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The Eiffel Tower at mid-day – Laura Spoonie

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WHO IS LAURA SPOONIE?

Hi all,

My name is Laura, and i’m in my early twenties.

I suffer from multiple Chronic illnesses; Fibromyalgia, CRPS, Asthma, to name a few. I’ve also had a long time battle with mental illness and been a young carer since the age of 11.

I created this site to encourage my fellow Spoonies, showing that no matter your circumstance you can always set goals and accomplish things you may have always dreamed of doing. I started blogging my struggles, victories, language learning, photography, product reviews and art so I can share it with the world and take you on my journey of growth and self-development.

I hope to inspire and uplift whether you’re a part of #SpoonSquad or not, so feel free to subscribe and join me on this journey.

I also adore Sunflowers so if you ever wanna share any sunflower pics with me then you are more than welcome.

Check out my, ‘Lessons from a Sunflower’ post and leave some feedback if you like.

Thank you for stopping by.

Peace & Positivity,
Love & Light

Laura Spoonie ❤

XOXO

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#CookingWithCRPS - Vegan Mac & Cheese • • Hey my Lovelies, Welcome to the first episode and series of, What You Cooking Good Looking – Cooking with CRPS This series will be where I document my own original recipes once or twice a month, using alternative ingredients to replace foods that I’m intolerant to or that is a fun and creative way to experiment with a classic dish. My relationship with food hasn’t been the best, especially speaking over the past few years and so I’m trying to motivate myself to get back into experimenting with food like I’ve always loved doing, whilst trying out my own recipes for meals I haven’t eaten in a long time...despite #chronicpain & other illnesses • • My absolute favourite food growing up was macaroni & cheese. So, I made my own Mac & Cheese. Most ingredients are gluten-free and vegan but a few ingredients, unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get alternatives in the time I had. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Total Time: 35 mins Ingredients: • Gluten-free Fusili pasta • Violife vegan cheese block – mozzarella flavour • Violife vegan cheese grated – mozzarella flavour • I can’t believe it’s not Butter – margarine • Croutons (plain & sea salt + black pepper) • Alpro almond milk – unsweetened • Mature cheddar grated • Hot pepper sauce • Thyme • Garlic & herb seasoning • Southern paprika seasoning In order to keep this 100% vegan, do NOT add margarine or mature cheddar cheese View my #InstaStory video clips of how I made this Mac & Cheese ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ All future recipes will be easy to access via MENU dropdown bar and going to page – Cooking with CRPS 👩‍🍳🔥 www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie #LauraSpoonieBlogs 🧡

BLOG: What is a 'Spoonie'? - Link in description 🥄 • • Hey my Lovelies, Today I’m going to speak about the word, ‘SPOONIE’. Since starting my blog I’ve received quite a few messages on social media asking me what the word spoonie means and so today I’m going to answer this question. All throughout my blog the word Spoonie is mentioned, starting with my blog name itself, Laura Spoonie • • A Spoonie = Someone with a Chronic illness, physical and/or mental Read more on my blog to find out where the word comes from and how it contributes to such a huge part of my identity - Link in description If you're a Spoonie show me your spoon emoji in the comment section 🥄 www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie #LauraSpoonieBlogs ❤

POTM: Hotteeze Heatpads ♨ • • DISCLAIMER: THIS PRODUCT WAS SENT TO ME AS A GIFT BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF HOTTEEZE WHO CAME ACROSS MY WEBSITE VIA MY SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS REVIEW ISN’T SPONSORED AND IS NOT BIASED DUE TO RECEIVING THESE PRODUCTS. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND HONEST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT VIA AMAZON YOU CAN DO SO BY CLICKING ON THE LINK IN DESCRIPTION BOX • • These innovative heat pads are great for keeping warm on a cold day, easing cramps and pains for a good number of hours to give you relief. It’s packaged in a resealable grip bag and says to keep sealed in a cool, dry place. The words on the front of the bag says – “Helps relax tired, aching muscles”. I was very impressed with Hotteeze heat pads and the company customer service on a whole. These are definitely a new favourite of mine and a must have in my Chronic Illness Kit. I used these heat pads both to keep warm and to ease my chronic pain. When taking trips to medical appointments or even to staying indoors these were superb and helped tremendously • • You can purchase this product straight from the main site and they’re also on Amazon as it’ll save some time with shipping if you’re in the UK or US and need these urgently for a spontaneous trip. If you also suffer from a chronic illness, medical condition, these are a great item for you to have in your draw. Please read the instructions before use and DO NOT stick these directly onto your skin!! • • www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie #LauraSpoonieBlogs ❤

