Hi! I'm Laura. I am disabled with Ehlers Danlos, MCAS, and POTS. Here are a few mobility aids, physical therapy tools, braces, comfort items, and other things that I have acquired over the years that significantly increased my quality of life. I hope it helps someone.
Mobility aids:
Folding cane
Instant seat
Shower stool (nice quality)
Shower stool (cheap but works)
Physical therapy tools:
Exercise ball (small)
Exercise ball (large)
Exercise bands (with handles)
Yoga wheel
Cervical traction
Resistance bands
Theraband (get that GRIP)
Foam roller
Grip strength resistance bands
Adjustable ankle weights
Braces:
Neck brace
Wrist widget
Thumb splint
SI Joint Belt
K-tape
Knee brace
Wrist braces
K-tape (non-bulk)
Back brace
Elbow brace
Comfort items:
Heating pad
Neck and shoulders heating pad
Massage gun
Hand fan
Acupressure mat
Large Icepack
Leg pillow
Neck pillow
Bulk epsom salts (guess this could also go in the next category)
SALT:
Saltstick fastchews (orange and watermelon are my favorites)
Salt pills (that don't upset my tummy)
Cell Salts (these help my migraines)
Misc:
Quercetin (for allergies)
Neti pot
Bug bite thing
Hand warmer
Bed tray table
Toilet seat cushion
Yoga swing (yeehaw cowboy)
Cooling towels
TENS Unit
Huge Mason jar pitcher thing (revolutionized my access to water)
Pulse oximeter
*Notice* All of the above WERE Amazon Affiliate links. They no longer bring me money because Amazon decided that Tumblr is not an authorized site to use links on. Fuck amazon. I worked hella hard on this list.
I am a disabled queer artist. As I'm sure you know, it is very expensive to be disabled. These links won't bring me anything other than the joy of helping someone else. Please enjoy and share! Knowledge is power.
if you are feeling generous, here is my venmo for tips.
The Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone audiobook is on sale!
$4.99 until Sunday, September 10th, no recurring Audible subscription required. Voiced by the award-winning Gary Furlong.
Humanity is dying, hunted to extinction by creatures of legend. One boy was born to save them all.
That boy just got knifed in the back. He looked a bit too much like Aaron, you see.
Now it’s Aaron’s job to step up, lest his Death correct that little mix-up. But Aaron’s skills as a street rat run more towards stealing and stabbing than towards saving. And the more he learns of what brought dear dead Markus to that fatal alleyway, the more he has to wonder just what the world’s savior was really up to the night the wrong boy died.
Cover art by the most excellent @art-emisz
FYI: Signed paperbacks and hardcovers will be coming back on sale in October so I can ship them ahead of the holidays; if you want an email when the pre-order launches, add yourself to my mailing list (it's at the bottom). Zero spam ever, only book news.
“Look for what you notice but no one else sees.” –Rick Rubin
See also: Legendary graphic designer Paula Scher talks about the process of designing this iconic book at Pentagram – a good primer on publication design in general.
Want to stop your incense ash from falling all over the place? Put a rolling tray underneath your incense holder, it'll stop the ash from going everywhere and it's also great if your black salt requires ash.
If you're looking for some options I have a link to a list of incense trays (actually repurposed rolling trays) and holders.
Seeing as you're talking about painting again and I'm once again looking at my own walls and wanting them to be different.... did you guys use a spray painter (paint sprayer?) to paint the house? Would you recommend the one used? Was the method okay (relatively speaking of course) for someone with low energy?
We did! The paint we use, Ecos Paint, required an airless sprayer when we first started decorating (they now allow for HVLP sprayers too), so we got ourselves a Graco Magnum 262800 X5 Stand Airless Paint Sprayer for doing large spaces.
It was pricey, but well worth the investment for us as we are redoing our entire house. They also have smaller models which are lighter and easier to move and less expensive.
The actual painting process is much easier for me than a roller or paint brush. It's light and easy to handle. The cleanup process is a little tedious for me, and I struggle to haul the bucket outside by myself, but so long as I move slow and take my time, it's fine.
I will say, it's a bit of a learning curve at first. It took us a while to realize we were standing too close to the wall sometimes and that was causing the paint to run. But now we know what we're doing we can get a full coat for an entire room done in about 20-30 minutes. Obviously if you need more coats, it will take longer, but I think we did my entire office in about 40 minutes (not including drying time between coats, but that's the time I spend resting between tasks so I don't hit the fatigue wall.)
For context, I did our bedroom closet the other week--a significantly smaller space than my office--and it took me about 4 hours total using the roller. My arms and back were killing be the end of it. If I'd been able to seal the rest of the bedroom of and use the sprayer, I would haven't absolutely done it that way and saved my energy.
For smaller projects, like cabinets, I've used the HomeRight C800971 HVLP sprayer, though I have found the gasket to leak a little, so make sure you have protection down on your floor. I sometimes find HVLP's harder to use because I'm having to haul the liquid around too, which makes them heavier, but so long a I pick a good energy day, it's fine.
Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I just saw that you were listed in all the checkouts and I was like "oh wow, does she help run this site?" I didn't mean to sound like an asshole in anyway, I was just curious.
oh you're good! i hope i didn't come off snippy, i was trying to be clear because i know not everyone knows how affiliate linking works (i once saw a blogger referred to as "working for amazon" because they used an affiliate link lmfao). humble bundle's just a lot clearer about that kind of thing than other websites so it ends up looking really odd compared to other affiliate stuff
🌻Traditional art of my OC, Sunflower. I did these during Inktober of 2023. Below is a time-lapse video of the first illustration.🌻
I used Prismacolor Premier Fine Line Markers for the inking, and I used Ohuhu Markers for the grayscale and the little pop of color. I linked where to find the markers on Amazon below if anyone is interested. Ohuhu is a nice alternative if you can't afford Copics.
Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone is officially on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
Reviews would be appreciated, even just a click-the-stars rating--you don't need to buy anything to leave one. <3
Cover art by Lakatos Csenge @art-emisz
Summary:
For fans of The Queen's Thief and Every Heart a Doorway, this dark fantasy joins folklore and politics, each as deadly as the other...
Humanity is dying, hunted to extinction by creatures of legend. One boy was born to save them all.
That boy just got knifed in the back. He looked a bit too much like Aaron, you see.
Now it’s Aaron’s job to step up, lest his Death correct that little mix-up. But Aaron’s skills as a street rat run more towards stealing and stabbing than towards saving. And the more he learns of what brought dear dead Markus to that fatal alleyway, the more he has to wonder just what the world’s savior was really up to the night the wrong boy died.
The best rated serial fantasy, now available in print, ebook, and on Audible!
Preview the first three chapters here.
Thank you to everyone who preordered! Your copies are currently on their way to me for signing; I'll send out tracking numbers when they're on their way to you. If you ordered an ebook bundle, you should have gotten your epub today through the email you use with PayPal--let me know if you didn't get yours!
If you were waiting on cheaper international shipping, keep an eye on your country's Amazon page--the books should be live there soon!
Reviews would be appreciated, even just a click-the-stars rating--you don't need to buy anything to leave one. <3