Fibromyalgia and Frigid Weather

Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, To Do, Traits

Basi­cally… the two don’t mix.  Luck­ily, with a pos­i­tive atti­tude just about any­thing goes.

Today was incred­i­bly cold here in my home­town.  It was so cold it almost became humor­ous lis­ten­ing to myself sing myself a pep talk.  “It’s a beau­ti­ful morn­ing.  I think I’ll go out­side for a while and smile.  Take in some of that [cold,] fresh air and…”  You may laugh… but you know what?  It worked.  By the time I got to work I was in awe of the beau­ti­ful snow.  I was refreshed by my walk through the park­ing lot.  And I was SUPER grate­ful for the heat in my office (which I nor­mally find to be rather insuf­fi­cient).  It was a great way to start the day.

The end of the day was a bit less ener­giz­ing.  Check out how bun­dled I am… even now, after I’ve been home for 5 hours:

I've got a turtleneck, a turtleneck sweater, and a scarf. Indoors.

I’ve got a turtle­neck, a turtle­neck sweater, and a scarf. Indoors.

G’night fibro­folks.  Take care of your­self and your fibromyal­gia dur­ing your win­ter weather.  And remem­ber, there’s no rea­son it can’t be fun and refreshing.

P.S. I sug­gest you not choose a day like today to prove to your­self you can walk a long distance.

Existing Comments

    Comment by alyssa on January 16, 2009 @ 3:12 am

    Today’s weather really was some­thing else! My joints hurt so bad today!!! (and I don’t even have fibro:)

    Comment by Rochelle on January 16, 2009 @ 8:51 am

    Hee hee — very true!! I was in sooooo much pain yes­ter­day and def­i­nitely today again. It’s –20 right now in Chicagoland with­out the wind chill!!! Brrrrrr. I hurt so bad. But you’re right, focus on the pos­i­tives, walk short dis­tances, bun­dle up, and enjoy what you can. Thanks for sharing!!

    Comment by K8 on January 19, 2009 @ 10:14 pm

    The cold is awful on my joints. Espe­cially when you mix in a few warm days. Nature’s inde­ci­sion can be a real pain…

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