This morning, I talked with a NAMI family to family class about my struggles and accomplishments as a person with a mental health disability. It went well, and I was happy to share and happy to see my friends there as well! Hestia was great. During my talking time, she […]
Today the three musketeers met up– that is CJ, Dan, and me. CJ and I go swimming first, then we pick up Dan and head to lunch, then hang out. I have to do this without my service dog because she really doesn’t like me being in the water. Luckily […]
Brad loves face jugs. Maybe even as much as I love guinea pigs! Face jugs are local folk art in the Carolinas. They are jugs (or other vessels) with scary/ugly clay 3D faces on them with interesting expressions (broken china is often used for teeth). We have an old face […]
Today at the Museum of York County, they had a special theme called “Spooky Science: face your fears” for Halloween. They didn’t have any van accessible wheelchair spots, so we had to park across the street (the parking lot was very full!). The museum staff are getting to know us! […]
While going through my pictures to find gear photos, I stumbled across the gif that Brad made of me wearing some new leggings. I was trying to jump to get an action shot for the camera. And, well, I fell over. This made me laugh, so I’m hoping it cheers […]
I am having a hard time today, so I texted my friend CJ and he told me to look at my Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) that he had helped me make. I looked it up, and saw that making blog entries seems to make me feel better. So I […]
Today was Brad’s birthday party– his actual birthday isn’t today, but we wanted to celebrate at a time when his brother could come. We had a great time! Brad actually had a bit of energy so was talking in funny voices and everything. I almost laughed so hard I cried! […]
Let’s talk about a sensitive issue. This is going to touch on a #MeToo topic, but don’t think you’re so insulated that it couldn’t apply to you. It’s about a situation that anyone can encounter in everyday life, service dog user or not. There is a great post out there […]
On Saturday we had our annual NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walk for 1 in 4. It is called the walk for 1 in 4 because 1 in 4 adults have been affected by a mental health challenge. I was a bit nervous because it was supposed to rain, […]
Yesterday we went to the South Carolina state fair! It was “exceptional citizen” day which meant that everyone with a physical or developmental disability got in free. Also one attendant per person could get in free, too. So Brad was the “exceptional citizen” and I was his attendant. It was […]
