Three Days To New Blog!

My new blog launches June 1st (which is also my 1 year blogoversary)!



Three more days until the move to this blog's new home!

I have been spreading the word in various places: twitter, my YouTube channel, MyBlogLog, Facebook, etc.

I could use all the help I can get spreading the word about my blog's move! So, please consider retweeting my twitter message or sharing my Facebook links. Every little bit helps. I would really appreciate any help I can get spreading the word about this move happening June 1st. Thank you!

If you don't have a gravatar set up, please see this site:

Gravatar.com

By setting up a gravatar, your picture will appear on my new blog (i.e. when you comment on the new blog)... rather than a default image appearing to represent you). I'm still getting used to my new blog but I believe this will cause you to link back to your own site too (much the same as your Google profile links to your blog).

There will be a learning curve for me with this new blog; I'll need your patience while I get used to my new home.

Don't forget... there will be blog giveaways in the early days of the blog. So stay tuned!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Four Days To Launch!

My new blog is scheduled to launch on June 1st.

June 1st is the one year anniversary of this blog!

Please stay tuned for more updates.

I have been spreading the word in various places: twitter, Facebook, my YouTube channel, MyBlogLog, etc. I could use all the help I can get spreading the word about my blog's move! So, please consider retweeting my twitter message or sharing my Facebook links. Every little bit helps. I would really appreciate any help I can get spreading the word about this move. Thank you!

If you don't have a gravatar set up, please see this site:

Gravatar.com

By setting up a gravatar, your picture will appear on my new blog (i.e. when you comment on the new blog/rather than a default image appearing to represent you). I'm still getting used to my new blog but I believe this will cause you to link back to your own site too (much the same as your Google profile links to your blog).

There will be a learning curve for me with this new blog so I'll need your patience as I get acclimated.

Cross your fingers that everything falls into place for June 1st.

Don't forget... there will be blog giveaways in the early days of the blog. So stay tuned!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Five Days To Launch!

If all goes well, my new blog will launch on June 1st. June 1st happens to be the one year anniversary of this blog!

Right now, June 1st is the target date. It is going to be tight but that date is the goal.

So please stay tuned for more information.

If you don't have a gravatar set up, please see this site:

Gravatar.com

By setting up a gravatar, your picture will appear when you comment on the new blog (rather than a default image appearing to represent you). I'm still getting used to my new blog but I believe this will cause you to link back to your own blog too (much the same as your Google profile links to your blog).

Yes, there will be a learning curve for me with this new blog so I'll need your patience as I get acclimated.

Cross your fingers for June 1st as the launch date. Don't forget... there will be blog giveaways in the early days of the blog. So stay tuned!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Housekeeping For Move

In preparation for the upcoming move to my new blog, I am doing some housekeeping. Therefore, you may notice some older posts getting re-published as I "clean out the cobwebs". Primarily those who will notice this are my subscribers, as you'll receive notifications on re-posted articles. I apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we get closer to the new blog. Stay tuned... there will be blog giveaways after the new blog launches!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Fun Only

There will be some minimal talk of children in this post. If you are not in a place now to care to read that, I just wanted to mention it up front.

There will be no talk of illness or pain in this post. As regular readers know, I periodically take a break from all that to talk about art, music, etc. This post is simply for fun. When I started blogging last year on June 1st, the tulips were already gone.



This year, however, I have pictures from my garden to share. My husband and daughter planted them for me. Tulips are my favorite flower. So don't be surprised if tulip pictures pop up in future posts because I took quite a few pictures yesterday when I tiptoed through the tulips.

It was a nice, sunny day so I took the camera out when I got the mail. Guess what was in the mail? Yes, my Jannie Funster CD has landed. Check it out:



Do you like how she got a P.O. Box, like I suggested, for sending out her CDs to what is sure to be oodles of fans? Notice my package came from "La Funstress"? Jannie is too much.



So, after checking out the pretty tulips, I went inside and opened up my package. I found a note from Jannie with some business cards.





Here's a sneak peek at the liner notes. Check it out. Jannie autographed it for me.



I am so excited for Jannie that her CD is now out. She has worked hard on this. Jannie has been a wonderful blogging buddy ever since she found my blog. I'm going to break my "no illness talk" for just a second to say that Jannie has endometriosis and struggled with infertility for many years. She found my blog because I write about endometriosis.

