Pain and Blessings

I am a great person! I tell myself this every morning. But when I can't get out of bed until it's in the afternoon and haven't showered in a few days because I can't stand up on my own, it's hard to believe I'm great. All I see when this happens is me being an unproductive slob, with multiple days worth of bed head. Not the greatest picture, right? 

This week has been full of slob days. I have been doing just enough to get by. The pain is overwhelming. The exhaustion is unending. BUT it's in these days I turn to my Savior Jesus Christ and get to count my blessings:) Despite the imperfect week I've had, these have been some of my many blessings given to me that have brightened my day:

1: I made gluten free cake with pudding frosting for a work party. Best cake ever!!! It was a perfect balance of cake to frosting and was so deliciously moist! The blessing here is that it tasted great, but better than that I had the energy to masks it! Here's a pic: 

2: I took an essay based final. Several will say that a final isn't a blessing. I agree. In this case it was timed and I ended up falling asleep in the middle of it. Bad. Then I was able to wake up and finish within the allotted time. And actually make sense in my writing, I think. 

3: I didn't pass out! More than once this week I had that closing in or fading feeling that proceeds me passing out. Every time I maintained consciousness!! Wahoo! No falling and getting a concussion. No falling and getting a broken bone. No slipping on ice! No blacking out at work or in class. That is a great blessing for me! 

4: My friends and roommates have been there for me a ton this week. They don't know what it is like to have fibromyalgia, but they do their best to help me with what I'm going through. They'll walk slower with me so I don't get left behind. They're willing to give me rides to campus so I don't have to walk as far. They help me out a lot:) and I love them for it. 

Such a terrible week. But also a great one:) My Savior has been lookin out for me. And that means I'm a great person, even with bed head.