Moving Along...

I woke up this morning at 10am-ish after going to bed very early (2 PM) the day before. There was a nasty April shower on the way and the pressure from the front was making me very ill.

When I first got out of bed I felt very stiff, achey and sore, on the pain scale, 7, but as the day progressed I was a solid 4 the rest of the day.

I went to my physical therapy and aquatic therapy alone today. It's so good for me to do things on my own, and it was so nice to drive with the radio loud, listening to the heavy music that I love.

I learned a few new exercises that I'm anxious to try out. I only have 3 more sessions before I'm sent out into the world to do all of this by myself. This time I need to stick with it!

Helpful Linkage:

A Simple Way to Actually Stick to Your Goals (And Why You Don’t Need Motivation to Do It)

https://medium.com/life-hacks/95bfc350b92f

How to Accomplish a Goal

http://www.wikihow.com/Accomplish-a-Goal

10 Simple Strategies for Sticking to Your Goals

http://dailyburn.com/life/lifestyle/achieve-goals/

Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals This Yearhttp://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits

How to Stick to Your Goals When Life Disrupts ‘Emhttp://zenhabits.net/how-to-stick-to-your-goals-when-life-disrupts-em/

How to Stick to Your Goals
http://www.smart-goals-for-success.com/stick-to-your-goals.html

4 Ways to Stick to Your Work Goals this Year

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140105212643-6200057-4-ways-to-stick-to-your-work-goals-this-year

Get Moving!

I felt this storm coming last night. I could not get comfortable, but then once I fell asleep I don't think I woke up once, sleeping in soundly until noon. My natural clock usually wakes me by 9:30 am - 10:30am and not very much later, ever. It wasn't snowing yet when I woke, but I was all disoriented and groggy. It didn't feel like I had slept a wink, when I must have fallen asleep before 3am, which is a good 9 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I should feel fantastic! I'm so sick of waking up feeling like butt. Well that was when it dawned on me to look at the weather report. Sure enough, there was a snow storm headed right for me. 

Above is something I started to write a couple months ago, and never finished. That is basically how my whole winter played out.

Forgive me for not updating over the winter months as much. It was so cold and I had a very hard time keeping up with life. I will try to be better at this.

For the last month and a half I have been doing physical therapy again, and aquatic therapy again. :-) I love the pool. I wish I could fold it up and put it in my back pocket and bring it home! Now wouldn't that be awesome? My husband says to me, "But it wouldn't fit." Well duh! hehe I WISH being the key phrase there babe. hehe

The therapy has been working wonders and I've learned for the thousandth time that I can't get anything the easy way I must work very hard for what I desire, meaning exercise is the key. So I have been doing what I can, and pushing through the soreness and the aches and the horrible morning stiffness. It's funny that I've always been told that if I move more the stiffness with eventually lessen and maybe even go away... hey that is actually true kids. haha! Moving is the key. YES IT SUCKS! But I will do anything to feel better and this is anything.

I've been actually feeling a lot better and noticing that I'm recovering a lot faster. I still have all the symptoms of fibro, but it's a little less and easier to cope; between taking cymbalta, 10 mg of flexeril in the morning and another at night along with my anti-inflammatory both morning and night. I think I've finally found the recipe for relief. FANTABULOUS!!!

Helpful Links:

Physical Therapy-When Physical Therapy Can Help - WebMD

How Can Physical Therapy Help Fibromyalgia? - WebMD

What Can Physical Therapy Do For Your Back and Neck Pain

FAQs | Excel Physical Therapy

When Physical Therapy Can Help - Fitness Magazine

About Aquatic Physical Therapy