Tag Archives: ME

Big Balls

Posted on August 17, 2014 by SallyJ

No – I am not being rude, but I had the funniest one-to-one Pilates class last week…my first encounter with a session including a big exercise ball. Until six months ago I was walking with a stick and was diagnosed … Continue reading →

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Letting go for dVerse Poets

Posted on February 10, 2013 by SallyJ

At last I have a moment to respond to the dVerse prompt once more. Letting go for me is tough the battle with my tendency to be in control has left its mark on my health. As Claudia says in … Continue reading →

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It’s official!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by SallyJ

For once I have progressed beyond the short list stage and am now, officially, a BT Olympic Storyteller. Now all I need to do is discover what this really entails. At best I would have a free ‘press’ pass to all … Continue reading →

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Too Stubborn for my Own Good

Posted on April 15, 2011 by SallyJ

I really thought the ME had zapped the migraines. In the last six years, the time I have had  ME,  I certainly have not been plagued by them until recently. In the last few weeks I have had five, three … Continue reading →

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Take a repetitive task…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by SallyJ

This week’s exercise for one of the writing groups I attend is to take a repetitive but rhythmic task and make it into poetry…my list of repetitive tasks so far is less than inspiring: hoovering the floor mowing the lawn, … Continue reading →

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Twiddles and Tweets

Posted on February 17, 2011 by SallyJ

I have found that it is entirely possible to spend the whole day fiddling with blogs and tweets and facebook walls. Linking them and making them look pretty is a consuming pastime but I need to remember the reason I … Continue reading →

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Throat lozenges and good friends

Posted on February 12, 2011 by SallyJ

Throat Lozenges and Good Friends It had to happen. One of the great tools in dealing with ME, and one it has taken me five years to understand, is the need for balance. An easy enough principle you’d think, but … Continue reading →

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Still Buzzing

Posted on February 11, 2011 by SallyJ

Still Buzzing I am still on a high. I know it was a small triumph in the greater scheme of things – in fact in the greatest scheme, hardly even a blip – but considering how short a time it … Continue reading →

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Loose Muse is brilliant!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SallyJ

What an experience! It was an inspiring night. The open mike poems were varied and inspiring from ceilings falling in to the intricacies of eating river snails. Brilliant and funny and sad and, most of all, entertaining. My spot was … Continue reading →

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