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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>A blog of chronic illness, among many other things. If there is something triggering you need me to tag, please let me know! If I’m not tagging it well enough, again, please let me know! I want to make sure my blog is accessible to all… 
I like to think that I am a good listener and my ask box is always open</description><title>ramblings, musings &amp; snippets</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @rainbowrosepetals)</generator><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bdf4872587049693d09d00228cbdc957/tumblr_mn16pbOAVw1qc1j5so1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50795607519</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50795607519</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:54:59 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65f054ccb6e0a68cca986b19aa5b24df/tumblr_mkd6wxYZAI1r580k1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50793650578</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50793650578</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:12:08 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>wookiewuv:

ॐ</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4m491LGMe1rw38ayo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://wookiewuv.tumblr.com/post/50786563615" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;wookiewuv&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;ॐ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789489105</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789489105</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:57:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ifyouwouldjustobserve:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue
Fuck you fibro
I hate you.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ifyouwouldjustobserve.tumblr.com/post/50546712919/roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-fuck-you-fibro" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;ifyouwouldjustobserve&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roses are red.&lt;br/&gt;
Violets are blue&lt;br/&gt;
Fuck you fibro&lt;br/&gt;
I hate you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789475055</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789475055</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:57:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8cd4c7f89566dc25de7c0b67112b24f/tumblr_mi7zgka4SM1s52b27o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789150991</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789150991</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:52:08 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>tshirtroundup:

ShirtPunchTV:HORRIBLE’S LABORATORY - by...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27b47628db33fc771ca34fb41aa6bc0a/tumblr_mn11tzpD3Y1r59isjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tshirtroundup.tumblr.com/post/50785689101/shirtpunchtv-horribles-laboratory-by-justyna-on"&gt;tshirtroundup&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ShirtPunchTV:&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tshirtroundup.com/ShirtPunchTV"&gt;HORRIBLE’S LABORATORY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - by JUSTYNA&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On sale for 24 hours only for $10 from &lt;a href="http://www.tshirtroundup.com/ShirtPunchTV"&gt;ShirtPunch&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Posters, Buttons, Phone and Ipad Cases, Gaming Console Covers, Laptop Decals and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789065502</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50789065502</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:50:47 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>sickgirldiary:

Purple nails for world IBD Day! Speak out and be...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84c3a4e3dea0924852008e42144137f1/tumblr_mn13d7Q7Kx1r4v9jjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sickgirldiary.tumblr.com/post/50787984144/purple-nails-for-world-ibd-day-speak-out-and-be" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;sickgirldiary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Purple nails for world IBD Day! Speak out and be proud!💪 #IBD #WorldIBDDay #Crohns&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50788991608</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50788991608</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:49:38 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>darksilenceinsuburbia:

Byeong Doo Moon. I Have Been Dreaming to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1be073d16206f515a6cc5a78fe74d0d/tumblr_mn007wJq8P1qarjnpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://darksilenceinsuburbia.tumblr.com/post/50780658682/byeong-doo-moon-i-have-been-dreaming-to-be-a" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;darksilenceinsuburbia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/149604018844150562/"&gt;Byeong Doo Moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;em&gt; I Have Been Dreaming to be a Tree.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50784020302</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50784020302</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:36:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>tastefullyoffensive:

Tip Jar at a Local Coffee Shop[via]</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mda5rpgbDX1qewacoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tumblr.tastefullyoffensive.com/post/35412872412/tip-jar" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;tastefullyoffensive&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tip Jar at a Local Coffee Shop&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[&lt;a href="http://imgur.com/3TrBY"&gt;via&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50769598252</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50769598252</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:02:58 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>majorfuckingcomplications:

iamboundtowin:

Exactly 

Oh my...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77c8353d3ebb3edad25bd29e8ec85ef1/tumblr_mn0j6areba1rrxqflo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://majorfuckingcomplications.tumblr.com/post/50765913211/iamboundtowin-exactly-oh-my-love" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;majorfuckingcomplications&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://iamboundtowin.tumblr.com/post/50758166012/exactly" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;iamboundtowin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exactly &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Oh my love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50766400363</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50766400363</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:14:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Video</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lrulQAZq7Y8?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765802066</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765802066</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:38 -0400</pubDate><category>medicine</category><category>daughter</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/20103397fc14e5c29c29e67d543a8957/tumblr_mjz8a2DQXg1rkogzbo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765742033</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765742033</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>gnotheseauthon:

I give you…zebra cake! I made a zebra cake for...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ded7cff96b8526eca1ee2422e5bcd5e/tumblr_mn0ny1b4F51qa0idmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gnotheseauthon.tumblr.com/post/50765503855"&gt;gnotheseauthon&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I give you…zebra cake! I made a zebra cake for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month. #glutenfree #dairyfree #eds #ehlersdanlos #ehlersdanlossyndrome&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765716444</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765716444</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>chronically—courageous:

