I wrote about my experience undertaking a postgraduate degree not long after I was diagnosed with lupus. With the degree in the bag, I have just completed an internship - my first experience of full time work since my diagnosis forced me to quit my teaching job. Of course, 5 months as an intern does [...]
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Moving Countries with a Chronic Illness
I'm a British girl, who has been living in Europe on and off the past three years (we Brits have a weird thing where we don't always view ourselves as European, but that's a whole can of Brexity worms). I was living in Spain when I was diagnosed with lupus, and had to quit my [...]
How to Help Charities as a Spoonie
If there is one thing having a chronic illness gives people, it is compassion. A desire to be more considerate of others, and to help when you can. Sadly, as any spoonie knows, putting in more effort than what is required of you in work/school can be too much. But if you still want to [...]
Lupus Travel Tips
I love travelling. I was lucky growing up to go on amazing holidays with my family, and I started travelling with friends in undergrad to discover new places, new cultures, and new food. When I was diagnosed with lupus I had to forget travel plans for a while, and one of my biggest concerns (except [...]
Tips for being a student with lupus
I feel really lucky that four months after my diagnosis I was able to begin my masters degree in a foreign country - not everyone gets that pleasure. Often lupus forces people to quit school or university, with hope of maybe returning when things are a little better. I, however, am a stubborn individual, so [...]
Little Lupie Essentials
Coffee Not the healthiest of options/recommended by doctors and nutritionists, but let's face it, with chronic fatigue and the days when just getting breakfast or taking a shower can drain you of all energy, a good strong coffee is needed and well-deserved. Other options like herbal tea, gentle exercise (maybe just a walk!) or even [...]
Tips on Saving Money
I like to think I'm pretty good at saving. During my undergrad I was putting money aside to travel to Brazil a few times, and I was still saving a decent amount annually. This has really helped for this year, now I'm only studying and not working, and living off family help rather than a [...]
The perks of having lupus
Okay, so it's not great having an incurable, life threatening, life changing disease that can control your life and ambitions, affect your relationships and can make day to day life a struggle. It actually sucks. It's even worse when you feel like people don't understand, which is a top complaint from anyone living with a chronic [...]
Lupus Beauty
It often feels like lupus and beauty do not go hand in hand. Before I was diagnosed I was rather okay with my physical appearance. Never 100% happy, always finding faults, but I felt like I could talk to guys with confidence and enjoy taking a selfie from time to time (priorities...) All that changed when [...]
You’re not a Jane Austen character, you can be happy single
I like to think that I'm not overly cynical about relationships, they're worth it when they're good. It warms my heart seeing my friends in love and happy. But when some people like to hop from one to another, to me that seems to take away the meaningfulness of each relationship. Those people seem to be [...]
Inside a Mind 