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Chronic Pain, Health

What I Wish People Understood About Living with an Invisible Disability

November 3, 2021

Just because you don’t see the disability, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. This is what I wish people would understand about the daily struggles I have as a person with chronic disabling conditions. Do you think people are looking at you like you’re a fraud? […]

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Chronic Pain, Maternity & Motherhood

Fibromyalgia Makes Me Feel Like a B-Grade Mum

May 11, 2021

To mark Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12th May), I’m sharing an insight into my life as a fibro-fighting mum to a four year old, and why I worry I’m not the best example of a great mum. If I feared anything about becoming a parent, it […]

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Family Life, Health, Women's Health

How I Lost 18 Pounds of Baby Weight [Despite My Fibromyalgia]

November 19, 2020

I’ve never dieted in my life – until now. This is how I decided to lose weight in a way that didn’t compromise my chronic illness. I have never been a dieter. As a slim teen and twenty-something, I ate whatever I liked and couldn’t […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Maternity & Motherhood

Parenting with Chronic Pain: Fibromyalgia Compromises My Role As A Mum

May 12, 2018

Back before my child was even born I knew chronic pain would make motherhood tricky for me.  Chronic illness is a fact of life for me – I’ve had fibromyalgia for over a decade and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) since my teens – so I […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

Cardio Workouts for Chronic Pain

October 15, 2014

  Getting fit has been a priority of mine since I realised I’d fallen into a vicious cycle of chronic pain and poor fitness.  I wasn’t going to feel better for as long as I didn’t exercise so establishing a manageable regime that worked me out without […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Mental Health

Winning at Living With Chronic Pain | Part 2

May 8, 2014

To mark International Fibromyalgia & M.E Awareness Day I decided to write about chronic pain and learning how to live with it in the best way possible. Pain and fatigue are draining conditions to live with on a long term basis, and because it leads […]

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Chronic Pain, Health, Mental Health

Winning at Living With Chronic Pain | Part 1

May 8, 2014

Those of you more familiar with me will know that I have a chronic pain condition called Fibromyalgia, and this May 12th is the official International Fibromyalgia & M.E Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia and M.E (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) are very similar in their symptoms and daily effect on […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

Fibromyalgia, Modelling and Me

June 22, 2012

I wanted to touch on something that I wouldn’t usually discuss on this blog but felt compelled to write about.  I have a condition called fibromyalgia. I’ve been suffering with fibromyalgia for several years now and have met along the way some lovely people who […]

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Hello, I'm Becky! I'm a married mum of one from North Yorkshire, UK. I talk about my motherhood journey and family life while managing chronic health conditions.

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It’s begun 🎄 What else do you do when you fe It’s begun 🎄

What else do you do when you feel like sofa rotting?  Go see the Christmas stuff of course. Went to Mainsgill Farm off the A66 and found a wonderland (kinda). Bought a few bits cos it’s the necessary unnecessary.

#mainsgillfarm #mainsgillchristmas #christmasdecs #christmasjoy #yorkshireblogger #mumlifeuk
The clocks will be going back before we know it. 🍂 

Went to the deer park at Studley Royal (Ripon) at the weekend.  Rutting season’s coming so it sounds like Jurassic Park with the bellowing bucks and stags. 🦌 It was a really nice Autumnal day scented with sweet chestnuts and turning leaves; sunny with a cosy cardi on. ☺️

#studleyroyal #nationaltrust #nationaltrustuk #ruttingseason #autumnwalks #englishcountryside #britishcountryside #englishheritage #familydaysout #yorkshirebloggers
The past few weeks Sean’s car’s been off the r The past few weeks Sean’s car’s been off the road and I’ve been the main driver of the household. It’s been a game changer for getting me up to speed. It’s pushed me to drive, for one 😂. Do the school runs both ways. Shopping. I’m actually enjoying driving again, even though I keep making mistakes. Stalling trying to leave my drive 😂 Parking badly. LOL. It’s been wiping me out too. Crazy how mentally exhausting driving is plus I’m working with the challenges of fibromyalgia and hypermobility pain too. I love my little Suzuki Swift but I’ve started looking at getting a newer version, considering whether an automatic may be the way forward with managing my health conditions. The amount of times my poor knee clicks with the clutch. 😭

Thoughts on an automatic then, folks? 

Oh and enjoy this pic - taken the other day when I’d left the house and was about to get in my car still holding my cup of tea. What a plonker. 😂 

#suzukiswift #drivingwithfibromyalgia #fibromyalgialife #jointhypermobility #newdriver #smallcar #teadrinker
Jumping on the bandwagon amid the chaos of my brai Jumping on the bandwagon amid the chaos of my brain 🤪 

#unfortunatelyidolove #aboutme #yorkshireblogger #britishblogger #overthinker #livingwithanxiety
A better pic of my dress? Appreciate the attentio A better pic of my dress?  Appreciate the attention to detail here… the abandoned Shark vacuum cleaner and end-of-bannister dumped hoodie 🤣 This is what happens when you quickly grab a photo before dashing out the door! 💃 

Wearing:
Dress - Lipsy
Jacket - Quiz
Shoes - New Look
Belt - Kate Spade

#weddingoutfits #weddingguest #midsizefashion #midsizegirl #lipsydress #yorkshireblogger #fortyplusstyle
Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the m Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the marriage of my sister-in-law Janet and Tony. 💒  As a florist she did her own flowers which were just stunning. 💐 The reception held at The Baltic on Gateshead quayside was filled with the gorgeous scent of the flowers. A really lovely gathering. Wish the whole family could’ve been there, Reuben would’ve looked so cute in a little suit again. It might’ve saved me from the fate of the wine! 🤪 🥂 

#wedding #happyweddingday #weddingcelebration #balticgateshead #septemberwedding #secondwedding #weddingoutfits
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