go to the website or facebook page butyoudontlooksick.com and it will explain the Spoon Theory

Thank you KatyHamilton! That sounds like a smart way to pace yourself. I tend to overdo on days when I feel good and then pay for it for the next few days.

You don't get any more then that. You only get six. Everyone is different but I give myself six a day. Pick and choose your battles wisely with this disease.

The spoonie theory is made up from a young woman with Lupus. She was trying to explain to a friend how her are and how to save energy and not over do it. She said " take six spoons for your entire day. Each spoon is a priority for that day. Taking the dog out for a walk will prob eat up one spoon. Going Christmas shopping all day will prob take 3 spoons because of the physical and mental exhaustion. So that leaves you with two spoons for the rest of the day. It's your choice how you use them but you have to be smart about it too". Not verbatim but similar story.