And so, my first ever blog post started with ‘Hello, world. Is this thing on?’ So let’s go there again. Also, how the hell are ya? I wrote a BUNCH of words last year, but only 3 or 4 blog posts. Hi, again. As an update to my wheelchair-accessible house wish list, we found one, and are in the midst of making it even more accessible. And also generally modernising a 1950s bungalow. I not-so secretly call our crew the…
‘Whose idea was this hill?’‘Yours,’ Neil and Isla chorused together, as we trudged around the zoo.The zoo is Neil’s happy place, that’s fine, let’s go. These days, it’s also a place. Somewhere that isn’t this weirdly shaped corner apartment, so let’s go, anywhere. I’ve been to the dentist and other places I’ve explained my fright reflex to bewildered people. I’ve been to get vaccinated, twice, happily. I’ve watched Isla skip into school bubble birthday parties, and she even had one.…
I’ve never considered myself a spoonie, but I think I’ve run out of spoons these past few weeks. I thought I’d be riding shotgun today on a trip with a moving van to get the last of our stuff from the house to wherever it’ll fit. Regular readers will know that I love road trips for the music mixes and uninterrupted reading time. But the thing I can’t wait for this time, the thing that gets more like a dream…
9 Tips For Moving House If You Are A Wheelchair User
30th January 2020It was like a wheelchair slalom course to get to my writing space today. I dodged that packing box over there, went around that Lego, and drove over that random, lone shoe. Ever since I wrote on looking for a house when you’re a wheelchair user, I’ve been waiting to share my tips on moving house when you’re a wheelchair user. Real talk, I’ve moved around a lot. As a family, we’ve lived in two houses in The Frosty North.…
He Doesn’t Peel My Grapes, And Other Accessibility Interestingness
16th January 2020And so, Isla has this thing where she holds doors open for me. I don’t make her do it, she just does. On a recent family road trip, after a coffee run with friends, Isla was there at the door, on her mission. A stranger comes along and pulls the door wider. Isla stumbles back, but not that far, still looking at me. Takes up her space between me, the door, and the stranger. And then the stranger says to…