Did you have a good Christmas? Did you spend time with your family and loved ones? I did have a good day and it was so nice to be with my family, to see the joy of the day written all over my younger daughter’s face and to be blessed with decent enough health to be up and around for the day.

My older daughter was not able to be home with us this year but will be joining us soon. And my Aunt feel on Sunday night and broker her shoulder and cheek bone. Not having either of them with us made the day a bit sad but having my 10 year old daughter brightened it up for us.

I hope that your day was filled with joy, peace and time to spend counting your blessings.

I seem to feel a bit better, when I do something for someone else. Here’s an opportunity for you to help out a well known organization, Toys For Tots. To help you can write a post, share my post through one of the Social Media Networks like Twitter, Stumble or Digg, make a donation online or donate a toy. The last day for donations is December 22nd.

As we all know, money is tight for everyone. Toys for Tots are not getting the donations they need to fulfill their demands. So every little bit helps. Even five dollars can buy one toy.

Thank you to Jennifer from AtomicMoms.com for writing a post and bringing this issue to the forefront.

Does the weather affect how you feel if you have fibromyalgia? Can you tell if it’s going to rain a few days in advance without watching the weather on the news? Do you feel more achy if it’s cold? What about if you have arthritis?

If this a problem for you, what do you do to feel better besides taking medicine? Have you tried any kind of salves or creams? Do you use a heating pad or an electric blanket?

I like to use the rice filled heating pads that you put in the microwave. They ease a lot of the muscular pain I feel when I’m cold or when the weather is damp. It also helps me when I’m just in pain even without the weather being out of whack.

I have a lot of chronic illnesses, too many to even mention here without boring you to tears. But, suffice it to say that I am not able to work outside the home, I have seven specialists that I see regularly and I take over 10 prescription medications.

Being unable to work caused me to be very depressed. I was used to working hard. But finding something that I was able to do that didn’t make me feel sicker was very difficult. Paid blogging has been the answer for me though. I can work when I am able. If I am too sick, I just don’t work. I can set my own hours. I can write about what I enjoy. And I can earn money!

It’s not enough money to buy diamond rings but it’s enough to add to my family’s income and help out with bills. Please see Earn $ Blogging to learn more.

As much as my husband hates to talk about end of life issues, especially concerning me, I finally got him to listen to my wishes that I have written down on my Living Will. He knew that I had completed one way back when I had major surgery called a thymectomy. But I felt the need to go over my wishes again since it was so long ago.

Another issue that I want to talk to him about is my lack of life insurance. I’m going to wait a bit to discuss this though. Too much too soon can be overwhelming. Plus it will give me some time to get a life insurance quote first.

I am not the type of person who just ignores things, even difficult topics. Our personalities about this clash a lot. But knowing what we want at the end of our lives is so important.

There are TV Commercials that really make me angry. They are the ones concerning health issues. There’s all those prescription ads that make it seem like a pill or injection will cure you for everything. Then you hear at the end of them that voice telling you about the side effects.

What about the ads for any product that supposedly helps you lose weight? Ever check out those before and after photos? And the people they show look perfect, no cellulite, bumps, nothing.

I don’t like commercials for OTC pain medicine, like aspirin, acetaminophen and ibufronen. Many of the brand names make it seem like they can cure any type pain and to take anything else is being a sissy. The ones that talk about arthritis pain and migraines are the worst in my opinion.

What about the ones that use doctors to hawk their goods? If they don’t have an MD or DO after their names, they are not medical doctors. Always check that out.

Have you heard commercials for law firms that are suing over medical conditions like mesothelioma and cerebal palsy? I think they make people look at having an illness in terms of a financial win fall.

What are some television ads about health that annoy you?