• accessibility,  Reviews,  You tube

    How accessible is the Black Country Museum?

    Last Tuesday me and my husband went to visit a local museum we both love, we had a wonderful time but let’s chat about how accessible is the Black Country Museum. Me and my other half have always loved visiting museums, stately homes, and castles, but as my dependence on my wheelchair developed, they stopped being possible. However, I now have a wonderful rollator from Rollz International and I have spoken about this amazing product here and on my YouTube channel before. The ability to change it from a wheelchair to a walker and back again quickly has made the world more accessible to me, so we have decided to…

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    How To Cope With Loss In A Positive Way

    Grief is universal, but the ways in which it is expressed vary greatly from culture to culture. After the death of a loved one, everyone is affected by grief, which can make daily life very challenging. Acknowledging and honoring one’s feelings of loss is crucial. Accepting and expressing sadness can be therapeutic. These strategies for healthy grieving should ease your suffering during this difficult time and give you a good chance of coping with your loss in a positive way.  Stay Still In the West, there seems to be a rush to get everything done as soon as possible after someone passes away in an effort to erase the memory…

  • daily blog,  Uncategorized

    Living with chronic pain – pain awareness month 2022

    Living with chronic pain is something I’ve spoken about a lot here on the blog over the years, and it is pain awareness month so let’s get into it. Everyone has at some point felt pain, whether it is from doing too much at the gym, a broken arm or a sting from a bee. It is a warning that an injury has occurred and once that is healed there is no pain anymore. Long term pain however is far harder to understand and that is why most people cannot imagine what it is like to live with pain all the time. Living with chronic pain Chronic pain is: Chronic…

  • accessibility

    Hope for accessibility

    Many of us face a world seemingly built against us and wonder if things will ever get better, but a recent opportunity gave me hope for accessibility, so I wanted to share. I recently went for a day out to a local stately home run by the national trust, and I vlogged my experience on my YouTube channel and wrote a post about how accessible it was. I want to start doing this once a month to try and help us to find more places to go out for the day with a little more information. I emailed the post and video to the generic email on the website honestly…

  • accessibility

    How accessible is Shugborough Estate

    Last week me and my husband went to Shugborough estate in Staffordshire, it was a lovely day and we both really enjoyed it. But let’s talk about how accessible is Shugborough estate. I’m trying to get out of the house more, there are so many stately homes and museums around us that I thought it would be fun to go to one a month. I will be vlogging these days out for my YouTube channel and talking about the accessibility here on the blog. Of course, when you are going to old listen buildings you have to have an open mind, but still, it’s good to know for others planning…

  • Health Update

    I had a barium swallow

    This week I had a barium swallow at the hospital, I was really nervous before it so I thought I’d share my experience. So, over the last couple of months, I have been struggling with problems with my throat, in the past when I said this the GP would refer me to speech and language. This was because I have neurological issues that have not been investigated and were why at first, they thought I had multiple sclerosis. Sometimes my mouth and throat work out of synch meaning that my swallowing is affected and leads to choking among other symptoms. However, this time my throat has an area that has…

  • Health Update,  Mental Health

    Low energy means low motivation

    Does anyone else find that low energy means low motivation? When my energy levels are low I just want to curl up and do nothing. Usually I am very motivated, I am good at setting myself goals, breaking it down into managable steps and reaching the target. But I have recently found myself struggling with this, and I have come to notice that those days are usually when my energy is low. I talk a lot here on the blog about my struggles with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It is the reason I cannot work, why I cannot walk far, and why I need to rest…

  • Uncategorized,  You tube

    How my illnesses affect my life

    This month is Disability Pride Month, so I thought I would shine a light on how my illnesses affect my life. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome This is a connective tissue disorder that affects how stable my joints are, for me personally this illness has affected me the worst though I was only recently diagnosed. This illness was something I was born with and is why I spent my childhood in pain being told it was just growing pains. In reality, the constant walking incorrectly, and stressing my joints is why they think I got fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia This gives me a low pain that is always there, fatigue, and strange sensations and…

  • daily blog,  Health Update

    My Illnesses really slow me down

    There are times when my illnesses really slow me down and when I say it is frustrating that is a HUGE understatement! So, let’s have a chat about it. I have a YouTube channel and on it I do videos about witchcraft on a Monday and vintage fashion on a Friday with occasional chronic illness/disability videos. I’m so proud of my content and I put in so much work, but I don’t grow as fast as I would like. It’s taken me 6years to get over 1000 subscribers and sometimes I feel a little demoralised by that. However, I’m so proud of my content and I work so hard, so…