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OK.... here's what i have to say....

you may not like it. or you may. who knows?!

ready?

if you're going to hurt at home anyway, then go out.

i know what beaglelover said (don't let anyone tell you to get out...) and i understand why she said that and i somewhat agree in plain ole depression that's the case, but i'm here to officially disagree with that right here and now for you. (sorry BL! smooches!) Ruchie, you have fibro. and depression. and wonky sinuses.

trust your sister-friend jen on this, ok? remember our pact: we'll get each other through this. ok? ok. moving on...

get up. GET UP RUCHIE. i love you. it sucks to get up and move and hurt, but do it anyway. i don't care where you go but get up out of bed and out of the house.

go sit in the bookstore and silently hate everyone for 1/2 hour then go home, but at least you got up.

go to the dogpark and kick a bench and then go home, mad that you couldn't stay there for a whole hour like you want. at least you got up.

i told you a few months ago: if you sit at home you're going to hurt more. i don't want you to hurt, Ruchie! you're going to feel better but you have to get up!

and i hope this makes sense, but you're just getting into a terrible spiral here. your Lexapro will start working soon (yes, 6 weeks for the full impact, but i bet you start getting some benefits soon). HOWEVER: sitting at home all day and being REACTIVE instead of PROACTIVE is going to slow the progress down, Ruchie.

get a puppy. you'll have to at least get up and take it to the potty (do not papertrain--- take her outside every 2 hours to pee!). you'll have something to distract you a bit when hubby is at work. name her something happy and get a few toys. get a breed that likes to fetch or retreive so you know you'll have a dog that likes to play frisbee and catch when she gets a little older. these things will keep you moving.

get up, Ruchie! trust me, please: it's going to be ok. your flare will tone down (you KNOW it will... mine did and i never thought it would. LS's did, even though it took a long time. Linzy's did.). yours will tone down one day. you HAVE TO HELP IT though. get up!

start writing your holiday cards and drive/walk one to the post office each day. that will get you out of the house.

go to the grocery store and hang onto the cart and buy some apples, then go home and nap for as long as it takes.

get up!

please just make yourself move. like i said at the beginning of this email: if you're going to hurt sitting at home and you're going to hurt getting up, then get up. what do you have to lose? in the long run, your mood will be better by being proactive. your pain will be less if you have some exercise. trust me. i have been there. recently.

get up! get a puppy!

get up!

SMOOOOOOCHES AND SMOOCHES AND MORE AND MORE SMOOOOOOCHES!

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