I cooked a full meal today

this is not pathetic. this is HUGE. do you know how much energy it takes to cook a full meal when you're in a flare? standing, stirring, timing things, the heat from the stove, staying focused long enough to not burn anything... thats a MASSIVE win. proud of you. seriously.

Small wins ARE wins. Full stop. I literally cheered reading this. Chicken, rice AND broccoli? That's a three-component meal! That's not small at all! I remember my first full meal after a bad flare. It was spaghetti with sauce from a jar and I cried into it. Sometimes feeding yourself is the bravest thing you do all day.

not pathetic at all. i had cereal for dinner three nights this week. you are winning.

hell yeah. i know exactly what this kind of win feels like. the fact that you're paying for it now is the cruel irony of chronic illness — even the good things cost energy. but you DID it and thats what matters. now rest. you earned it.

im literally tearing up reading this because I GET IT. last week I made eggs and toast and I was so proud of myself and then immediately felt pathetic for being proud of making eggs. but you know what? we're allowed to celebrate the things that are hard for us even if they're easy for other people. congrats on dinner. it matters.

proud of u!! and honestly the couch recovery after cooking is a whole mood. my dogs appreciate my cooking efforts because they get any dropped food lol