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Battlefield versus Farmland
I know I occasionally harp on about this, but the “Migraine Warrior” label isn’t for everyone – I prefer something gentler, more organic, more aligned with a garden-like-metaphor. I know it might annoy others who feel very passionately that the ‘warrior’ label is the right way to go – it…
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The power of positivity
Don’t ask me why, but the other day it occurred to me how many ‘crosses’ there are in my life. I spend a lot of time at pharmacists, and there’s always a red (blue or green) cross on the signage. My husband has Maltese heritage, so my house is filled…
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Half-life (a short story)
Helen slapped the alarm into silence, then leapt out of bed. In the shower, her mind roved over her wardrobe as she picked out the blouse and skirt she would wear to work. She deliberated on whether to wear stockings or not. “Not,” she said to herself as she remembered…
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What am I doing here?
While doing my regular blog-land roundabout I came across a blog called The Spectacled Bean and a post labelled “Home Sweet Home: do you know where you belong?” The post referred to an interactive website (OECD Better Life Index) where you can find out which country best suits you based…
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Midnight migraines
A while ago I wrote that I was pretty sure that nightmares can trigger midnight migraines… today I’m adding another unconventional culprit to the list: wearing socks to bed. Hear me out… For a few months there, one of the biggest banes of my life was midnight migraines. I was…
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Fond of fondue?
Communal meals used to be all the rage when I was a kid. Even right up to the global outbreak of Covid, sharing was caring. Sure, there were ‘sneeze-guards’ at the all-you-can-eat buffet diners, but mostly, smorgasbords were common and cool, and tongs were preferred… but optional. Now in our…
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Wearing a mask / Resting B!@#$ Face
I couldn’t decide what to call today’s post. The polite version of what I want to write about relates to “wearing a mask” when you live with chronic pain. I often find myself smiling politely to people when I really feel like sleeping / sighing / crying. It’s not the…
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A Halloween story
Today is Halloween… and I would love to have a real-life Halloween horror story to tell you… but I don’t. In Australia Halloween is not a big thing… (although it is growing)… only once as a kid do I remember dressing up to go trick-or-treating. I vaguely remember I was…
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Anxiety and migraines
Not too long ago I flicked through a self-discovery workbook that I found, titled “Wanting What You Have” (1998) by Timothy Miller (Ph.D.). The book had the feeling of a hybrid genre – part Cognitive Behavior Therapy (your thoughts influence your behavior which influences your thoughts) and part Buddhism (promoting…
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