Stitches are less visible when you use a thread a shade darker than your fabric.

If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to bluesky

I started a new quilt!

For me it's the fact that they based some of the game play off of gardening which has been broken since seasons came out.

According to the program I'm in the fawn/freeze happens when you get stuck in your dorsal vagal nervous system instead of alternating between that and the primary vagus nerve.

Another website is www.pain-ed.com
I wrote down Peter O'Sullivan, but don't remember why.

Importance of energy conversation
• provides a way of managing your pain, rather than the pain controlling you
• keeps you from entering a boom and bust cycle
• conserves your energy so you can do more over time
• prioritize activities that are most meaningful for you

As you are working on pacing it's important to pay attention to your internal processes. Emotions, hunger, thirst, low oxygen saturation will all change how much your body can function.

Rest is an activity.

Your pain will increase the longer you stay in the boom and bust cycle. That's why pacing is the most important skill to practice in the program.

Here's a visualization of this process. Your window of tolerance shrinks the longer you are in this cycle.

Today I woke up way too early, with lots of pain and anxiety, but then in my individual sessions they were able to help me process some of the anxiety, and I took a nap when I got home, so let's see how far I can get in my notes!

The one that I find most annoying is "you didn't apologize in the exact way I wanted so you are now a worthless person."

Simplify: change tasks to use less energy. Remove steps from tasks. Move frequently needed items to more accessible places. So tasks seated or laying down where possible. Use tools and equipment to save energy

Planning/prioritizing: what needs to be done daily/weekly/monthly. Identify high energy and low energy tasks. Identify what needs to be done now and what can wait. Adjust the plan to fit the energy you have
Delegate: what can friends/family help with. What can you pay someone to do for you.