You’re Always so Happy!
I was in Sainsburys once and a lady at the till who I recognise waves. Naturally I wave back. I shout hello and we have a mutual nod, as you do. Then she suddenly shouts “you’re always happy aren’t you love, always got a lovely smile on your face!” pleased...
Accessorise in Spring Time
Ah Spring, oh how it’s good to see y’again. Well I like spring because it’s finally getting a bit sunny again and people stop telling me to put my coat on. If you don’t know what I’m on about check out my autumn blog from last year. One thing that...
The D Word…
The internet really is a wonderful thing. Especially when it brings communities together and allows people to share empowering messages about topics they possibly have never thought about before. Recently my friend, fellow disabled activist and selfie queen Karin Hitselberger (@Karinonwheels) started the hashtag #DisabledIsNotABadThing I absolutely love this as...
International Women’s Day – Disabled Role Models
Happy International Women’s Day everyone, I hope you had a great day and took time to remember or recognise the incredible women in your life. I thought I would write a quick, short blog and share some of my top disabled women I look up to as strong online role...
Let’s ava catch up!
Eeh dear it’s been a while ant it! I thought I’d do a little catch up post of what I’ve been up to and my favourite things of February. First of all I’m just getting over a DOUBLE whammy illness and broken rib so that’s been fun. Have you ever...
Embracing the Worst Case Scenario
Hello! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Following on from my last blog I thought I’d talk about challenging myself and how I’ve already been doing that this year. As you know, I have a lot of anxieties about doing everyday tasks. I can officially say that I’m well...
Keep smiling, look fo’t silver lining
When opening social media at the moment I hold my breath and prepare for the next ‘breaking news’ of 2016. What a year, I’m not going to go into my thoughts on the world, deaths and politics right now because it’s a bit grim isn’t it. Instead I thought I’d write...
Every Little Helps
Don’t worry – this isn’t an ad for a well known supermarket. This time of year there’s a lot of shopping going on. People are #PANICKING. Shopping can be a hard task for me as a disabled person anyway like traveling to the actual shops etc but add in...
Can I just ask?
Today is International day of persons with disabilities (I always find the “persons” bit weird…) and I thought I’d answer the most common questions I get asked, mostly by strangers, at least once a month, just for the lols *note: this blog may contain wit and sarcasm How old...
Small arms, great barn(et)
One thing I love, if you can’t tell already is taking time on my appearance and my hair is no different. However, having short arms can make make this a difficult and sometimes infuriating task. It’s taken a lot of years to practise and a lot of patience to master styling...