I have been working for a long while in a school district. Before I was part-time cripple, I was just educated in disability rights. I existed in the world trained and educated to see with that lens on. So, for example, when the winter would […]
Every October
Every October kicks my butt. It’s by far one of the most beautiful months but it also wrecks havoc on my body for some unknown reason that I’ve only decided to explain as the many rapid shifts in temperature from day to day. Yesterday, my […]
Goals
It is my goal that I do not fall. Falling to me would spike an alert in all people, friends and medical, that I cannot live independently so I pride myself on not falling. This means I may sit on the floor of my shower […]
Favorite Time of Year
Before I was part-time cripple, I studied disabilities studies. This meant I suddenly saw the world through the lens of someone living with a disability, most notably, a physical disability. I began to notice the little tiny lips on curves. The single step up that […]
Mt. Everest
I tell people I need to have a bedroom and full bath on the first floor in the house I buy. Throw the guests upstairs. I don’t mind an upstairs. I don’t mind an upstairs at like one p.m. when my legs tend to wake […]
Ghostly Happenings
I spent last night watching ghost shows with my mum. This morning I woke up and I think if you took a photo of me, my legs would be transparent. “AHHH! Where’d they go!?!” They’d be like a ghost walking through you, tingly and weird. […]
November is the new October
As if I haven’t lived as my part-time cripple self for seven years, I seem to forget annually that October kicks my butt. I cruise through the summer doing relatively great, then September and then suddenly I’m spazzing, not walking and feeling as if I […]
Ballerina Morning
Today I am like a ballerina, spinning around on my feet to move about the house. While I’m fairly confident ballerinas do not have to sit to slowly go down the stairs, the rest of me is exactly like a ballerina. I pirouette for each […]
I’d like to Taser your Drilling Self
I’m typing away on my computer, toggling between two screens as I move one bit of data to the other when my brain explodes. A shrieking noise flashes in the hallway and I am down, holding my ears as my head rocks side to side […]
Wakie, Wakie
Doosey. That’s the adjective for the morning. I woke up, fed the dogs, took my medicine, saw my reflection in the mirror and decided a nap on the couch was in order. Napping for most should be pleasant. A good snooze on the couch with […]