Ad | My Wheelchair Q&A
This post is kindly sponsored by Millercare who are mobility specialists with showrooms around the UK. I have a lot of interest from people about my wheelchair and although I get a bit huffy if strangers ask me “how fast does it go then?” as an opening liner –...
10 Ways to Create Boundaries on Social Media Use
Ok, let’s be real – this pandemic has shaken us all up in so many ways. Personally, my world has shifted quite a bit since March 2020. With spending time at home pretty much 24/7, I’ve found myself needing to have a word with myself. This word was my...
How am I with the pandemic going on you ask? Well…
I’ve been wanting to post for so long, but I have so many thoughts in my brain – whilst also being in such a slow paced environment and it feels really weird to do normal day to day stuff at the moment. Is it too insensitive to blog at...
Adjusting to Hanging Out at Home
We’re in tricky times at the moment, and we’re being told to stay home if we can. I, along with many other disabled people – have experience of this. So I thought I’d use this post to share my tips. As some of you may know, I at times...
2020 – Let’s get the wheels in motion
Happy New Year everyone. 20 bloomin’ 20 ey. The point of the title is that sometimes, when I don’t blog for a while – I feel a bit weird about pressing publish again. Especially the fact that it’s a new year too just adds to it. So I’m just...
“I like your hair, did your mum do it for you?”
Ok, let me take you back to 10 years ago… 2009. The year I left high school, the year mum let me box dye my hair nearly black and I was probably texting from my velvet covered Nokia flip phone asking my friends “wuu2?”. I wasn’t as shy as...
Why My Freshers’ Week Wasn’t What I Expected
In the first week of going to University, I saw online that there would be a Glee themed event in the Student Union I wouldn’t mind a bit of that I thought At this point, I hadn’t met any friends yet. I only had one other housemate on my...
You’re a Disabled Graduate… Now What?
First of all congratulations, it’s a hard slog and you did it! (if you didn’t that’s absolutely ok too, but I’ll save that topic for another blog post). This time of year can be weird, you can feel lost and not know what to do next. Any graduate (or...
A Ferry Good Journey | A Wheelchair User’s Experience
See what I did there? Ha I know cringe, sorry. So you probably know already if you follow me on social media, that I recently took a trip to Belfast from Liverpool via Ferry. You may also know that in the past I’ve had really bad travel anxiety. Taxis,...
Surviving Winter as an Achey Extrovert
Those who know me in person know I am a #extrovert. I love people, chatting and generally having a good time. In the summer I’m on 99.9% energy (on my good, non-broken bone days), making plans and generally living my best life. However, at this time of year, I...