Peeling petals
Gazing down the final straight towards w-day.I was a bit panicky over the bank holidays - not about the getting married bit, just about the co-ordinating the wedding bit. I don't think the fuss and...
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Should have seen this one coming, really.For several years now I've been considered by Social Services to need help in the mornings, to get properly and safely washed, dressed, medicated and generally...
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The wedding looms ever closer. The craft-project chaos of my lounge is gradually turning into stacks of boxes with neat little contents-lists stuck to them, Evilstevie has confirmed his time off work,...
View ArticleWedding Ceremony
Evilstevie and I were married at noon on Saturday, 21 May, 2011.The day was everything we wanted it to be. Our friends and families all made a big effort to ensure that the day was as relaxed and happy...
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Wedding: the party
This is me and Evilstevie enjoying our first hours of married life:After the ceremony described in my previous post, we bundled into a car with our Official Photographer (Steve's cousin) and went to a...
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There are certain patterns with ME/CFS, and one of the major ones has to do with the relationship between activity and fatigue. I follow the classic pattern:I do something active.I feel tired, often...
View ArticleWedding Venue: Stoneleigh Park
Apart from the date and the dress, the other big thing I didn't want to broadcast online until after the wedding was the venue.In England, you can get married in a church, in a register office, or...
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RAF Cosford
This weekend Steve and I did something completely not-wedding-related. We went to RAF Cosford, a RAF museum in Shropshire.Getting there was an adventure in itself. We decided to invite our...
View ArticleRepeat
I know this is ground we've covered before, but a look at today's front pages makes it necessary to go over it again.In the UK, we have a welfare system. The disability benefit side of it has been...
View ArticleRestrictions Apply
Sometimes I find it quite difficult to use social media, as a disabled person. Not so much on a technical level, as on a privacy level. How much can I share with which people? How can I try to be sure...
View ArticleRiding for the Disabled
A few weeks ago, I decided to embark on a bit of an adventure. For ages I'd been trying to think of something new to do that would enable me to get out, get some exercise, meet people, but be in a safe...
View ArticleSecond lesson
I recovered pretty well from my first riding lesson. On day 1 I had sore muscles, but nothing too upsetting. On day 2, my muscles had settled down considerably, but my ME/CFS symptoms (sore throat,...
View ArticleDisabled, not dead
Yesterday, my Twitter feed was alight with people being gobsmacked by the content of Panorama's so-called "investigation" into benefit fraud. Interestingly, I understand that neither of the major...
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Healthy Eating With Mary
Hello everybody. I feel that I really should be doing some sort of New Year post, and maybe I'll get to that later, but today, we're going to talk about Healthy Eating, which is very important after...
View ArticleI'm confused by the BBC
The last couple of weeks have seen the Coalition's Welfare Reform Bill (WRB) being voted on in the House of Lords.There are two main aspects of disability benefits. First is ESA, Employment Support...
View ArticleInaccessible Accessibility
I am, and have been for some years, a holder of a Blue Badge. The Blue Badge is a wonderful thing for access. My badge is up for renewal in a couple of months, and Warwickshire County Council have very...
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That's not a compliment
Written for Blogging Against Disablism Day 2012.I try to keep my personal and professional identities separate. When people ask me what I do, and they are potential friends rather than potential...
View ArticleNaidex 2012
On Wednesday, I went to Naidex National at the NEC, Birmingham.I have to say, Naidex itself wasn't as good as last year. Last year, I saw all sorts of innovative products and came home with lots of...
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This is a technical document
Well, of course, it isn't, but I could put words like Cisco and network and voice over internet protocol all over it, and then it would look a bit like a technical document. It wouldn't make any sense,...
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First Anniversary
It seems hard to believe, but Evilstevie and I have been married for an entire year.Truth be told, the year, while not tragic, has not been a terrific one either. His work schedule has involved a level...
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