Back in the swing of things

I started this blog at the beginning of the year with an idea and no clear plans. I had literally JUST been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and it seemed like the thing to do at the time. However without any clear direction as to what my plans for this blog were, it's been very difficult to commit to a consistent blogging schedule.


I've been thinking about it lately and I think I have a clear plan and direction I want to go in. The past couple of days have been very hard for me with a rough FM flare up. I've been to the doctor and even had to miss some work because I just couldn't deal.

I have since been looking at lots of information online and in paperback about FM and I'm feeling a little more confident about my ability to deal with this. It's been a rough couple of day here, but I'm ok and I've made it through the day without freaking out and without taking any Percocet! More on that later.

I'm not looking for your sympathy. If it's a good story or gives you information you didn't otherwise know read it. Support is always appreciated. But my main intention when I write about me dealing with my fibromyalgia is to inform and help other's that might be in my same boat and maybe not thought about something I did that helped me manage a symptom.

They say there isn't a cure for FM, that you can only manage the symptoms as you get them. Then you see books in the stores that claim they can "reverse" the effects of FM. Well we'll see about those, I have a lot of reading in my future and I plan on letting you know what I find.

This blog isn't ALL serious though. Not all posts will have to do with FM so even if you don't have FM stick around because you might find something interesting. I'm an avid reader so I plan to review books as I read them as well so lots of good stuff to look forward to. I'm also considering doing an advice post "Ask Jules every once in a while. Also I'm looking at starting a bi-weekly chronicle where you will be able to sign up and every 2 weeks you will get the next chapter in the story. It's getting late and this blog is getting long so I'm out for the night, I'll catch you on the flip side!

Ju