fortunate fall when I talked about both of my parents landing in hospital. A week after this, two events happened on the same day. My Mum who seemed by far the most ill, was well enough to be discharged. A few...
