A health, wellness and chronic illness blog that aims to articulate lifelong illness and disabilities from various perspectives.
*These writing prompts are part of a monthly community activity I host. You can find the link to join us at the bottom of the post. We’d love to have you with us. You can interpret the prompts any way you fancy; the possibilities are endless! Paying To say that October sucked would be an […]
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Hello November, it’s time for our monthly linkup. I’m not sure about you, but 2019 has been harsh and fast for me. In a way I’m quite glad that it’s coming to an end, and am looking forward to a fresh start in 2020. I haven’t been quite inspired or motivated to write in October, […]
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*Note: These writing prompts are part of a monthly community activity I host. You can find the link to join us at the bottom of the post. We’d love to have you with us! This post contains affiliate links. It will cost you nothing to click on them. I will get a small referral fee […]
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Hello autumn/spring! I’m quite envious of those of you who get to experience this nice transition period, whilst it’s ever hot and humid in Singapore. We’re entering the final quarter of the year, so I’m sure 2019 has some kind of sketchy blueprint to how it’s looking from an over all perspective by now. But […]
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A word that could probably sum up life with chronic illness is ‘mundane’. Sure, it has its (very much unwanted) moments, but for the most part you’re just cruising along, pacing, trying to avoid those unwanted moments. It’s a sadistic, adult version of hide and seek. Either I’m hiding from my over-active immune system as […]
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It’s time to stop struggling against the rapid flow of 2019, since we’re already swept right into August. Is this what they meant when they say that life speeds by the older you get? (Even though I spent most of this year brain fogged and homebound so far?!) It’s National Day in Singapore this month, […]
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Chronic illness is a fine balance, and sometimes that balance can feel like a no man’s land, or a void where you’re treading water all alone. Surpass that and suffer the consequences of a pain flare. Remain in that state and guilt can start to creep up on you. Am I really in a state […]
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We’ve passed the halfway mark for the year! How are you holding up, my friends? I hope that this mini community activity has been enjoyable, and useful to you in some way so far. If you’ve yet to join us and are stuck in a writing rut, these prompts may help to jiggle your creativity […]
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My Responses to the “Day in the Life” Linkup These responses are part of the ‘Day in the Life’ linkup, which aims to showcase people with different illnesses, and how they live their lives. The definition of ‘normal’ is always an intriguing topic to me, because there is no such thing. It could be a […]
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Have you ever wondered what a day in the life is like for someone with a chronic illness or disability? How different does their life look like from yours? This linkup aims to answer those questions, as it gathers perspectives from those who live with health conditions. Here what their ‘a day in the life’ […]