A Spoonie's Outlet.

Hey World,

I know it has been a while since I have posted. I have been doing some upgrading in my life and has been taking up my time.

So as a quick update, I saw my doctor last week and we have decided to do some changing on my medications. I have to say this combination of medications is a dream. It has not been a week yet and I already see the difference. I don't wake up exhausted and my day to day pain is tolerable to none at all. At least that is how I feel now, we will see what happens as time goes on. Thank you to a lovely girl on Instagram who told me about her regimen, its a life saver.

(Also watching Shark Week right now while typing this up, is anyone else watching? How crazy is this stuff? I love me some Shark Week.)

Anyways, moving on to tonight's thoughts. As a spoonie, I need to find ways to cope with my illnesses and I can tell you I have not been doing that so well since the very beginning. Yet, lately I'm starting to become more and more aware of what I can do and trying to learn my limits instead of rebelling against them. By the way, fun fact about me, I hate being told what to do (thanks momma, love you!).

I would have to say my number one outlet would be music. I would be dead without music, it is just so universal and it is really magically on how one thing can bring a walks of life together. I love it so much. So if you ever see me just post some song lyrics on my blog, just see it as either my song of the day or how I am feeling for the day or at the moment.

I also love to do anything creative. I love to draw, design, color, etc. I also like to play video games, watch movies or tv, and just lay in bed relaxing. I can actually be kind of boring but I am okay with it. My mom says that if I were any more laid back I would be dead or in a coma or something like that. Which is accurate but don't get me wrong though, I do have my spontaneous moments.

My favorite creative thing to do as an outlet is, shocker, do my nails! If you already follow me on Instagram then you know I love to do my nails. I wish I could them more often but I need to hand out my spoons wisely. I have always been into doing my nails but then I discovered this community of nail art, courtesy of my best friend. I have probably been doing nail art for about a year and a half and I love doing it so much. It can be a frustrating process for me though sometimes and for many reasons. Either I don't have enough inspiration, too many options, I am not feeling well, or I am being too much of perfectionist and hate the execution of the design. Ask my best friend I drive her crazy most of the time. I still keep at it and try my best. Practice makes perfect, maybe?

If you would like to see what I do with my nails you can see at my handle @joycelynn_ann, I am currently working on some triplet shark week nails this week. My profile is public and if you don't have Instagram, I will try and figure out how I can post good quality photos on here for you to see at least my favorites.

Also, I have a feeling that working out will be another great outlet for me as well, besides sleeping. I did join the gym and yesterday was my first full day after two half days of just doing the treadmill. I was there for an hour and a half and I am definitely sore today. What do they say? No pain, no gain? Well, bring it on! I know its only been a few days but I love the feeling I am getting when I am done. It is like an accomplishment every day to a much bigger accomplishment I have been trying to do all of my life.

That's all I have for now! Until next time....

xo,

Joycelynn Ann