• Review: I tried a movie theater with recliners because of my chronic health conditions. Tips for going to movies with chronic illness and pain like fibromyalgia, dysautonomia and chronic fatigue. | cassiecreley.com
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    Review: I tried a movie theater with recliners because of my chronic health conditions

    I FINALLY got to see Avengers: Endgame a few weeks ago!

    (Don’t worry, this post is spoiler-free!)

    I’ll share what I thought of trying a movie theater with recliners for the first time, as well as some tips for going to the movies with dysautonomia, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other chronic illnesses.

    I had been wanting to see Endgame for weeks, having waited a whole year after that cliff hanger. I was carefully avoiding spoilers in conversations and online. (I had to quit Pinterest after seeing two spoiler-y things. And I’m glad I didn’t look up the meaning of two things I saw on Facebook—I figured they were Marvel-related, and after seeing the movie, I’m so glad I didn’t, because they were indeed spoilers!)

  • Why I’m Making Christmas Cards in January – Thoughts on enjoying crafting with chronic illness | cassiecreley.com
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    Why I’m Making Christmas Cards in January

    Since Christmas, I’ve still been in a Christmasy mood. Which has been nice because it has made the season feel like it’s lasted a little longer. I was very unwell Christmas day, so this has helped. I still felt like making Christmas things, and I’ve actually had a little bit of energy this month to do so.

    It has also helped that my parents got us a Sizzix embossing/die cutting machine for Christmas, which has been so fun to play with. Plus, it’s made card making very easy. (And watching tutorials on YouTube for using fun card cutouts while I’m crashed in a recliner has been inspiring. It’s nice to feel like I’m learning something and getting creatively inspired, vs. just being stuck recuperating.)

  • 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