Hello and welcome back! This will probably be a short post about how my life can look like when I am unwell.

Unwell

It’s been a few weeks now without any update here. That is because I have been quite unwell since Christmas. I have been on and off again with fever, sore throat and stuffy nose. I also had a sick kid at home as well during this time.

I am now starting to feel better. But my body is still tired after being unwell for so long. So it will take some time before I am back to where I was.

What it looks like being unwell

When I get sick with any sickness I get really sick and often need to spend days in bed. For most people a simple flu is manageable with some nosespray and medicine and they usually still go to work. Or they use one, maybe two sickdays. For me that is seldom enough. Because I have Fibromyalgia I get really sick when I get sick. And I usually need at least a week at home where several of those days is spent in bed. My body get in so much pain that I can barely walk without crying. And I am hit really hard with fatigue. I can’t focus and having a meaningful conversation is hard.

After the flu is gone I need plenty of rest to manage my pains and fatigue.
I can’t plan anything for those first days after being ill. However, sometimes I already had important things planned before I got sick and just have to get through them. This is not often, but it happens. It actually happened this time.

I am still not really over the flu, but it’s so manageable right now that I can function. On Monday I spent the day at home all alone during the first part of the day just resting and doing some light housework. On Tuesday I had an important meeting that I needed to go to. The meeting was to see what can be done for my health and work in the future.
After that me and my man went to the next city to order a new bed and go on a date. So today Wednesday I am spending the day at home resting and doing some prepping to get our new bed home. I will probably stay at home resting Thursday also since I have work on Friday and Sunday. However, me and my mans mother are planning on participating a knittingevent on Thursday afternoon.

As you can see, I am choosing to be alone for the most part of the days.. This is part of having a chronic illness. Some weeks, months and even years can be “lonely”. I am enjoying my own company. And I do have lots of hobbies that makes to easier to be at home alone.

Love
Emilie Cathrin