Take advantage of the good days With Rheumatoid Arthritis you will have good days and bad days. Unfortunately, predicting which day will be which is pretty impossible. Be spontaneous! On a good day, ditch your boring plans and visit the seaside or take a walk. Forget the cleaning How would you like your children to remember their childhood? As one filled with cleaning or one filled with play? Save your energy for the important things in life. Enlist older children If you have older children then enrol their help – a helping hand opening jars or turning keys will make life so much easier. Don’t feel guilty about it, you’ll be teaching them a valuable lesson about compassion and family responsibility.