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Surviving the Holidays with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

By Adrienne Dellwo, About.com

Updated: September 18, 2008

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Step #7 - Back to Planning: Fill in the Blanks

Now's the time to figure out when you can get things done. What can you be working on in, say, September? Make notes on your list of when you want to start things. Get out a calendar with any parties or events written on it so you can plan to have down time before and after. (Don't plan to shop or hang lights the day after a party -- it won't happen!)

As you start to identify busy days, think about how long you can typically be functional at a time and schedule rest periods. If you can usually handle 4 hours of activity, cut it down to 3 hours of activity with an hour to rest. Then you'll be able to handle more periods of activity.

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