I just left a comment on Newsvine for a guy struggling with fibromyalgia. Here are two tips I've found helpful that I thought I'd share here as well.
Wiggling Awake: I know how awful it is to wake up and feel pain first thing. Not a great way to start the day. It's tough to look forward to the day when it starts with pain. On particularly bad mornings I wiggle myself awake, something one of my therapists suggested many years ago. I start with a foot, just wiggling it gently back and forth. Then move up my leg, then the other foot, and so on, until I'm gently rocking my body back and forth. Sometimes this can take a few minutes, other times it can take an hour, but it seems to help get me moving better.
My Extra Brain: For dealing with fibro fog (or just plain forgetfulness), I use a technique suggested by a professional organizer. I carry a little spiral notebook everywhere I go. It's always in my purse, or on my desk, or in my pocket. Wherever I go, it goes too. I write absolutely everything in it. Notes from phone calls or messages. Quotes I want to remember. Phone numbers and addresses. Ideas for projects. Tasks and to-do lists. I tape business cards in there. I rarely use sticky notes or scratch paper anymore. With my book I know exactly where everything is. I don't have to go searching for "that little piece of paper with that phone number on it." My husband calls it my brain.
