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The Reluctant Spoonie

Learning to live with chronic illness and disability
21 Aug
Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How Marvel’s Daredevil Helped Me to Accept My Disability

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I first discovered Marvel’s Daredevil through the Netflix show and subsequently bought all the comics. Similarly, I had been thrust into the world of disability...
17 Aug
Fiction Poetry

We’re Not The Same (Poem)

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We’re not the same, you and me Because I have a disability. I know what you’re going to say- that I shouldn’t let it get...
10 Aug
Lifestyle Sustainable Living

Online Clothes Swap Event (September 2020)

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This September, I am hosting a virtual clothes swap for those who are unable to attend in-person events. Personally, I’ve lost count of the number...
07 Aug
Lifestyle Sustainable Living

How to Build a Sustainable Handmade Business

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When I first started selling my handmade creations online, my first thought was how do I make this handmade business sustainable? Not only with regards...
02 Aug
Crafts Crochet

What’s Wrong with Ravelry’s New Website Design?

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In June, Ravelry revealed a new website design. This was long overdue as their website had been stuck in the 90’s for too long. However,...
31 Jul
Lifestyle POTS

Living with POTS Part 4: Relief at Last!

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My 4th year of living with POTS started with a new treatment. I’d requested IV saline as an alternative to my other blood volume medication....
24 Jul
Lifestyle Mental Health Sustainable Living

5 Ways to Ease Your Eco-Anxiety

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If you’re interested in the environment and climate change, then chances are that you enjoy being outdoors. If you have a garden, try to set...
10 Jul
Chronic Pain Education and Studying Lifestyle

How Technology Helped Me Succeed as a Disabled Student

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One of the major setbacks I had to overcome at all of the University campuses I had the pleasure of attending is the struggle of...
03 Jul
Crafts Crochet Sustainable Living Tutorials

Sea Turtle Crochet Pattern (Free)

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I know that you all love my turtle amis and I've made a very special turtle for plastic-free July as well as writing up a...
26 Jun
Lifestyle Reviews

My Thoughts On…The Plot of Me Before You (Book)

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Overall, this book views disability in a negative light and does not provide the representation that those of us with disabilities need in film and...