ButYouDontLookSick.com http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/ ButYouDontLookSick.com magazine is about living life to the fullest with any disability, invisible disease, or chronic pain and features a collection of articles, personal stories, book and product reviews, health resources and an active message board for the disabled, or those living with chronic pain or illness. en Copyright 2009 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:58:34 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sick Humor: 7 Things NOT to Do When You are Depressed We all have been there. It is 2am, you can't sleep, you have a lot on your mind... and let's face facts- you are depressed. After doing all of the wrong things to combat depression, I thought I would pass on some of my knowledge to you. Hopefully you can find better things to do with your time at 2am then I did. Why only 7 things? I fell asleep, and I was too depressed to think of 10.

]]>Click to read more ... ]]> http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2009/12/sick_humor_7_things_not_to_do.php http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2009/12/sick_humor_7_things_not_to_do.php Sick Humor Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:58:34 -0500 "Chronic" Tips: How to Wrap Christmas Gifts Easily It's fun to get gifts, but wrapping them especially if you have sore or weak hands can be hard. Here are a few tips to help you wrap Christmas gifts easily.

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In the weeks preceeding Christmas her home looked like a Winter Wonderland, tastefully decorated with snowmen and snowflakes. She had her precious daughter Olivia's picture taken with Santa and her photo cards were out on time- way before mine. Chris even managed to buy and wrap over 40 gifts and bake about 10 dozen batches of cookies. She definitely had the Spirit of Christmas and her energy level seemed nothing short of a Christmas miracle.

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If the following articles are new to you, I hope you enjoy them! If you read them when they were originally posted, I encourage you to take this opportunity to revisit the articles. Every day is an opportunity to learn something new.

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]]>Click to read more ... ]]> http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2009/12/making_the_best_of_hard_situat.php http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2009/12/making_the_best_of_hard_situat.php Guest Writers Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:49:47 -0500 4 Reasons Why I Love to Shop Online During Christmas, and Why You Should Too! 1. Free shipping!

I think my UPS man assumes I have a crush on him. I don't want to date him, but I do love that he delivers heavy packages right to my door. It is cold, shopping bags are heavy and I hate parking in crowded lots. It is really that simple. Most stores are now online and most offer free shipping. Why drag myself out in the cold, walk with pain, deal with crowds and lines, when I can get the same item delivered to my door within days. I used to have to beg friends to hold my shopping bags when my arms got too tired. I used to have to plan rest breaks from walking and shopping. Now I sit at home and wait for the packages to come to me. Ah, I love the internet! (If you are a store owner please note that I am swayed to shop at online stores that do offer free shipping over those who don't)

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Happy Day After Thanksgiving!

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I know – I’m not supposed to. Family gathering, lots of good food, people you haven’t seen in ages. But, I hate Thanksgiving.

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