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.

Before I was diagnosed with a chronic illness I wanted to own my own business. But when you’re young and trying to make the bills it’s hard to think of something that is so far out of reach. Then I became a mom, then a single mom and that dream become harder to reach.

When I became sick and wasn’t able to work, my husband and I needed extra money. We were used to living on two incomes. With two children and a lot of bills to pay, we began to sell on eBay. In a way it was like having my own business. Since I was very limited in what I could do, I was like the boss.

One thing I did was chose what to sell on eBay. I looked for things around our home that we didn’t use any more. As I got better, someone would drive me to local stores to look at clearance items.

I’d keep a list of things that people were buying like Slimquick Cleanse and Tickle Me Elmo, etc. Although selling on eBay was fun and we do it once in a while, my own business now is blogging.

Maureen from Being Chronically Ill Is A Pill awarded me the Superior Scribbler Award. She also said such kind things about me for which I am so grateful.

Maureen is a somewhat new blogger, but you wouldn’t know it by reading her posts. She really puts her heart into all of writing and takes some fantastic photos too. You don’t need to have a chronic illness to enjoy her blog as she covers a lot of subjects. Whenever I read a post, I come away learning something about her. She makes me think and everyone can use that! Go check her out.

Here are the rules for the blog:

* Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.

* Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.

* Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.

* Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we’ll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!

* Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

I am passing it on ~ but I am also telling those I send it to to refuse the award if they don’t have time or energy to keep it going! Just know I was thinking of you and letting you know how much I enjoy your blogs.

1. Chronic Chick at Chronic Chick Talk
2. Sophia at Healthy Perspectives
3. Julia at Reasonably Well
4. Shilrley at Sweet Resistance
5. Mandy at Texas Medical Freak

Take some time to visit these bloggers too. Enjoy!

As I continue on this road of life with multiple chronic illnesses, I am learning more about myself than I may have if I wasn’t sick. The lessons at first were too difficult to face. Sometimes even now I feel like I’ve had enough learning, but the lessons continue. Most of them when things are going badly.

For example each new diagnosis, almost every flare up, and some setbacks have had me sad, depressed at times and angry. The anger is the worst. That anything can trigger me to have an outburst feeling.

Yes it’s been that bad. I recently wrote about working on my bad attitude toward my family. But this anger issue is even worse. I find myself getting frustrated easily and just blow up. Usually I’m alone when this happens. This is so unlike me and it scares me too.

So next on my list of things to work on is finding out why I am easily angered and what to do about this. I’ve been praying about this and am going to talk to someone about it if it continues to be a problem. I haven’t been feeling stressed, so I’m wondering if it is the sleeping problem I’ve been having. I hope so as I don’t like being this way at all.