Tip of the Day: Discipline.

Good (late) morning. Oh goodness.

Last night I stayed up until 2:30am. My fiancé is a high school teacher and his grades were due this morning. I was helping him grade for the first part of "after bedtime." And then I was watching the Australian Open women's semifinal matches while he was putting in grades. And then he got sick. So I was up WAY past my bedtime.

So what lesson can I take away from this? One that I think all fibro patients struggle with (at least for the first while after their diagnosis): discipline.

Having a schedule is so, so important, no matter what is going on around you. Should you do what you can to help the people in your life? Of course! Should you compromise your entire next day doing so? Well, honestly, that decision is up to you--obviously. But should you ever stay up watching sports that you know are going to be re-televised during an appropriate time in your time zone? Well, technically, of course it's up to you, but...no! :-) I've never stayed up so late in the morning watching tennis. Today is essentially a loss.

Here was my plan for the day: write about Hillary Clinton's hearing yesterday, do yoga, then turn on the "Project Runway" marathon, and work on my wedding dress all day.

Here's what today actually looks like because of last night: Josh is sick in bed. I'm in insane amounts of pain because I didn't get enough sleep and made my schedule weird. I'm completely foggy, so writing anything intelligent about Hillary is not happening. I'm drinking too much coffee which, while it will keep me awake, will put me in more pain this afternoon. My dress is definitely not on the table today because I don't have the brain power to make good design decisions, so I'm knitting (for my future Etsy shop opening soon!!!) instead. Oh, and the yoga? Ha.

So. Tip of the day: discipline, discipline, discipline. Not a shocking, earth-shattering tip...just one to remember and practice every chance you get.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." --Gandhi