Messages By: dutchkarin

Today I had to work, and it was a disaster to arrive at work, snow, snow, snow. 

There are many problems here in town,  no electricity for hours and in a few villages no electricity for 3 days days, and traffic is one big disaster, I'm so glad that I don't have to work tomorrow. 

Must say that I feel good, yesterday I had a bit in my neck and shoulder but that is over now. 

take care, 

Karin 

wow, what a weather over here in Holland, yesterday it was very cold and to day we had so much snow that the whole traffic broke down, no trains, no bus....... 

Normal I need 15 to 20 minutes to drive home, now 3 hours, what a horrible trip I was so glad that I came home safe.... 

The children  and my husband came home safe too , this morning they went by bike to school , you can understand that it was a disaster to come home again, they had to walk . 

Must say that I feel good, no pain so that is positive, I hope that it will stay like this. 

For the weekend we planned some nice things for the evening but  now we can forget that , with this weather , the only thing you can do is, ...stay at home, and so we will do that. I only leave home for work and nothing else!!!! 

Take care, Karin 

At the moment I feel better again, and I hope it will stay like this. I had my moments with rest and sport, so everything is under "control" 

Today it is my day off and my husband took a day off too, so we could go into town, we bought some new clothes ....and I wasn't tired at all when we came home!  

that feels  so good. 

The weather is cold and wet and THAT is a big problem for people with FM, I wished the weather was always sunny . 

The weather is changing so quick, one day it is nice , next day it is freezing. We'll that is Holland during autumn....... 

I made a lot of postcards I can send all my friends and family a self made card with Christmas. 

Take care, 

Karin 

I hope that you had a nice birthday!!! check my profile for my e-mailadress. 

greetings Karin 

The last week was fine again, no trouble with pain I could handle it and do my things. 

I worked a few days and on Wednesday  I went to the sauna, it was so nice and warm I felt much better , I hope that I can go every week to the sauna ,  that would be great during this cold winter time. 

I did my sport this week and that feels good. 

Friday and Saturday , we had birthdays so that was a bit a problem, two days behind each other late in bed and "problem-chairs" ........I can wait for the pain in my neck and back, but I must say that after a good night sleep I feel better then I thought I would feel. 

At the moment the weather is changing very quick, last week we had warm wetter and sun , and now we have -2 so......it is starting getting colder and colder. 

Today we will go for our run again, I hope I can do the 3,5 kilometers, I will do my best! 

Take Care, Karin 

At the moment I feel very good,  OK... there is a pain on the background but I can handle it, I don't need my medication, I only take my supplements, so that is great , because the last few weeks I needed a lot of the chemical stuff and I don't like that at all, sure the pain is gone  but it  is so bad for the rest of my body........ 

Yesterday I went a day to school and I learned a lot  things, these things I can  use in my work, today I worked and it was a nice day, no problem with pain so I could enjoy it. 

The people who I take care of, are nice, all very different people with  very different problems  but that is so nice in my work, not one day is the same. 

The only problem at the moment is the weather, today it was raining and it was cold, so..... wet, wet, wet, and together with the cold, it is not good for people with FM,  

I  hope the rain will stop because I don't like that at all, we'll  I think that nobody likes it. 

Anyway, now I'm two days off,  because I worked the weekend. 

I will take some time to make some nice postcards for Christmas, that is a lot of work so.....no time to rest. 

Take care, 

Karin 

Dear Peggy, thank you very much for your nice message... 

I started to run together with my husband, he is jogging for years  and years,  he " learned " it to me. 

We started to run for a 1/2 minute, then walk for a minute, then run 1/2 minute , etc  (the distance was 1,5 km ) 

After a few days I  could run for 1 minute, walked for 1 minute etc 

 I know it sounds strange .....a run for 30 sec but that was what I could run, but we build that up, we took our time so that I could handle it and that I did not became pain, and that worked. 

The first time I made a round from 1,5 km, I was so happy that I started to cry. 

Now I can make a round from 3,5 km and I'm so very proud , I think that you can understand that. 

Now I run 3- 4 times a week and it feels so great! 

Dear Peggy, hope that you will try it too, hope you have someone to support you because that was so important to me . 

Take care and please let me know what you are doing! 

Karin 

After a week with pain I feel much better at the moment, it was a week you don't want to have, but that is the problem with FM..... it comes and goes. 

I had to work this weekend, and it was a nice weekend . 

A weekend is always nice, we have time for extra care and I like that. 

Later we will go for our run, I  want to run the 3,5 kilometers, it is a nice distance and with this weather it is so nice to run in nature, I enjoy every step...... 

The weather is still very good , it is cold but sunny.....and we are already in November, usually we don't have that over here in Holland. 

Have a nice Sunday and take care, 

Karin 

Here I'm again after a painful week, I did not write the diaries, I could not bring it up , it was a long time ago that I was so much in pain....but anyway I'm back and I can handle the pain again. 

I worked during these painful days but that was very difficult, took my medicine, I really need that. 

I hope it will be over now for a long time. 

I hope that  I can enjoy my two days off, because I think I need that after such a horrible week. 

Take care, Karin 

Thank you very much, the last week was not great, I had a lot of pain  

And yes, that is a big problem, everybody is telling me you look great!  you must feel fine.....we'll I don't! 

I worked the whole week but now I have two days off and I will enjoy these days, 

sorry for my late reaction!! 

Karin