Anyway, Jannie's CD is great! Not only is she a great musician but she is funny as heck. She really is a Funster if there ever was one! I have already warned her to buy some wigs and dark glasses to avert the paparazzi. She really has an amazing voice. Her daughter helped her with the CD-making process. It was a real treat getting that CD in the mail yesterday.

If you'd like to hear samples of her songs, here's a link from her blog with some:
MP3 samples

If you too want to order Jannie's CD, just go here: Jannie Funster's blog.

My daughter had heard the MP3 samples from Jannie's blog before it arrived in the mail and she really liked the songs. So she was very excited to find the envelope from La Funstress in the mailbox. (She translated "La Funstress" to Jannie Funster right away... She knew it was en route).

Anyway, my daughter listens to music every night while she falls asleep. I told Jannie yesterday that her CD got the ultimate compliment. My daughter (who normally will not part with the High School Musical CD that is sure to break one of these days from wear) asked if she could listen to Jannie's CD to get to sleep last night. How cool is that??



Related link:

Jannie Funster CD Release Today

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

MCS Awareness!

I just discovered that May is awareness month for yet another illness I care deeply about: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

For a fantastic source of info on MCS, I always refer readers to Susie Collins' blog, The Canary Report.

For a post specifically about awareness month for MCS, see: MCS Awareness Month, bad air, and chemical exposures.

MCS is a big part of my life. Walking down the soap/detergent aisles is out of the question. Being anywhere near cigarette smoke is not possible. Reacting to people's perfumes and cologne is common. Heaven forbid I need to use a public rest room these days since it's almost a guaranteed exposure to "air fresheners". (They typically contain toxins that cause cancer, contain neurotoxins, and contain endocrine disruptors... so they are not healthy for anyone).

I have a long history of fainting due to exposures that trigger my MCS to kick into overdrive.

I have blogged previously about MCS (just use my search engine to find past MCS posts). Susie's blog mentioned above, though, is my go-to source for MCS information.

Susie is a wealth of information on MCS! I highly recommend checking out her blog to learn more about this serious illness that's affecting more and more people.

MCS awareness is much-needed. Please help me in supporting the MCS awareness activities by following Susie on twitter:

Her twitter address is: @TheCanaryReport
The #MCS hashtags pertain to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Please help us spread the word about MCS, a very poorly understood condition that can be debilitating and disabling. I would appreciate as much help as possible with supporting Susie's efforts re: MCS Awareness.

There are so many awareness campaigns happening this month that it's very challenging for me to keep up. I would appreciate any help at all. Supporting the MCS cause on twitter and checking out Susie's outstanding blog would be enormously helpful.

Thank you!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day And M.E./C.F.S. Awareness Day

I had grand plans for how to do justice to the topic of fibromyalgia for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Unfortunately, I’m having a severe fibromyalgia flare and I don’t have the energy to write it. Ironic, I know. The last couple of days have been challenging fibromyalgia-wise due to sudden changes in temperature. Last week it reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit one day. This morning it was 40 degrees Fahrenheit when I got up. That kind of temperature shifting causes my fibromyalgia to flare badly. I have talked with other bloggers in the last few days who have fibro and are experiencing flares like this too.

I recommend following @fightingfatigue on twitter. Her blog is excellent. Check it out: Fighting Fatigue. Sandy has been supportive of the endometriosis cause and has been retweeting our messages on twitter. Let's support her likewise. I wish I could write more but I am totally exhausted today. Every muscle hurts. It feels like every molecule and cell in my body are talking to me... and I don't like what they have to say. So I am not going to be able to write an elaborate blog post today. It is a major effort to be at the computer at all right now.



Today is also M.E./C.F.S. Awareness Day. I wanted to mention it too. I have recently met some wonderful people on twitter who are working for the M.E./C.F.S. cause. They have also been supportive of the endometriosis cause. We have been retweeting each other's messages regarding M.E./C.F.S. and endometriosis.

Please follow @Killandra @perpetualspiral @redtoffee @runefox on twitter regarding M.E./C.F.S. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are two names for the same condition. There is not strictly one term used worldwide).

@Killandra has a contest going on. Check it out!

Blue Ribbon Campaign for M.E./C.F.S.

I will post something at a later date when my symptoms aren't so active but I wanted to be sure to get this posted today for awareness day. Feel free too to browse through prior posts (more so on fibromyalgia than on M.E./C.F.S. but you should be able to find posts on both).

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.