Here is some of the migraine art I have made so far this year. It reminds me of a migraine poem I wrote awhile back. Shattered Blue, black, and red stars dance behind the mind Pain shatters within and breaks the world apart. What can I do but, crawl through infinity, to a new day to … Continue reading Migraine art
Disability: Fulfillment without traditional work
The less functional I became over time with chronic pain and the more I struggled at work the more useless I felt. The more of a failure as a Person I felt. The more worthless I felt. This got worse as my life shrunk because I had less usable hours to be able to function … Continue reading Disability: Fulfillment without traditional work
Chronically ill Christmas gift ideas
This is my holiday list of great gift ideas for people with chronic illness. I have made lists of great chronic illness products for gifts before and I will link to those. But this is more a list of things that are not specific to us being ill, that are just good ideas for things … Continue reading Chronically ill Christmas gift ideas
Art therapy: drawing
So I am still working on doing some drawing as personal art therapy. I find it an effective pain distraction as I have to be intent on my focus on what I am doing. I have been teaching myself because we do not have art therapy in our area. Some of the art I have … Continue reading Art therapy: drawing
New Hobby: Drawing and art therapy
You know I love to write and recently I have picked up paint-by-numbers. My spouse and I love it. In fact, a certain someone is getting one for Christmas. Well, I thought maybe I would pick up drawing again as well. It has been over twenty years but I thought there is something to art … Continue reading New Hobby: Drawing and art therapy
Review: Winnie’s Picks- paint by numbers
“I have been given this product as part of a product review process. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Post may contain affiliate links.” So I have started and finished a new project. I will tell you … Continue reading Review: Winnie’s Picks- paint by numbers
