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“Oops, I Did It Again”… Missed a Goal That Is ~~

October 24th, 2010 by Karla Setchel

Hey Folks,
I hope everyone is having a fantastic week.  Mine’s been very exciting.  I started dating again basically for the first time in 30 years!  Scary and exciting at the same time :-D ! However, with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, I have less “energy coins” to expend than an average person my age  and I found it difficult to balance my new found activities with my daily “take care of me and get my work done”.  I finally realized that if I didn’t want to stay single, I was going to have to make time for dating,  My plan was to date one man a week, just a 2 hour dinner to start getting to know them — not a big deal, right?  That wouldn’t take too much time or energy away from my business.  I didn’t think about the phone calls that go along with dating, getting caught up in how much fun I was having meeting prospective life partners, or going out with the same man 8 times in 16 days! ( He’s really nice! )  I’m a real “people person”, but this is sooo different from just meeting new friends. So, I missed a couple of my goals last week ~~ one of which is writing a new blog post every week, and a few other projects that I was supposed to be working on.  What do you do when you miss a goal?  Do you get angry and quit or do you rethink, reorganize and reset your goals so that today you will do something to move a step closer to reaching them?  I’m working on many goals right now, one is finding another life partner after being single for a year and a half, one is regaining my health — I’m working with a friend to find a hot tub that I can relax and exercise in that I can afford, build my business so that the next time I want something “affordability” won’t be an issue, in addition to the daily “have to’s” of living ~~ eating, breathing, sleeping etc… LOL

So seriously, let me know what YOU do when you miss a goal that you’ve set for yourself regardless of whether it’s in business, weight loss, exercise, or projects that you want to complete.

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Here’s to Feeling Better!

Karla Setchel

(540) 366-6134

www.KarlaSetchel.com

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Posted in Business, Make Extra Money, Managing Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue & TMJ, Pain Relief, Reducing Impact of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, Relationship, Survival & Recovery, exercise, job | 14 Comments »

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One Way to Reduce the Pain and Weakness of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

October 11th, 2010 by Karla Setchel

Hey Folks,

As always, I hope your having a good week!  I want to talk to you today about another one of the ways I reduce my pain levels and weakness from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.  The doctors measure pain on a scale of one to ten.  I’ve found that when my pain gets up to level 5, my muscles will go into spasms and I will be totally out of commission for at least one day if not more.  If I stop my activity when the pain gets to level 4 and rest for a while, then I can get up and usually do a little more!  The same thing with the “fatigue”, if I push myself too far, the next day I barely have the strength to get out of bed, much less be productive at anything.  Big reason to listen to my body!  I have the choice of being bedridden with terrible muscle spasms which require heavy medication or I can simply rest for 10 to 30 minutes –then resume my activities.  The problem with this method of resting frequently is that eventually your muscles start to atrophy (basically you lose muscle faster than your body replaces it) from lack of using them.  Now if I would have had a residual income BEFORE I became disabled in 1999, I would have had the money to pay for physical therapy, a hot tub — actually the one I want has a treadmill in it so you can move while the water helps support your body weight and I wouldn’t have lost so much muscle mass so quickly, not to mention the stress of going 5 months without any income at all! Continue Reading

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Posted in Make Extra Money, Managing Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue & TMJ, Pain Relief, Reducing Impact of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, Survival & Recovery, Working While Receiving Social Security Disability Income, exercise | 13 Comments »

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Why EVERYONE Needs A Residual Income

October 4th, 2010 by Karla Setchel

Hi Folks,

I hope you are doing better every week.  My blog is about recovering physically and financially, so today I want to talk to you about a financial tip that I am passionate about  – Residual Income.  I’m even going to do a video about it for you, which is rare because I only do videos when I’m feeling really good and can look my best. With fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, those times aren’t as frequent as I would like for them to be but on a positive note, “I am getting better all the time”.  If you’re chronically ill, I suggest you repeat that last quote to yourself frequently on a daily basis until you start to feel it. Why am I passionate about residual income?  What is residual income?  How can YOU make residual income?  All great questions and I will be happy to share my views with you.


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