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Why you should get your ducts cleaned

Last Updated: October 4, 2013

This is not what you want to see being sucked into your air system. If you've not had your ducts cleaned in a while, it's time to do so. I recently had ours cleaned and I was quite surprised at the outcome. It turned out that there's no telling what issues our air flow might have been … [Read more...]

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Entertaining With Fibro: The Holiday Edition

Last Updated: October 28, 2011

Entertaining with Fibro: The Holiday Edition

  We found out this last weekend that we will be hosting Christmas at our house for my husband's family. There's a lot of them. I haven't really hosted anything here at the house in the last year for a variety of reasons. It's not that I don't enjoy hosting (I do), but at this point it's … [Read more...]

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Handling the Holidays

Last Updated: November 20, 2010

The holidays are a stressful time for anyone but I think for those of us with Fibro or other chronic issues that leave us tired and stressed, the holidays just make matters worse. In our case, the last few years we've pulled double duty on Thanksgiving day, driving an hour to have lunch with my … [Read more...]

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Pushing the Limits: Entertaining With Fibro

Last Updated: September 21, 2010

I've been feeling better lately, not wonderful, but much better than I was through July and August. Life is getting back to normal finally and with that I've been feeling a lot better. I still have pain and such but overall I'm sleeping better (most nights) and instead of not feeling like I can do … [Read more...]

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About Julie

Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.

Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.

Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness.

"I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."

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Blog title inspired by The Spoon Theory, by Christine Miserandino, an excellent explanation of what it's like to live with invisible illness. Read More…

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I am not a doctor. I do not claim to be a doctor. I do not play a doctor on TV or the internet. I simply share my experiences and what has worked for me. We are all different and before you try any new treatment, exercise, supplement, etc you should talk with your doctor (the real one, not the one on TV).

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