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Spoonie Lifestyle: Making it work

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New Here? Start Here: Your Roadmap to Living Creatively with Fibro is the perfect place to begin.

My Blogs are moving house!

by Susan Pearson | 25 Mar 2021 | Spoonie Lifestyle

So what have I been doing today? It has been full-on blogging all the way. I have been busy draughting out the content for Monday’s Digital Guru post, spoiler alert it is about RSS feeds. Meanwhile, I have been bouncing emails back and forward with my new hosting...

Shiny thing syndrome

by Susan Pearson | 12 Mar 2021 | Spoonie Lifestyle

Unless you are a bit of a techy geek like me you may not have come across this term, it is commonly used in that environment to describe people who are constantly been drawn to the latest new apps. Rather than settling on some apps and being productive with them, they...

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The power of recovery time

by Susan Pearson | 24 Feb 2021 | Spoonie Lifestyle

If you live with a condition like Fibromyalgia you may well have three types of day. The worst ones when you have a symptom flare-up. The best ones where your symptoms are as insignificant as they ever are. Finally, in-between days. My early days of Fibro When I was...

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A Delay Can Save the Day

by Susan Pearson | 22 Feb 2021 | Spoonie Lifestyle

If you have read my blog for a while you will know I am a bit of a productivity nerd and there are times when I completely bring my A-game. But there are other times, like now when I am a long way away from this. It is true that I could push through and complete quite...

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Spoonies 2025

by Susan Pearson | 26 Nov 2020 | Spoonie Lifestyle

Are you looking for a Christmas Gift Ideas for a loved one with Fibromyalgia? Why not check out my Spoonie approved suggestions?

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Preparing for the Festive Season as a Spoonie

by Susan Pearson | 12 Nov 2020 | Spoonie Lifestyle

All my best thoughts and ideas to help you be as ready as possible to enjoy the festive season.

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Fibromyalgia in the UK: Comprehensive Advice

by Susan Pearson | 10 Sep 2020 | Spoonie Lifestyle

Comprehensive advice for anyone diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in the UK with a cheeky bit of politics thrown in for good measure.

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Disability Aids for spoonies

by Susan Pearson | 12 Sep 2019 | Spoonie Lifestyle

As a Spoonie you can make life so much better with the help of disability aids. Here are some of them I can’t live without. What else do you recommend?

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Pacing yourself is vital for Fibromyalgia

by Susan Pearson | 10 Jan 2019 | Spoonie Lifestyle

Pacing yourself when you have Fibromyalgia is one of the best tools you can adopt, to learn this means fighting your natural instincts, here is my advice!

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Attendance Management when Chronically Ill

by Susan Pearson | 19 Oct 2018 | Spoonie Lifestyle

Do you feel the widely used attendance management procedures are not fit for purpose when managing people with chronic illness? Read my thoughts about it!

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Flare-Up of Fibromyalgia: Survival for crafters

by Susan Pearson | 24 Aug 2018 | Spoonie Lifestyle

As a crafter a Fibromyalgia Flare-up is no fun, here are some of the things that I have done during mine to help me stay creative. It hasn’t all been bad!