shane hollander appreciation week // day six
→ a song that reminds me of him
and i’m afraid, oh, don’t let it find me
but you can't outrun yourself, you’ll see
and i’m powerless, oh, don’t remind me
you can always start making a beautiful life for yourself even if you’ve lost some years to grief. your entire life does not need to be a perfect story, and it always doesn’t have to be only good or only bad. it’s gotta be a lot of both.
Ok this is a long shot but, crafts minded people, can anyone think of any crafts that fit this absurdly stringent list of requirements?
- Can be done in low light.
- Can be done lying down flat.
- No mess, ie paint or small beads that could get lost in a bed.
- Can be done in intervals of 5-10 minutes - easy to put down and pick back up without messing it up.
- Does not require a lot of arm movement - can be done with just hands, with upper arms and elbows at rest.
- All necessary items can fit in a fairly small pouch, like a pencil case or toiletry bag, to remain self contained and take up minimal space.
- Setup and takedown takes a couple minutes max.
- Learning curve is cognitively gentle, ie no complex knitting math type thing.
Please feel free to reblog and appreciate any suggestions. It's difficult finding fulfilling activities compatible with my disabilities!
Ahhh I didn't expect so many responses! 😭 Thank you all so much! I can't wait to start looking into them in more detail.
For now I'll just clarify - lying flat on back or side. If I could lie on my stomach that would open up a lot of options because it would be much easier to look down at something I'm doing in front of me with my hands.
And I'd be able to lay the activity down on a surface and use both my hands to engage with it. As it stands, I need to be able to both hold up the activity where I can see it (if it's vision dependent) and do the activity at the same time.
Bonus points if it involves music or sound! Maybe I should learn to play the ocarina.
I can't convey how touched and grateful I am that so many people offered so many applicable ideas. I feel like my life could open up in ways that I didn't think were possible.
I've picked just one to start with. I want to try everything! But I am now too old and sensible to indulge that impulse. I'll start with one, and if that becomes habit or doesn't work out I'll try something else.
Not gonna say which one yet, because I think there's some truth in the concept that talking about something you're gonna do in advance can sap the motivation to actually do it, by prematurely triggering the internal reward signals.
I would also take it as a personal kindness if you would consider reblogging this. You all have created a treasure trove in the comments that can be life changing for people in situations like mine, and I would love for them to get the chance to see it. I have very specific requirements but I'm sure many of these ideas would be helpful for people in a variety of circumstances.
@creekfiend @thebibliosphere I hope you don't mind me tagging you as chronically ill people with a lot more followers than me. No pressure of course.
You still have time. Time to change your wardrobe. Time to get divorced and married again. Time to change majors. Time to learn a trade from scratch. Time to pay off debts. Time to travel. Time to love and be loved. You still have your whole life ahead. Whether you're 19 or 66. You still have so much time. But you have to take it.
nimble, a border collie-papillon mix, wins the 12” class in the 2024 masters agility championship. the first time a mixed breed has won at westminster ever.
context explaining why the announcer is screaming, this is supposed to take a high level competitive agility dog 40 seconds
This video makes me cry every time it’s on my dash and I can’t even iterate why.
Like the dog doesn’t even know it’s a competition and she’s made history. She(?) just is happy and knows she made her owner happy too.
The face of a being with only a wind storm between their ears, moments before unleashing it unto the world
they weren't lying, that dog sure can nimble
we need to bring back the simple art of just “come to my house and we hang out without an activity or pretense or meal” my friend hung out on my couch for seven hours today we just gabbed… no specific plans no activities involved. likeee let’s just hang out on my couch forever and ever amen
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