Category: Physical Disability

Danni

30 Days

Danni, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life

I’ve managed to complete 30 days of blogging for NaBloPoMo. They’ve might not been the best but I got them done so I’m proud of myself.

Today has not been a brilliant day. I feel like I’ve come down with something and spent most of the day asleep. I’m hoping that it’s just a small setback and I’ll be feeling a bit better soon. Tomorrow Johan is home all day so I’m wanting to be awake for it.

Johan made me cheese on toast for tea which was yummy the first time I swallowed it. Unfortunately it’s not so nice the second and third times. I wish my body would digest food properly as I’m still bloated from last night’s dinner. Silly body. With that and a blocked nose making it harder to breathe I’m a bit grumpy today.

I’ve learnt some interesting things from my FitBit. On average, I wake up every 40 minutes or so when sleeping. No wonder I’m so knackered. The longest stretch I can go without waking up is about 90 minutes. I already knew I woke up a lot as I have to wake up fully to roll over, but didn’t realise it was that much. Activities that raise my heart rate above 100bpm include being propped up, rolling over, peeing, having my teeth brushed, watching television and moving my legs. Sometimes peeing and rolling over take it above 130bpm which I found interesting. I’m pretty weak but my heart is getting a workout. It also says I walk 50-100 steps a day which is funny when I can’t walk. The FitBit is useful for trying to keep an eye on the amount of activity I’m doing though.

I’m not going to force myself to blog everyday in December, but I’m hoping that I’ll be more in the habit of blogging more frequently. I’ve got a couple of longer blog posts I want to finish that take more brain power so hopefully I can get them done.

Danni

Christmas Loom Band Chain

Danni, Loom Bands, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life
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Christmas Chain

Today I started out super tired, with a stuffy nose, headache and sneezing. I think I’m starting with a cold which is not fun. Once I woke up a bit we watched Inside Out which is an awesome film. I’ll probably watch it again and I know some people who would really enjoy it. We also watched more Hell’s Kitchen.

I somehow managed to complete the long fishtail chain I wanted to make for securing the pillow to my wheelchair. I decided to use green and red as it’s coming up to Christmas. I really like making them as it’s relaxing and it’s the only design that doesn’t hurt my hands (apart from tying a knot at the end).

I hope tomorrow I’m feeling a bit better. I don’t like this level of exhaustion as my brain stops working properly and I need more help with figuring stuff out, especially with the carers. Breathing through my nose would also be nice. I hope this isn’t a cold.

Danni

Risotto?

Danni, Loom Bands, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life

Today has been an interesting day. We’ve been a bit bad at missing my painkillers for a bit and today my pain levels got a bit out of control. Since it was obvious I wasn’t coping we decided to give me extra painkillers as I’m allowed to do so. The only problem with that is it makes me really dopey and out of it so I’ve done very little today. Johan was amused when I slurring my words and getting stuff wrong. Is like the worst parts of getting drunk without the good bits 😛 It did sort my pain levels out so it was worth it.

What has happened is lots of deliveries, so Johan was busy. I still need to go through all the boxes and check everything is there and then I’ll figure out how much wrapping paper I need to get. I did get the most awkward ones wrapped as I know Johan struggles with anything not a cuboid.

Once the worst of the dopeyness had eased off we watched telly. Johan and I watched more Hell’s Kitchen and in the middle Esther joined us to watch Doctor Who. The Doctor Who episode was excellent but also incredibly creepy and will probably give me nightmares. I’m really interested in what will happen next week now.

Hell’s Kitchen has been a lot of fun to watch with Johan. We’ve just got one episode of season 11 to watch left which we’re saving for tomorrow. It really amused me how Johan got increasingly annoyed with their pronunciation of risotto (the Americans pronounce it like re-zo-toe, we pronounce it more like ri-sot-toe). There’s also the difference in pronunciation of fillet but that’s easier to understand and cope with. Risotto is one of my favourite dishes so I’m glad it’s on the menu but only Gordon Ramsey says it right 😛 Of the two finalists of this season my favourite is Mary as she’s so nice.

I’ve no current plans for tomorrow. Will depend on how I’m feeling and things. I do want to make another long loom band chain to use for securing the pillow to my wheelchair so might start that if I’m up to it. I’m hoping my pain levels remain bearable now and we do a bit better at remembering my medication.

Danni

Black Friday

Danni, Gaming, Hearthstone, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Penguins!, Physical Disability, Real Life

Today I took advantage of some of the sales to do most of the Christmas and birthday present shopping for Sammie. Have just one main item left to get and as it’s tech am waiting for Monday (though I’ll keep an eye out before then). Being able to do shopping from bed made it so much easier- I wouldn’t want to be shopping outside today. Tomorrow the bulk of them get delivered and hopefully we’ll be able to get them wrapped in the next couple of weeks. Need to buy wrapping paper first though 🙂

When Sammie got home from school we spent time talking, playing a game of Hearthstone and watching YouTube videos. It was nice 😀 Talking to her cheers me up loads, even when I’m already happy 😀 Johan joined us and it was funny seeing how they interact as they have a similar sense of humour. Talking to two of my favourite people in the world at the same time is awesome so I had a brilliant day.

Didn’t manage going out as though I was well enough, the weather was absolutely appalling and it would have been pretty late. We’re rearranging it for a day when we don’t have a weather warning and we have more time.

After Sammie went I spent time watching more Hell’s Kitchen with Johan. Personally I wouldn’t trust any of the chefs to run a kitchen, but I know very little about cooking. Still, raw meat and poultry is not good. We’ve only got a few episodes left of this season so we’ll probably finish them tomorrow.

Penguins are awesome. Friends sent me pictures of penguins and that was amazing. I am so so lucky to have such great family and friends. I don’t know why but I’m so grateful. *Flaps*

Danni

Hell’s Kitchen

Autism, Danni, M.E., Mental Health, NaBloPoMo, Penguins!, Physical Disability, Real Life

Working on my anxiety about the carers. Luckily was two nice ones so was able to get stuff done. Had to ask Johan to come home at lunchtime which is annoying but luckily he was able to get out early and make me more comfortable.

Have been watching stuff on Netflix today. Finished watching The Hunger Games: Catching Fire which I’d started a few months ago but had to stop. I prefer the book but it was still a good film.

Was making a very long fishtail chain (ended up being 1000 bands and over 10 feet long) so put Hell’s Kitchen on as something in the background. It’s the US one and it is not a very good competition format but it’s hilarious as a reality entertainment show. Made Johan jealous as he wanted to watch it while he was raiding 😛 He’s now watching it with me while I’m writing this. It’s funny though the amount of undercooked chicken, salmon and pork is scary 😛

Tomorrow I’m going to be doing most of my Christmas and birthday shopping. I have a plan and hopefully my body will let me keep to it. If not it’s not the end of the world and it can be done later. I also might be going out for a hot drink with my sisters in the evening if we’re all well enough. Physically I’m doing okay other than pain and my digestive system hating me which is a good sign.

Penguins are amazing and people are really nice to me and I don’t really understand why but it makes me happy and keeps me going when my brain is being nasty to me. Hopefully my brain will stop being mean to me.