Inside the Little Plastic Castle

I first encountered the term brain fog in the mid 1990s on a fibromyalgia listserv. I see it popping up all over mainstream media in re: Long COVID.

Vocabulary derail:

I’m a picky fussbudget so I describe my current cognitive issues as "trouble making new memories" as well as "difficulty word-finding."

massive frustration derail:

can't nail down the source of these impairments: candidates include ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, PTSD, depression, anxiety as well as the medications I take for all those things.

( Spilling the Tea )

It took me four months to realize that I needed to use a teapot I'd already bought to make tea.

That is brain fog.

How do you feel about the term brain fog? Does it build a bridge from our disabled experience to non-disabled people? Does it minimize the impact? Feel free to rant.

The deep blue sky soothing my eyes as I recline in the pines.

Providing "sidewalk supervision" as MyGuy and BB remove the new dock in less than two hours (knocking three hours off the last time). Their work ethic is so well matched, they're a joy to admire.

Napping, napping, napping.

BB's perspective on how I've changed over the years (since I was 17!)