The holidays are always stressful. Christmas, Thanksgiving, and, now, Easter. Most of the problem I have with it is organizational. I can see how many people with Fibro would have trouble with the actual work of the holidays; the cooking and cleaning and such. I don't have too much trouble doing the work, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be doing when.
My head is not organized enough to sort things out and see what needs to be done. I spent two hours today getting everything I need to make 5 Easter baskets because I didn't have it together enough earlier to think of what I needed.
I did do one smart thing, however. I am making a dessert that I was warned not to make, as it is tricky. What I have found, however, is that if I do one step at a time, it's actually pretty easy (at least so far, I'm not done yet. Maybe I'm speaking too soon!). The dessert is little cake pops. I'm making little chicks, and we'll see how complicated they are when I get to the finishing stage. Yesterday, I made the cake, let it cool, and put it in the fridge. Later in the day, I crumbled it all up very fine. Done for the day. Day two, today, I mixed in a bunch of frosting, and made little balls out of them, then wrapped them in a baking tray and stuck it in the fridge. Done for today. Tomorrow morning, I'll melt the candy coating and dip them, then decorate them in the late afternoon. How I managed to plan this out, I don't know when the rest of my planning is a mess!
Maybe the trick is to take all aspects of the holidays the same way. Small steps that come together into something really special.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ADD connection
I was asked an interesting question today. Is there a connection between a parent having Fibromyalgia and a child having ADD? I don't know the answer to that. But I am curious. I'm setting up a poll, and what I want to know is; if you have Fibro, do you have a child with ADD or an ADD-like issue? I'm going to leave this up for a while as I know traffic is low, but I'll post the results in the future...
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