November 2025

1st: Here we go, 11th month, how did we get here so fast?

Finally up, shoulders both in agony this morning and arms are aching terrible, neck and upper back too, and my left knee.

8:55pm - Feeling cold and very achy this evening, time to head for bed and watch something until I nod off

2nd: Woken up at 3:40am with shooting pain up my back, and a painful hip, plus a bit of acid reflux.

7:50am - Just a bit longer in bed, feeling like crap this morning.

10:10am - It's one of those days, cut myself shaving, and dropped a saucer on the floor which broke 😔 Only been out of bed since 9:30 🙄

7:50pm - Had to rally to put my recycling out, fireworks going off this evening, some making me jump out of my skin. Feeling a chill, heating pad for a bit then bed.

3rd: Not sure why, but I can't keep warm, feeling cold despite heating pad and electric over blanket. Also feeling very achy, don't know what's wrong.

5pm - Was getting something out of the kitchen cupboard so I could do food and did my back in, it's killing me now 😩 may result to take away delivery - so much for being independent.

9:45pm - OWCH 😩 I had a slight mishap after going to the loo, went to get in to bed and fell out when getting back in, that hurt, seemed to have pulled half the bedding with me.

4th: Blast it, can hardly move without great pain. I must get up as I need my tablets, need to pop to the chemist, post a letter and get milk. I hate relying on others for simple things. Every move I try making, zaps my energy too.

5th: Woken up in agony, skin itchy, brain noisey - nasty fibromyalgia flare up 😩.

11:45am - That feeling when you want to go and be creative but your body says don't over do it and part of your mind says heating pad and electric blanket. I'm trying to do more and get more out of life but unable to do what I want when I want, makes me feel sick and fed up.

8:15pm - Just finished off a bottle of cbd oil, back still hurting too much, more heat I hope helps, so bed for me.

6th: Feeling a bit less achy than yesterday, more or less back to my normal level of aches and pains, hope I can get some things done today, as last few days not managed much at all.

I need to compose and send a letter to my Dad's relation in South Africa, not going to be easy to write, but needs must.

3pm - Ffs, can't even make my bed without starting my back off. Feel fed up.

7th: Pushing through the pain, just like every other day, left knee playing up big time today.

8th: Been sleeping most of the day today, one of those days, when aching all over, being in bed is the best place to be where an electric blanket turned on makes it the best place to be.

9th: It seems dark outside..... Im warm and snug under duvet, its Sunday, have to sort recycling out today AND must record a show but voice seems croaky so I can't really do that 😔