💚 Mental Health Awareness 💚 SWIPE LEFT ⬅ Relapse Warning Signs of Different Ages - Link in description • • Hey my Lovelies, I haven't posted any #MentalHealthAwareness posts in quite a few months so this is my first post of 2019 for #MentalHealthMondays Today I'm going to speak about mental health relapse warning signs that can be identified in different ages. Let’s split this up into three groups: • Adults/Young Adults • Older children/pre-adolescent • Younger children *Images with context information! SWIPE LEFT ⬅ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ~The imporatance of recognising Mental Health relapse warning signs~ It's important to try and recognise these signs of mental health relapse in yourself and in others. RECOGNITION could be the first steps to getting the proper treatment, whether that being a self-care intervention or attention from mental health professionals. Individually, some of the aforementioned behaviours (in each photo - SWIPE) range from being moderately concerning to highly concerning. Also, someone could be experiencing one or two of the signs mentioned above OR could possibly be experiencing almost all of them which would most certainly indicate the need for professional assistance for the safety of the individual and possibly others. If in doubt it's best to seek professional advice to get a more accurate overview as to what the reason could be behind certain behaviours. Definitely, don't listen to your 'Neigbourhood Dr' with a Degree in Wikipedia who has a habit of blaming all behaviours solely on food and/or lack of positive thinking. There is a multitude of factors that could be the cause for someone's mental illness relapse or for them struggling with their mental health, ie. Trauma, weather, hormones, chemical imbalance etc. If you suspect yourself or someone you know is experiencing any of these then help is available. • • READ MORE ON WHERE TO GET HELP & INFORMATION - Link in description www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie #LauraSpoonieBlogs 💚

Make-Up & Fine Motor Skills: Fibromyalgia & CRPS • • If you're a part of the chronic illness community/#SpoonSquad and haven't heard of @selmablair I highly encourage you to go check her out and follow her, not only cause she's talented but because she's unapologetically disabled and a badass! Not many people knew of her disability until late February when she showed up at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, looking glorious with her cane + her cape, pained up but pushing through with a fierce look on her face. For those who are aware of her work as an actress but didn't know, she is indeed a #Spoonie and very vocal about her struggles with #MultipleSclerosis She recently posted a video where she gave us a quick snap of what it's like for her to apply make-up whilst struggling to use fine motor skills and the caption wrote, "...But here is my solution to applying makeup with a lack of fine motor skills. #laugh and feel free to reapply my makeup." She was having a laugh about her situation of struggle, although I guarantee that most times a session of trying your hardest turns into tears of frustration with chronic illness... something I relate to oh so well! Being able to pamper yourself or even practice simple self-care is challenged like so many other things when you have chronic illnesses. ~WHAT IS 'FINE MOTOR SKILLS'~ Fine motor skill is the coordination of smaller muscles, like muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists in movements—usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers—with the eyes. The complex levels of manual dexterity that humans exhibit can be attributed to and demonstrated in tasks controlled by the nervous system. • • In my case #CRPS is the progressive neurological disorder that affects the nervous system and greatly impacts on my lack of fine motor skills, making simple tasks mentioned above difficult to carry out, So things like applying makeup & even combing my hair is definitely something done once in a blue moon now, haha • • Photo: Taken 2 years ago 💅💖💕 Have you ever heard of fine motor skills before?! • • I guess I could write an article about it soon 💭 www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie

Magnolia Blossom #花 It's a new month, let's make it count 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Effortlessly Elegant 🦢 #beauty • • I can always tell when it's a male cause they're the ones ready for their pic to get taken Lol. Just an observation. Shade, no Shade!

I'm angry that I went to the park the other day Lol Not so much the fact that I was able to get to the park, that was a massive achievement, it's my favourite place. More so the fact that this is what chronic illness life does to you... It makes you regret doing the things you love from the added pain it causes while doing something so normal to try & simply feel 'alive'. Anyways, I guess I'll just have to suffer the consequences as always and just look back at photos in my phone, whilst laying uncomfortably in bed wishing to be out & pain free 😢 Today for #SelfCareSunday I pray for Patience. Patience with Life, Patience with Love, Patience with My Body & Patience with #ME. *deep sigh* 😩💖💕

Chronic Pain & Painting My Nails: Fibromyalgia & CRPS • • I haven't painted my nails in almost 2 years. As a person who used to paint their nails religiously 2 years is a very longggg time. I used to be so on point with painting my nails. They would be bright colours, sparkly & always different every week. (As pictured in the second photo) My nails still grow long and are naturally shaped without filing but I just can't paint them. The chemical smell of nail varnish irritates my asthma & gives me an instant migraine, makes me nauseous, my energy is constantly low + my hands are always burning with nerve pain so painting my nails would be less pampering and more of a painful chore for me My #chronicpain is all over my body, from head to toe which makes the simplest things hard to carry out. I miss painting my nails so much as it was something that I used to enjoy doing & it was definitely a form of self-care for me but now I'm at a place where I dont mind my nails bare. • • Photo 1: No nail varnish Photo 2: A photo of my painted nails, 4 years ago 💅💖💕 What things do you miss doing since your chronic illness got worse?! www.lauraspoonie.co.uk #LifeOfASpoonie

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