Ellen Living

I came across this site yesterday where you “sit” for a musical portrait and end up with a 5 minute musical composition. The site is the Lifehouse Method and one of its creators is Pete Townsend of The Who. The “sitting” is interesting. The process is as follows. Upload a picture that best describes you [...]

I’ve been feeling a down the last few days. We have been having rainy, cool weather that is not good for the fibromyalgia, it sometimes causes a flare in symptoms, and it doesn’t seem to be good for my mood either. Tomorrow looks to be cloudy and cool as well so I am in for [...]

Table of contents for 4 Questions to Facilitate Change4 Questions to Facilitate Change: An Introduction4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where am I in My Life Right Now?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where do I most want to be in my life?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: What within me is in the way of getting to [...]

Table of contents for 4 Questions to Facilitate Change4 Questions to Facilitate Change: An Introduction4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where am I in My Life Right Now?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where do I most want to be in my life?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: What within me is in the way of getting to [...]

It’s Open Mic Niteover at Successul Blog at 7pm Chicago time and the topic is the Joys of Being Home and so I thought I would write a little post about being at home and why I love my home. When you come to visit you wouldn’t be very impressed with the outside of my [...]

Table of contents for 4 Questions to Facilitate Change4 Questions to Facilitate Change: An Introduction4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where am I in My Life Right Now?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where do I most want to be in my life?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: What within me is in the way of getting to [...]

Table of contents for 4 Questions to Facilitate Change4 Questions to Facilitate Change: An Introduction4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where am I in My Life Right Now?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: Where do I most want to be in my life?4 Questions to Facilitate Change: What within me is in the way of getting to [...]

One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with living with a chronic illness is taking care of myself and making sure I get what I need.  Like some other people I’ve met I tend to put the needs of others before myself.  Unfortunately when I do that I end up with a flare-up [...]

If you are a tea lover you need to check out Adagio Teas. They sell loose teas and teaware to make sitting down with a cup of tea a wonderfully aromatic experience. No, I don’t work for them or anything, I’ve just been drinking their tea, hot and cold for the last few days. An [...]

The greatest gifts in my life to this day was having an adult relationship with my mother where she was more than mom, she was a flawed, imperfect yet beautiful woman. I miss her so very, very much. When I was a child I only really knew my mother from afar. You see, I was [...]