Normally, I try to journal a little about how I feel each day during a flare, but pain and swelling in my hands can make that pretty difficult, especially after typing all…
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Tracking Energy & Fatigue When You Have a Chronic Illness
Tracking my chronic illness symptoms has been very valuable for spotting trends and just understanding my illness overall. But did you know I also track other habits and self-care routines that affect…
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Expressing Gratitude in Your Bullet Journal Can Help You Feel Happier
If you’ve poked around Pinterest or Instagram, I’m sure you’ve seen bullet journal gratitude logs — and maybe you have one yourself! They’re very popular pages to add to your BUJO and…
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10 Supportive Things to Say to Someone with a Chronic Illness
“Take some time this weekend to relax,” a friend of mine told me last month after I said I was going through a bad lupus flare. They obviously meant well, and they…
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Bullet Journal 101 — Should You use a Practice Journal?
Whether you’re just starting out with bullet journaling, or you’ve been at it for years, using a practice bullet journal is something a lot of people do to help stay motivated and…
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8 Ways to Simplify Your Bullet Journal Planning
When I first started planning, I was captivated by the artistic and creative bullet journal spreads you see all over Instagram and Pinterest. Sometimes I still get a little creativity bug and…
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How to BUJO: A Basic Guide to the Bullet Journal
I’ve always loved journaling and I can’t count how many notebooks I have spread all over the house. If tasks are not on a to-do list, they simply won’t get done. So…
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7 Self-care Strategies to Cope with Chaos When You Have a Chronic Illness
Last Christmas, my in-laws came to spend the holidays with us. Two weeks later, my son moved away to college. And all of this was going on while I was in a…
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