Monday 16 June 2014

Low energy and baths

Having a low energy day today which is the worst. Not much pain though which is a plus and don't get very often. It is just so hard to do anything when you have no energy.
I have managed to get into bed now and scoffed nearly a whole large bar of chocolate and you know what? .... It does make me feel better. It cheers me up because I get so sad with having to be like this and I am sure it really does help a little with pain and fatigue. I am trying to muster up enough energy to go run a bath and get in. To non sufferers this may sound silly but a bath is one of the highest energy suckers of all. The getting up and washing the bath out and running it is a nightmare. I then need to rest whilst it is running and then getting in is fabulous and the resting but getting out is so draining it is unreal. 
 I have recently been trying Epsom Salt Baths. If I make it to the bath tonight, this will be my third Epsom one. Still not too sure as to whether there are any benefits to adding the Salts. At the same time I started taking Magnesium Tablets as well. So the Two together should give me an extra boost of Magnesium which apparently most people with cfs and Fibro are low on. I can but try and hope for an improvement.
Just to add, I put in 500g of salt to my quite full bath. I have researched this and this is the correct amount. I also have some Magnesium Chloride flakes to add to Water to make some Magnesium Oil spray. These apparently are different to Epsom Salts, which are Magnesium Sulphate. **You learn something new every day :-) I have done my Homework and currently have 5kg of different Magnesium salts in my House.... I hope they work :-)
On the bright side, I designed a logo/Facebook profile picture for someone today and they loved it. I am trying to find away to earn some cash by low energy things I can do. I have been doing quite well lately. Just made a batch of fathers day Sweetie Bag toppers that sold quite well and now working on Bags of Sweets for teachers gifts. Also trying to sort measurements out for small and large Chocolate bar covers but the Chocolate keeps getting ate ha ha. Out of 3 large bars and 10ish Two finger Kitkats I have made this;




These are for my Granddaughters Christening but hoping they will be sellable :-)
Just took a break and maybe this writing things down really works as gone and washed the Bath out and my bath is currently running. I am also a whole large bar of Chocolate down now as it has all been finished :-)
Well I'm hoping my ramblings can maybe help a few people on their road with this illness or even someone who doesn't have this to understand just how hard it is living with it. Maybe it will even help myself with moving onwards and upwards. 
Going for a long Epsom Salt bath now :-)

1 comment:

  1. I think your Christening boxes look great and you could definitely sell them! I think it's really important to have something to focus on and hopefully writing this down will really help to! Keep it up your doing great!

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