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Monthly Archives: March 2010
a Visit to the Laptop Doctor
I am afraid I will be unable to post until next week as my computer is going to the Laptop Doctor. Google kindly sent me a horrible virus or trojan and my computer is now acting up. I don’t think my blog has been affected, but please make sure your virus protection on your computer is working and on. If you receive an email from Amazon with a zipfile for shipping instructions, DO NOT OPEN IT. It wiped out my …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, laptop, virus/trojan
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Oh shoot, I’m awake
I woke up this morning and within seconds I knew it was not a good morning. Usually when I awaken the first thing that I find myself saying is, Thank you, Lord, for another day. This morning didn’t quite go that way. I awoke with a major disconnect between…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, pain, personal
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Unpredictable
According to The Free Dictionary, unpredictable is defined as, Difficult to foretell or foresee. Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee. For me personally, the unpredictable nature of CFIDS is one of the most challenging obstacles I have to deal with everyday. It is…
Prayer, another Award, an Awareness Project..Oh My!
For those of you who read my blog, you may have come to know Renee of, Renee’s Reflections. Renee is going in for surgery today at 8 a.m. this morning. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers today. If you have an extra moment, I’m sure it would do her heart good to come home and be greeted with a plethora of well wishes!
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, Award, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, journal, prayer
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Fragmented Days
Today is one of those days that just drive me crazy. I hate days like today. Lately, I seem to be having a lot of what I call, fragmented days. I just can’t seem to make any of the connections I need to make. I stand there at the end of the day and wonder how it is that I accomplished nothing! If you watched me trying to plug in a power cord into one of those extension cords and …
10 breakthoughs on the BIOLOGY of CFIDS
We have had some new members recently diagnosed with CFIDS within our own online/blogging community, so I thought a post on some of the discoveries of the biology of CFS would be helpful. I thought this would also help those who aren’t ill to see that although I don’t look sick (or your loved one doesn’t look sick), recent biological discoveries are indeed proving otherwise. In addition…
Perspective: Focused on the climb
I’m probably going to stun you when I tell you I watched. Are you ready for this? Hannah Montana: The Movie! Yup. I loved it. There was such a great message in it. It was a good, wholesome, clean, family movie, not to mention there were some really funny parts! But that isn’t what spoke to me the most about this movie. I recently wrote a post about…
Happily accepting the Happiness Award
If anyone had told me I would enjoy writing about my life as much as I have in the past two months, or how I would meet these incredible people, I would have started this blog a lot sooner! I was sitting down to finish up responding to one comment I had not responded to because I had company when I realized that Sue from Learning to Live with CFS, had come by and left me a comment. I was …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, Award, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, personal
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Improvements all around
I’m am doing better today about my decision to find Bronte a new home. Friday and Saturday were very challenging. I was constantly bombarded with horrible thoughts of her being hurt, mistreated or given to someone else. I had to grab my hold of myself and tell myself the truth a lot in those first 48 hours. Sunday and Monday were much easier and I was once again at peace. I kept remembering what Laurie (the lady who got Bronte) …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Dekker, Fibromyalgia, health, personal, pugs
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PERSEVANCE: the road to EMBRACING my DREAMS
As I sit here on this overcast, grey, cloudy morning, drinking a cup of decaf, organic coffee and listening to Chris Botti’s CD, To Love Again, I have been thinking about all the twists and turns I find in this journey I call life. I can never say my life is boring because I never know what the next day will bring. Sometimes…
Possible home for Bronte
I have narrowed down dozens of individuals interested in Bronte (the fawn pug) to one family. Tomorrow at 2pm I am meeting with them to make sure that it is a good match. If it is, Bronte will be going home with them and will have a new family. I covet your prayers that…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, Bronte, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, personal, pugs
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Surprise payback
Today I awoke to incredible pain. On a scale of 1 – 10, I am at a 9. I have spent most of the day in bed, taking very hot baths, using heating pads, taking extra Phenocane and whatnot. Despite that, I still couldn’t get the pain under control. It is days like this – the ones that sneak up on me – that are quite challenging for me. I don’t do pain well…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, pain, payback, personal
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Preparing for extended down times
As I watched the weather come in over the weekend, I found myself amazed at how we could have 70 degree weather one day and 56 degree weather with heavy rains the next. As I started pondering that, I realized that I alter my behavior and plans dependent on what kind of weather is rolling in. For instance…
Seven sites for CRASHLESS Shopping
One of my all time favorite movies is, The Net, with actress Sandra Bullock. I watch this movie almost every month. I love the main character, Angela Bennett, who is completely self-sufficient within her own 4Walls. The further along I travel with CFIDS/FMS, the more I find myself mimicking her shopping efficiency through the Internet. I have come to deplore shopping of any kind in traditional stores unless I am having a really good day. In fact, I have come …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, crash, Fibromyalgia, personal, shopping
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the PUGS and a VIRUS that won’t quit!
Now to what has been happening in my life since Wednesday’s post. I received a call from a woman on Wednesday night and she and her family are ‘in love’ with the pugs. They will be coming today to meet with them and see how everyone gets along. If all goes well, the pugs may have just found themselves a wonderful new home in Collinsville, Oklahoma which is only about 20 minutes from me. In addition, she will keep me …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, apology, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, personal, pugs
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Why 4Walls and A View?
I thought I would share with you why I named my blog 4Walls and A View. The obvious part, of course, is the 4Walls which is where a majority of my life takes place. I was very lucky when I moved back to Tulsa and downsized to a one bedroom. I was able to get an apartment in my favorite complex which comes with the incredible view that I adore. I also was able to…
Am I MASKING?
I read a post several weeks ago that had a really good message. It is one that just wouldn’t let go of me. So I have been mulling it over for several weeks now. I finally got to a point where I needed to ask myself this question, Is there anywhere in my life that I am masking?
Blog Change Update
I hope this note finds everyone having a relaxing and rewarding weekend. I have been pondering a problem I am having with how I write my articles for my blog for some time now, as well as, trying to figure out how to resolve it. Even on good days, I need to have two full days each week where I do nothing but stay in bed, rest, read a book, whatever. There is no exception to this rule for me. …
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