Spoonie Ramblings

Twenty-two-year-old Australian feminist spoonie (always happy to talk about it) studying law, economics and international relations.

[dulcetramblings]

Winter knits + flower pendants = happiness

[marauders4evr]

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude!”

Are you sure?

Like are you REALLY sure?

[bellthekat]

This person was really dedicated to making that point.

[marauders4evr]

You don’t know the half of it.

This was the third take.

The other two…..did not………….end………………………..well.

[chromothripsis-deactivated20121]

Simple names for surgical operations

-tomy: The surgeon cut something.

-ectomy: The surgeon cut something out.

-ostomy: The surgeon cut something to make a mouth. If one organ is named, the mouth opened to the outside of the patient. If two organs are named, the mouth connected two organs.

-plasty: The surgeon changed the shape of an organ.

-pexy: The surgeon moved the organ to the right place.

-rraphy: The surgeon sewed something up.

-desis: The surgeon made two things stick to one another.

[mindless-with-fibro]

Trying to communicate with bad brain fog

[animentality]

Winnie the Pooh quotes make me cry.

“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” 

“I used to believe in forever, but forever’s too good to be true” 

“I don’t feel very much like Pooh today,“ said Pooh. “There there,” said Piglet. “I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.” 

“I wonder what Piglet is doing,” thought Pooh. “I wish I were there to be doing it, too.” 

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” 

“We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered.

“If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together… there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.” 

“Forever isn’t long at all, Christopher, as long as I’m with you.” 

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

[patientlights]

[cfoxy29]

My feelings

[catastrophiccharlie-deactivated]

GIVEAWAY ENDS FEBRUARY 6TH 2016

Hey loves so I know this year has been kind of rough for a lot of us and so I wanted to do a little giveaway to say thanks for still being around <3

WHAT YOU WILL WIN:

-One pair of unicorn slippers (one size fits most) for long walks from the bed to the bathroom

-One dino spinner ring from Stimtastic (Size 7) for stimming

-Several goodies from LUSH including the Butterball Bath Bomb (these products will be tailored to the winner based on allergies, etc)

-One copy of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh just because

-A small painting (by me) tailored to your interests/blog

-Any other things I find along the way (including snacks tailored to allergies and sensory issues)

-Spoonie hygiene things like mouthwash and wipes for when showering and brushing your teeth is too much

HOW TO ENTER:

-Be a spoonie!

-This is a giveaway for my lovely followers so please be following me

-Reblog this post as many times as you’d like, but please don’t spam your followers. No one likes that.

-Likes will also count as an entry

-No giveaway blogs!

-I will ship internationally so location is not an issue

-If you are under the age of 18 PLEASE ask your parents, ok? I will have to ask for your address if you are the winner and I want all you guys to be safe.

-I will message the winner from this blog so if you get a message from anyone but me saying you won this giveaway it is a scam. Again, I want you guys to be safe.

-If the winner does not respond within 24hrs I will pick a new winner

GIVEAWAY ENDS FEBRUARY 6TH 2016

Good luck!

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ONE WEEK LEFT!!!!

GIVEAWAY WILL END AT 11:59PM EST ON FEB 6TH

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Only a few days left!

[iglovequotes]

[spooniestrong]

Prednisone got me like ^^

[the-roofs-not-safe-now]

weird little comic

[tullys]

[queen0fswordss]

Reblog Cristina Yang or we aren’t even friends.

[spinachandchocolate-deactivated]

me

[raven-wings-and-whiskey-deactiv]

She’s everything I feel inside of me

[yellowsunflowerfields]

I love her.

[mybigfatfitlife-deactivated2018]

Always reblog Christina Yang

[sufferingsappho-deactivated2017]

Like, 90% of infomercial style products were designed by/for disabled people, but you wouldn’t know that, because there is no viable market for them. THey have to be marketted and sold to abled people just so that any money can be made of off them and so the people who actually need them will have access.

I think snuggies are the one example almost everyone knows. They were invented for wheelchair users (Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a coat on and off of someone in a wheelchair? Cause it’s PRETTY FUCKIN HARD.) But now everyone just acts like they’re some ~quirky, white people thing~ and not A PRODUCT DESIGNED TO MAKE PEOPLES DAY TO DAY LIVES 10000X EASIER.

But if at any point you were to take your head out of your own ass and go “Hey, who would a product like this benefit,” that would be really cool.

[swamp-spirit]

This makes informational make so much sense now.

Like… of course there’s no reason for that guy to knock over that bowl of chips. However, the person it was actually designed for has constant hand tremors that would make this pretty rad, but since we don’t want to show that in a commercial, here’s an able bodied guy who can’t remember how gravity works.

Shit. Those commercials suddenly get a lot less funny when you realize it’s pretty much just people ineptly trying to mimic disability.

[xtremecaffeine-deactivated20181]

Or like the thing for the eggs? Like, oh, it cracks eggs perfectly, you only need one hand? IT WAS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO ONLY HAVE THE USE OF ONE HAND. Or the juice bottle pourer? For people who’re TOO LAZY TO POUR THEIR OWN JUICE? Or FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY BEARING WEIGHT IN THE HANDS.

[bettheriver]

It’s amazing how with just a few words by a few people, my whole perspective on something can shift entirely. 

[fumblingcuriosities]

I feel so ignorant for never having realized this before.

[cream-and-stars]

See also: the thing for putting socks on, the cat litter robot, the self pouring teapot, the stand that holds books above you when you lie in bed, the self twirling fork…

[riotrite-deactivated20171226]

oh

[snout]

being a macroorganism is so stressful. i want to know what my cells are doing. I don’t like how unsupervised they are

[illness-adnauseum]

They’re fucking it all up is what they’re doing

[chronicallyemma-deactivated2016]

Attention POTSies / EDSers who use a mobility aid (of any kind)

As much as I hate to admit this, I think I am going to start needing to use a mobility aid because my ability to take part in a normal everyday life is getting to be seriously impacted. My question for you all is, what kind of mobility aid do you use and how does it help you?

Spoonie blogs, please reblog for your followers. I’m trying to get as much input as possible.

[dulcetramblings]

Hey there Emma! I summarised my experiences with a few different types of mobility aids here and the various pros and cons. If you read that and would like more information I’m happy to chat more about my experiences!

[arthriticartist]

[tygaryen]

Oh, dear God, it’s only two o'clock.

[ijustreallylovedaredevil]

Looking for a random cause of death for a character? Click here.

Looking for a random city? Click here.

Looking for a random city that people have actually heard of? Click here.

Need a random surname for a character? Click here. (They also give prevalence by race, which is very helpful.)

Helpful writing tips for my friends.

[imtootiredtothinkofaname]

smallirishpotato

[nyokoko]

OH SHIT.

[justdrinktea]

A couple more resources I have open constantly:

Random motivations for your characters here!

Need some character quirks? Here and here! 

Having trouble with backstory? Here! (They have an option for fortunate and unfortunate backstories)