Article in Allure, written by a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8fd5a62a9cfcd6e9a1d2a0fc08e8343b/tumblr_mn0nclRYWS1sngrero1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chronically--courageous.tumblr.com/post/50764609544/article-in-allure-written-by-a-cancer-survivor"&gt;chronically—courageous&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Article in Allure, written by a cancer survivor. 1st paragraph, and top right paragraph, are right on point. I want to make copies of this and hand them out&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to Help a Sick Friend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;an interview with Letty Cottin Pogrebin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“When a friend is dealing with a health problem, it can be tempting to think, I wouldn’t want to intrude, or to trip yourself up worrying you’ll say the wrong thing. But the worst thing you can do is nothing at all…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Make sure your friend knows she can be completely honest with you about everything her pain, your visits, what she wants and doesn’t want…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avoid platitudes like ‘Chin up’, ‘Everything happens for a reason’ and ‘You’re so brave’&lt;span&gt;. And definitely don’t go with ‘Any of us could get hit by a bus tomorrow’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tune In. &lt;/em&gt;A patient can’t feel normal when everyone is reminding her that she’s sick. Give your friend the gift of the ordinary. Ask her ‘do you feel like talking, or would you rather just watch TV together?’&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Make yourself useful. &lt;/em&gt;The best things you can do for your friend are the mundane household tasks that pile up. When you get to her house, see what needs to be done, then do it - walk the dog, load the dishwasher, water the plants or take her kids for the day. Keep your eyes open, and don’t wait to be asked. “&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765458345</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50765458345</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:37 -0400</pubDate><category>fibro</category><category>fibromyalgia</category><category>chronic pain</category><category>chronic illness</category></item><item><title>quirkygrl22:

Basically, my life for the past few years.  
</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/050-me8pLOw?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quirkygrl22.tumblr.com/post/49175647982/basically-my-life-for-the-past-few-years"&gt;quirkygrl22&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Basically, my life for the past few years.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50764140824</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50764140824</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:41:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a3350db1ac3ea7c1b681c0d7cd5baaee/tumblr_ml9xvqqw5H1rgppcwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762979094</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762979094</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:25:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>folhadespaulo:

Fantasiada, menina interage com cangurus em...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0e72dcb807be6832c0700445fd5b1e6/tumblr_mmyo98SZ0F1qd4tigo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://folhadespaulo.tumblr.com/post/50675773007/fantasiada-menina-interage-com-cangurus-em-parque"&gt;folhadespaulo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fantasiada, menina interage com cangurus em parque na Austrália; veja mais fotos: &lt;a href="http://folha.com/131372"&gt;&lt;a href="http://folha.com/131372"&gt;http://folha.com/131372&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Foto: Carters News/The Grosby Group)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;are you mocking me? because I feel like I’m being mocked….&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762286530</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762286530</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:27 -0400</pubDate><category>kangaroo</category></item><item><title>"Life is like a large mountain: You climb it, you stumble over it, yet you learn to just carry on. As..."</title><description>“Life is like a large mountain: You climb it, you stumble over it, yet you learn to just carry on. As you climb you become physically able to climb higher and higher. There are no easy ways out of life. there are no secret passages. But you have one thing to help you push on: Hope. Hope that you’ll see the pretty view at the top. So Believe. Believe that you can make the climb, Don’t let your fatigue of life tear you down.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;(via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sickgirldiary.tumblr.com/"&gt;sickgirldiary&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762207700</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762207700</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:14:20 -0400</pubDate><category>fibro</category><category>chronic pain</category><category>chronic illness</category><category>inspiration</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae44b9eb1866d60a4e10b4ef58804554/tumblr_mn0idvg1wX1qjm9bpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762173709</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762173709</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:51 -0400</pubDate><category>tu me manques</category></item><item><title>danisnotonfire:

urltima:

Requested by kingpeej.

okay excuse...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd8b6fa838bcf4f84d97adbcb6aebbc5/tumblr_mm8oguw7Th1rjatozo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://danisnotonfire.tumblr.com/post/50669125068/urltima-requested-by-kingpeej-okay-excuse-me"&gt;danisnotonfire&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://urltima.tumblr.com/post/49532946655/requested-by-kingpeej"&gt;urltima&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Requested by &lt;a href="http://kingpeej.tumblr.com"&gt;kingpeej.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;okay excuse me a minute whilst i curl up in a ball and cry uncontrollably.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762125176</link><guid>http://rainbowrosepetals.tumblr.com/post/50762125176</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:08 -0400</pubDate><category>winnie the pooh</category></item></channel></rss>
