I have been feeling great for several days now, so on Saturday I decided to tackle my living room. I realized this was a risk since I'm not really sure what brings on my flares, and I knew this would be a labour intensive activity. I was compelling to do it though, because through my now healthy eyes, my living room looked old, tired, and quite frankly abandoned and dirty

I spent about 3 hours shuffling items (books, ornaments, etc.), moving furniture, vacuuming, dusting, and weeding out clutter. My poor husband watched me cautiously - I'm sure he was wondering about my sanity. He lent a hand when it appeared to be safe, but otherwise generally stayed out of my way

I worked, rested, worked, rested - and VOILA!!!! My daughter came over on Sunday and she was shocked by the change and loved the new layout. My husband isn't sure he's happy with it, but I've told him he needs to live with it until he comes up with a better idea and then helps me change it around again.
More importantly - although I was a bit sore and stiff yesterday - it was a completely 'normal' sore and stiff. It did not feel at all like I feel when I'm in a flare! This thrills me to no end, because in my mind it confirms:
1. It's nothing I'm 'doing' that causes my flares - there is something else going on
2. I don't have to live in fear of causing a flare - I can live a normal life when I'm feeling well
3. Normal soreness/stiffness IS different from what I feel when I am in a flare.
This was really important information for me to have, because every now and then, I wonder about these things...