Disabled Craft Project Of The Day: Custom Pill Organiser
Turns out I am incapable of taking my meds regularly without using a pill organiser, and will still struggle with one that doesn't perfectly fit my autism brain re: how they Should Be Laid Out. I also keep finding ones that are Just About Right but because they have removable inner sections for ease of transport, I keep losing the middle bits! So I built my own :)
Main requirements:
These are my personal preferences, but might give you ideas to think about:
7x3 layout - I can get away with 7x4s but the usually-empty 4th slot annoys me, and these are usually the ones with the removable bits that I keep losing </3
All completely fixed/attached - see aforementioned loss of removable bits!!!
Starts on a Monday - this is again a ridiculous Autism Brain thing but I was raised on a Mon-Sun week and that's the schedule my innermost workings abide by.
The Process:
1) Acquire 3 cheap 7-day organisers from your local budget chemist/drugstore/general bargain bin place (I got these from Savers) - they just happened to have them in these three colours so trans flag vibes it is!
2) Back onto cardboard, having the boxes cross the grain rather than go along it so there's mild flex but the cardboard won't bend easily
3) Redo the labelling to suit your preferred combination of start day, time signifiers & orientation - I used nail varnish remover to get the old stuff off and Posca pens for my new system
4) Optionally, wrap the sides/back in something more sturdy & aesthetically pleasing to cover up the cardboard - I'm gonna do this eventually (probably washi tape then a layer of varnish) but for now I'm on to
5) Fill with pharmaceuticals and enjoy having gotten one over on the neurodivergent brain demons once again (and having accidentally colour-coded the first two columns quite well, be mildly furious that the last one doesn't match at all)
