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  • Spiraling

    Spiraling

    I feel like I’m on the verge of a mental breakdown. My thoughts are spiraling out of control again. Negative thoughts. Ugly thoughts. Wondering who I really am. Feeling lost. Confused. Not sure who I am. Did I ever know who I was? When I was a teenager I was blissfully unaware of life and […]

    Meredith Gallie

    June 12, 2022
    life
    anxiety, aspergers, autism, autistic, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, failure, invisible illness, loneliness, lonely, mental health, mental illness, negative, negative thoughts, neurodivergent, spiraling, spoonie, suicidal, vent
  • Same Old Story

    Same Old Story

    Today is day seven of total exhaustion. After breakfast I lay down on the couch and I sleep very deeply for about four hours until my kids come home from school. Then I try my absolute hardest to wake myself up out of a coma-like state to be functional for my children. Even then I’m […]

    Meredith Gallie

    March 10, 2022
    life
    autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic pain, disabled, housebound, invisible illness, mental health, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie
  • I Have No More Fight Left

    I Have No More Fight Left

    I fought for a long time. I fought to be equal. I fought for respect. I fought to survive. I fought for success and to keep moving forward. I was full of fight. Everyday, for most of my life. I fought as hard as I could. Starting in elementary school, I fought to get through […]

    Meredith Gallie

    January 21, 2022
    life
    acceptance, athlete, basketball, bully, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic pain, determination, determined, disabled, fight, invisible illness, mental health, motivation, school, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie, work
  • Wednesday Morning Thoughts

    Wednesday Morning Thoughts

    It’s 12:14 pm on Wednesday as I’m sitting at the kitchen table eating my breakfast. I’m enjoying a bacon and egg sandwich with my cup of tea. Chopin’s Nocturne No 1 in B Flat Minor plays around me. One of my favorites! I like to listen to classical music as I begin my day. It […]

    Meredith Gallie

    December 29, 2021
    life
    beauty, blog, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, diary, disabled, ditl, happiness, housebound, inner voice, invisible illness, mental health, mindfulness, morning routine, motivation, negative thoughts, negativity, positivity, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie, tea, wednesday
  • Dec 28, 2021

    Dec 28, 2021

    Today is 3 days past Christmas and my house has officially been restored to non-holiday status. Its nice to see everything put away and the clutter removed, but now my house looks sterile and empty. Maybe tomorrow I’ll bring out some stuff from storage and do some simple non-holiday decorating again. In February I’ll decorate […]

    Meredith Gallie

    December 28, 2021
    life
    autism, autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic illness mom, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain, diary, disability, disabled, ditl, happiness, hobbies, housebound, invisible illness, mental health, self care, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie
  • Focus Inward

    Focus Inward

    In light of my most recent discovery about myself (being on the autism spectrum), I’ve been reevaluating myself and my social interactions. I’ve spent my whole life trying to be social and have friends while always wondered what was wrong with me that I couldn’t do it like everybody else. I could never understand why […]

    Meredith Gallie

    December 26, 2021
    life
    anxiety, astronomy, autism, chronic illness, chronic illness mom, chronic illness warrior, depression, disabled, friends, happiness, hobbies, hobby, housebound, invisible illness, joy, loneliness, lonely, mental health, music, passion, piano, science, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, social, spoonie
  • A Life of Confusion…

    A Life of Confusion…

    At 40 years old I’ve discovered that I have Autism. There, I said it! I feel ridiculous saying it at all. But it is the truth. It has been my truth all along but I never knew it. This explains why I’ve always had so many problems with myself and why I’ve hated myself for […]

    Meredith Gallie

    December 13, 2021
    life
    adult autism, asd, aspergers, aspie, autism, autism mom, autistic, chronic illness, different, disability, disabled, female, invisible illness, mental health, spoonie
  • When There is No One

    When There is No One

    I read a lot of motivational quotes and sayings about general positivity, mindfulness, etc. One thing that I often see is about the importance of having a loving and supportive circle of friends. How having friends can help me to live a longer, healthier, more fulfilled life. I hear people discuss how they’d be lost […]

    Meredith Gallie

    December 12, 2021
    life
    autism, best friend, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, friends, loneliness, lonely, mental health, social life, spoonie
  • Trying to Live Life

    Trying to Live Life

    It’s 8:23 PM on a Sunday. I’m sitting here eating one of my favorite “healthy” snacks which is apple slices dipped in caramel sauce with crumbled pecans. This has been one of my favorite desserts lately. Last week was busy. Hockey game in the city on Monday, errands everyday in between, concert in the city […]

    Meredith Gallie

    November 17, 2021
    life
    autoimmune, bedbound, blog, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic illness mom, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain, disability, disabled, flare, homebound, illness, invisible illness, life, mindfulness, nature, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie, unchargeable
  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    Once again, I’ve waited far too long to write and give updates. Now I’m overwhelmed with what to write. So much to share… I’ll just start and see where it takes me. This was a great summer for me, yet I still have so much I wanted to do but didn’t get to for one […]

    Meredith Gallie

    November 8, 2021
    life
    anhydrosis, autoimmune, blog, chronic illness, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain, disability, disabled, disney, disneyworld, ecv, family, flare, heat intolerance, illness, invisible illness, mom of 4, prednisone, scooter, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spoonie, steroids, summer, surviving as mom, sweat, vacation
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