• Brain fog broke my internal editor - "Fibromyalgia has impacted my ability as a writer, and I’m just starting to understand all the ways it has. Brain fog has made it extremely hard for me to objectively edit my work. It’s like the editing part of my brain is broken." | cassiecreley.com
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    Brain Fog Broke My Internal Editor

    Fibromyalgia has impacted my ability as a writer, and I’m just starting to understand all the ways it has. I’ve been trying to express it for awhile, with the irony being that it takes way more effort now for me to express anything. Brain fog has made it extremely hard for me to objectively edit my work. It’s like the editing part of my brain is broken.

    Blogging has been much harder than I thought it would be, for reasons I didn’t expect. I knew energy to write was going to be a challenge, in addition to fighting through brain fog to express myself. But I wasn’t expecting to have so much trouble evaluating the quality of my work.

    I was given a great piece of advice

  • A Gift Guide Based On Your Chronically Ill Friend’s Love Language—Giving meaningful gifts helps our friends and loved ones feel seen and understood. Here are ideas for sharing gifts with someone with a chronic illness. These recommendations are great for Christmas, birthdays, just because, etc.
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    A Chronic Illness Gift Guide Based On Love Language

    Gifts are extra-special if you gear them towards your friend or loved one’s love language. I’ve compiled ideas to help you do just that in this chronic illness gift guide! 

    Those of us with all the complexities and uncertainties of chronic illness can often feel misunderstood and even invisible, so it’s especially meaningful when you take the time to tailor a gift for us.

    As I mentioned in my post about easy, low-cost gift ideas, picking a gift based on someone’s love language helps them to feel seen and understood.

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    Free Philippians 4:8 Printables

    I love Philippians 4:8’s reminder of where we should focus our thoughts, and created this printable based on the verse:

    “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (NIV)

    I’ve tried to memorize this verse, and I always seem to get hung up on remembering exactly which words appear in exactly which order. I think all the “whatever’s” throw me off! That, and brain fog has messed with my ability to memorize things.

    So I wanted to create a printable that captured the essence of the verse. A quick glance at this printable offers a description of the kinds of thoughts that are most glorifying to God, and most beneficial for us.

  • I’d Like To Unplug...But I’m Sick | Disconnecting from technology and social media can be tricky when you’re chronically ill. | cassiecreley.com
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    I’d Like To Unplug…But I’m Sick

    I keep reading about the value of unplugging—from our phones, from social media, from electronics in general—but this presents special challenges when you’re chronically ill. As much as I’d like to reap the benefits of unplugging, it’s just not as possible as it used to be.

    For one thing, you know what happens the moment I turn my cell phone off? One of my doctors’ offices finally calls me back.

  • 10 of my favorite health care products, especially for chronic illness - cassiecreley.com
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    10 Of My Favorite Health Care Products

    It’s hard to know what health care products are worth the investment. Especially if you have a chronic illness, it’s difficult to know where to choose to spend money because there are so many options out there and so many potentials to waste money on less-than-helpful products.

    I’m sharing the products that have helped me most so you don’t have to discover them by trial and error like I did.