Category Archives: Fun Things
Yes! Chronically Ill People Can Make Plans For Thanksgiving!
Planning! Planning! More Planning! Yes! With planning for Thanksgiving, chronically ill people can definitely still enjoy the holiday! The origin of the US Thanksgiving holiday is rooted in our early history. But several other countries also celebrate their own version: Canada, Australia, Grenada, Liberia, Netherlands, and St. Lucia. Even more countries celebrate harvest festivals. So, […]
Continue readingCheck Out Today’s Quotes for Fun and Stimulation
Hello to my followers. I apologize for not having a fun activity for you today. I am in the midst of traveling and getting ready for the Celebration of Life for Evelyn, and I just did not have the strength. It is fall and harvest and Halloween time. I hope you enjoy it all. And […]
Continue readingInvisible disabilities – I know all about them – or do I?
Just thought I’d throw in a semi-serious review of invisible disabilities. If you belong to this community, or you know someone who does, you will probably score high. If you have stumbled across this website and know nothing about invisible disabilities, you may be surprised at some of the answers. I have included a printable […]
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 readingWant to Join Our Summertime Fun?
It’s midsummer here in the US. For those in other parts of the world, you may need to use your memory to complete this puzzle. And look forward to next year! I think this will be simpler than some of the other puzzles. Hope it’s fun. If you prefer to work with pencil and paper, […]
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 readingLife Is Awesome … and Other Stirring Thoughts for Today!
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” Booker T Washington “To listen with compassion is to give a precious gift.” Mary Davis at https://www.everydayspirit.net/ This especially applies to us invisibly disabled: “We conquer by continuing.” George Matheson From The Boy, the Mole, the Box and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy “Well […]
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 readingSee How Many Kinds Of Pets You Can Find!
Aren’t animals fun? Maybe they are specially trained service animals helping you function better. Or possibly, they bring you comfort. On the other hand, maybe they are just plain fun. NOTE: This is not my intended fun activity for this month. I had wanted us to be able to share pictures of our pets. To […]
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 […]
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