Hello and welcome back! Easter is over, I am on sick leave, my legs is almost dobbel in size and spring is really here! So there is a bit to go deeper into in this weeks post.

Easter is over

I kind of miss easter already. I don’t feel like I really apriciated easter holiday this year.
The week just flew by and I didn’t do much really.

Easter has never really meant anything for me other than some days off work.
We never had any traditions for easter growing up except getting a easteegg.

But now that I have a child of my own I want to start something and get really enjoy this holiday with my family.

This year I have been in a Fibro flare so it was mostly spent at home on the couch. We do have some beautiful easter decor that I have purchased little by little. we also do eastereggs.

Hopefully I will be in better health next year so we can really start something and enjoy our free time together.

Sick leave

I am currently on sick leave for three weeks due to my health. It’s not something I want, but realized that I needed it this time.

I have been either sick or halfway sick since the days between christmaseve and new yearseve. Never been able to fully recover. There are more sleepsless nights then sleepful nights and that as triggered a Fibromyalgia flare. I am in pain all the time and are so exhausted in the evenings that there are evenings where I am not able to talk.

One of the symptoms of Fibro is having bodyparts that are swelling up. For me it’s mainly my feet, calfs and sometimes my legs. However. Back in January I feet got swollen all the way up to my groin. That eventually went down and “almost” back to the normal rutine.
At the moment my feet, calfs and legs get swollen just by me walking or standing for more than 30 miniutes. So I am at a point where I have started some medication to hopefully reduce the swelling.

All this started to affect my work. I had to decline extra shifts at work. And when I was at work I could only do the necessary. Which is not the best when you work in the healthcare sector.

And it affected my family and our home also. I was more on the couch then I was with my son. I had to put more on my man than I like to. The house has looked halfdecent. And normally it looks tidy and cozy.

Spring

With me being on sick leave, being on medication and spring being here I am starting to look at the light in the end of the tunnel.

The house is almost back to normal again. I am getting the treatment my body needs at the moment. And the fact that I now have three weeks where I can fully focus on my health is kind of new for me. Of course I will focus on my family when my man and son comes home from work and kindergarten. But I have like 7 hours a day where I only have to think about myself.
Normally I would prioritize family, work and then my health. I always had time to spend on my health. But I would do what was necessary to keep up with family and work. This time I am shifting my thought pattern. Now it will be me, my family and then work.

Spring always brings hope. The days becomes lighter, the temperature becomes warmer. Clothes gets lighter and more colourful. We spend more and more time outside and get more fresh air.
We see the grass gets green again, the leaves and flowers spring to life again. And we can feel the need to start fresh again.

My word of the year is POWERFUL and right now it means that I am able to set my health and my family first. It means that I am capable to do the things that I know will benefit me now and in the future.

Elegance

What has all this to do with elegance you may ask. Well, elegance is a mindset and a way of life.
For me elegance is taking care of myself. Body and mind.
It means working out, relaxing, eating mindfully. Spending time with people that you love. It means to do the things that brings you joy, love, energy and that makes you a better person.

By taking care of myself, I can better take care of my family.

An elegant person has down days as well. What matters is what you do with it.

Love
Emilie Cathrin