Category Archives: Activities
Fun? Hobbies? Me? You Have to Be Kidding!
No, I’m not kidding you. Hobbies for invisibly disabled people add productivity to our lives. They fill our seemingly endless amounts of useless time—hours we must rest and cannot do anything else. Enjoyment results from hobbies while improving our mental health. My Experiences In the early years, I designed and created crafting projects. I could […]
Continue readingTime Off – A Sad/Happy Time
This has been one crazy, busy week—well, two weeks. We were preparing for our sad/happy trip when we had a major plumbing problem. Unable to get it fixed before we left, we suffered three days with no water (except for a couple minutes at a time, 2-3 times a day). Then we left for our […]
Continue readingHow To Build Fun Times into Your Life!
We need a change of focus – or at least I do. Over the last few weeks, we have dealt with serious and sad subjects. Now let’s think about fun! Fun ideas and how to get there for chronically ill people. My sister-in-law, Lynn, sure knew how to have fun. She had always been artistic. […]
Continue readingI Can (Take a Vacation) and I Will (Be Back)
It’s fifth Friday “Whatever, ” so today I am taking a pass. It has been a very rough past couple months, and I just need a break. So this week is a vacation week. Next Friday you will see a new guest post and the Friday after that a new post by me. No, I […]
Continue readingWe’d Love to Hear About Your Pet!
THANKS TO ALL who submitted a picture of your special pet! You have made this post more fun. Today’s post is quite different as I’m trying something new. I love pets, and I thought it would be fun to share pictures of our pets with each other. Okay, so I’m prejudiced about dogs, but I […]
Continue readingEver See an Empty Wheelchair Beside a Hiking Trail?
The phrase wheelchairs and invisibly disabled people seems like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? After all, if you’re in a wheelchair, you can’t walk. Right? If you’re in a wheelchair but can get up and walk away, you must not be disabled. Again, right? Wrong on both counts. People – like me – have neurological deficits […]
Continue readingGood planning? Yes. Wonderful trip? Yes. Problem-free? No
Dwellers, are you isolated by your challenges? Want to travel, but don’t feel like you can? Maybe you can — with careful planning.
Continue readingCan Planning Help? Yes! Will Planning Promise Success? Well …
I made it! I really, really made it! The waves of the Pacific Ocean are lapping at my feet. However, the trip didn’t go as envisioned; it didn’t live up to expectations. Maybe you can learn from my mistakes. Our travels Preparation We planned a 15-day, 1050 mile camping trip, ending with another three days […]
Continue readingR & R … & R – Rest & Relaxation … & Recreation
Rest: relief or freedom, especially from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs. Relaxation: abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc. Recreation: refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like. When Joe was in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, R & R meant rest and relaxation—a time […]
Continue readingOn Vacation, Part 2
Enjoying family, nature and life My apologies again for not posting a full post this time. As I shared in my last post, we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary this summer in 3-parts . Part 1 is past: A Celebration of Memories with our family and friends. Part 2 is also past: Camping in Yellowstone with […]
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