Archive for the ‘Weblogs’ Category
April 30th, 2008
Hello dear readers. I’ve been a bit scarce lately due to 1) a very sick computer (it’s having a relapse), and 2) a weekend training course which left me exhausted and migrainey. I have complained at length elsewhere about sitting in a flourescent lighted interior room all weekend with noisy people and not enough sleep, so I won’t go there… (Oops, looks like I did!) Suffice it to say that managing life with Migraine disease includes handling interruptions, and the past week or so has been a string of interruptions!
But here I am to remind you about getting your weirdest Migraine trigger ever stories in. Let’s keep it simple – leave them in the comments to this post. Since my computer access is still unreliable, I’m extending the deadline to Friday, May 2. But if you’ve just been waiting to send them in today, go ahead, send them in! I have gotten a few doozies – so go for it! The contest will be judged by the fabulous Diana Lee of Somebody Heal Me and the splendid Kerrie Smyres of The Daily Headache. Winners will be announced – hmm – sometime next week! Stay tuned.
For some good reading in the meantime, please read the winning entries in the 2008 Putting Our Heads Together Migraine and Headache Poetry Contest at My Migraine Connection. While you’re at it – read the non-winning entries, too!
I hope you’re enjoying a pain-free day. It seems, for now, the little guys with grapefruit spoons have stopped trying to scrape my brain off my skull. Phew!
– Megan
Tags: contest, managing life with migraine, Migraine trigger, poetry
Posted in Silliness, Weblogs | Comments (1)
April 14th, 2008
I love carnivals, but with a migraineur’s sensitivity to crowds and sound, it’s hard to stay out in the carnival long. Here’s a very quiet carnival you can enjoy at your own pace!
The April 2008 edition of the Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival is up at Somebody Heal Me. Many thanks to Diana Lee for bringing us a lot of ideas on topics of particular interest and importance to us.
For the April 2008 carnival Diana solicited submissions on the topic of “your best basic advice for coping with migraines”. There are a lot of entries this month, varying from the intensely personal to the scientific and informative. Look forward to lots of good reading! Please go over to Somebody Heal Me for all the links. I will mention a few here that I’ve had the chance to read.
Sue at InnerDorothy presents My Brave and Hopeful Heart. A moving picture of accepting reality with grace. Teri Robert at My Migraine Connection presents Migraines & Headaches: Coping and Staying Whole with some clear and encouraging advice to help us feel in control. Kerrie Smyres at The Daily Headache presents the hopeful Three Things Each Day, Even if That’s Only Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Deborah at Weathering Migraine Storms presents a moving personal picture Coping with the Pain. Debbie Fister presents a very practical list for limiting migraines and dealing with them when they occur at Coping with Migraine and Chronic Pain posted at Down the Rabbit Hole: The Journey of a Migraineur. Janet Geddis presents a checklist you shouldn’t travel without at Migraine & Travel posted at The Migraine Girl. Eileen Gray presents Fighting the Good Fight posted at My Life with Migraine. Eileen inspires me with her determination. Rena at Dealing with Headaches presents Tom Cruise: The Spirit of Migraine. As usual, Rena made me howl.
I’m looking forward to reading the rest! Enjoy!
– Megan
Tags: blog carnival
Posted in Communicating, Managing, Weblogs | Comments (0)
April 9th, 2008
Don’t forget to submit your entries for the April Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival which is being hosted at Somebody Heal Me: The Musings of a Chronic Migraineur by Diana Lee.
The April theme is “your best basic strategies for coping with migraines and headaches.” 
Entries on any topic that is particularly interesting, educational or inspirational for headache & migraine sufferers are also welcome. Your blog need not be limited to the topic of headaches and migraines to participate. If you have relevant posts to share, you’re encouraged pass them along.
Entries are due at midnight on Friday, April 11th. (That means the end of the day Friday. And Diana is in Central Time). They may be submitted through the form on the carnival website Here – Blog Carnival, or directly to Diana by e-mail.
The carnival will be published on Somebody Heal Me on Monday, April 14th.
If you would like to be added to Diana’s carnival mailing list to receive updates and reminders or are interested in hosting a future edition, please send Diana an e-mail at somebodyhealme@dianalee.net.
Themes and hosts have been set for April, May and June, so please visit the following link to get more information about upcoming editions: Somebody Heal Me.
– Megan
Come on join in the fun!
Tags: blog carnival
Posted in Weblogs | Comments (0)
March 10th, 2008
Be sure to check out the March Headache Blog Carnival – up now on My Migraine Connection!
Generally speaking, a blog carnival is a collection of links to a variety of a blogs on a central topic. The Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival has been created to provide both headache and Migraine disease patients and people who blog about headache disorders with unique opportunities to share ideas on topics of particular interest and importance to us. Visit the link to this month’s carnival for a collection of thoughtful entries on negotiating friendships that are so often impacted by headaches and migraine disease.
Thanks so much for hosting, Teri!
– Megan
Tags: Teri Robert, Weblogs
Posted in Weblogs | Comments (0)
I love carnivals, but with a migraineur’s sensitivity to crowds and sound, it’s hard to stay out in the carnival long. Here’s a very quiet carnival you can enjoy at your own pace!