The Migraine Girl

I had another good hour-long yoga class yesterday. It was hard to believe that an entire week had passed since my last class! Of course, I started to give myself...

For those of you who are Six Feet Under fans, there's a slim chance you know what I'm quoting in today's post title. If you're confused, worry not: I shall...

Today, after my eye exam, I went to the closest of my neighborhood yoga studios and took a free (donations-based) yoga class! Titled "Gentle Yoga," today's class was just that...

I'm leaving for Central America today. I'll spend the first week at a medical document editing workshop (wowsers), supposedly from 8 AM - 6 PM Monday through Friday. Please let...

Sorry to not have much original content on this post and the last one, but this story caught my eye! I have oft said I wish I had an extra-strength...

It's 4 PM and the headache is finally gone. I feel half-woozy, shaky, and a little out of it--but that's so much better than being in pain! That's my update...

Early Thursday evening, my brain started to fluctuate between pre-migraine mode and healthy mode. As I sat on the phone with my sister around eleven p.m., mild, steady pain and...

The July blog carnival at How to Cope with Pain is now up. I'm off to peruse it now. (As usual, I slacked and didn't provide an entry. Next time...

My mom just gave me a special news insert from Florida Today's newspaper from mid-June. The small publication is called USA Weekend: HealthSmart, and I have every reason to believe...

There are some repeat entries from the Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival from this month, but there are also new things to read! Check out the summer vacation-themed edition of...

I'm sure lots of my blogger friends are already all over this, but I figured it could only help and encourage others if I spread the good news. At least...

Does anyone else here get bothered by ceiling fan lights? Overhead lights are annoying to me when I'm feeling good--when I have a headache, they are intolerable. But now that...

The lovely (and more organized than I) Rain Gem has this entry on her blog to point you all to the Wego Health page of interviews Adrienne conducted with some...

I have felt congested for, I don't know, a few MONTHS now? I chalked it up at first to Georgia weather, but this has gotten out of control. Quite often...

I'm watching W the Women Show right now. A few days ago I mentioned their special on women and migraine before having watched it. I'm about halfway through right now...

The June Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival is due by 11:59 PM EST TONIGHT, June 6! Get your entries to me ASAP! More info here...

I can't wait to go to bed tonight. And no, this desire is not directly connected to the constant tiredness I've been feeling lately. (Yes, I'll call my neurologist about...

Check this out! W the Women's Show (boring title, but show sounds good) is having "episode focused on helping women with migraines gain control of their lives. The show is...

A couple of weeks before Memorial Day weekend, I had an epiphany: I needed a vacation. Not an action-packed trip, mind you, but a vacation. No commitments. No one to...

Check out this new youtube channel in honor of this awareness week: And this video is very helpful. Soon I shall return to normal writing mode--for now, I must be...