Hey! I’m Jessica

Your chronic illness, bestie! If you have a chronic illness that affects your daily life, then this is the place for you!

The Average Spoonie covers everything from health and fitness to beauty to chronic illness and advocacy posts.  My hope is to bring joy and ease to our already crazy lives living with chronic illness.

I created this site as a way to keep pushing through the rough patches I have been going through with my health. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and autoinflammatory syndrome in 2020, just at the start of the pandemic. Since then, it has been a journey to find ways to get control of them and the symptoms they cause. In 2022, I was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, which has added another layer of difficulties.  But I am determined to outshine my illness and continue to live a full-filled life, as everyone should.

Fun Facts about Jessica 

I love to ride horses and hope to start showing next season

My dream job is to be a physician assistant. ( have not gotten into PA school yet but it’s a work in progress 😀)

My favorite things in the world are my dogs Gibbs and Winfield, Ben and Jerry’s half-baked ice cream, and my loud family.

I have a slight fear of certain foods and condiments. ( seriously, my family knows not to put them near me at the dinner table.)

I am a big fan of Outlander (books and series). My Amazon wish list is filled with Outlander merch that I want but have no place to put.

I am a firm believer in organized chaos.  It may look messy, but I know where everything is!