Quality not Quantity

“There is only one thing more precious than our time, it’s who we spend it on”

Leo Christopher

 

I have always loved spending time with friends and family, but for a while I hardly saw anybody. How could I explain that unlike them I couldn’t spend hours at a time socialising like they did? How I sometimes had to cancel?

 

It took a very long time to explain to friends and family just how much fibro had affected my life.  I came up against a lot of diversity as people didn’t understand this “hidden” illness.

 

So I introduced my mantra of quality not quantity, and it really worked! I told everyone that they could have the “quality” of my company, they just may not get the “quantity”.

 

So I would go to social get togethers, parties, meals out, but when I decided I’d had enough I could leave and go home. No hard feelings.  It’s really worked and I don't have to push myself too far.