Category: Hobbies and Recreation

• Quiet Ways to Spend the Holidays

  

  Looking for some peaceful, quiet ways to escape the hustle and bustle this holiday season? Here are a few ideas to get you started.

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  December 5, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation, House and Home, Livable for Kids, Livable Relationships

  activities, christmas, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, disability, entertaining, family, fatigue, hanukkah, holiday, hosting, ideas, kwanzaa, new year, tips

• Accessible West Baden Springs

  

  Looking for a unique, restful escape to an historic site? I’ve got just the place!

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  July 11, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation

  accessible, celiac safe, french lick, getaway, gluten free, historic places, history, hotel, indiana, mineral springs, resort, rest, travel, vacation

• Books Featuring Mental Illness

  

  Looking for book recommendations that include mental illness/discussions about mental health? Here are a few historical fiction recommendations from books I’ve enjoyed!

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  April 11, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation, Livable for Kids, Personal Care

  Anxiety, book recommendation, books, clean reads, closed door, dementia, Depression, historical fiction, mental health, mental health awareness, Mental illness, PTSD, reading, suicide, suicide prevention

• Spoonie-Friendly Date Night

  

  Looking for energy-friendly, budget-friendly ideas for your next date night? We’ve got you covered…

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  February 14, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation, Livable Relationships

  activities, budget, budget friendly, date night, dating, ideas, inclusive, love, low cost, low energy, marriage, relationship, romance, spoonie, Valentine's day

• Coping with Winter Blues

  

  Dreading the long months of winter ahead? Here are a few of the ways I cope.

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  January 10, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation, House and Home, Personal Care, Recipes and Meals

  chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic pain, cold intolerance, coping skills, Depression, drink recipe, ideas, instant coffee mix, recipe, seasonal affective disorder, tips, tools, winter

• Chronic Illness Gift Guide

  

  Looking for the perfect gift for someone with chronic illness, mental illness, or disability? Here are just a few ideas to get you started!

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  December 13, 2024

  Hobbies and Recreation, House and Home, Livable Relationships, Medical Equipment, Personal Care

  adhd, birthday, brain fog, christmas, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, disability, fatigue, gift guide, gift ideas, gift list, holiday, ideas, memory loss

• Reusable Dish Sponges

  

  Looking for an easy, budget-friendly, environmentally-friendly project? Try these happy little kitchen sponges!

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  November 8, 2024

  Hobbies and Recreation, House and Home

  bridal shower, budget, budget friendly, craft, ecofriendly, environmental, gift idea, green, Kitchen, reusable, sewing project, sponges, stocking stuffer, teacher gift

• Books Representing Disability and Chronic Illness

  

  I am an avid reader. The kind of reader who can’t put the book down long enough to unload the dishwasher or cook supper. It’s a bit problematic sometimes. My favorite genre by far is historical fiction. It’s what I read most, and also what I write most these days (outside of my posts here,…

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  October 24, 2023

  Hobbies and Recreation

  awareness, books, chronic illness, disability, fiction, historical fiction, literature, mental health, Mental illness, read, reading, representation, rest

• Accessible, Celiac-Safe Austin, TX

  

  Looking to make an escape to Austin, TX? Here is my round-up of the most accessible, celiac-safe must-see spots!

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  August 29, 2023

  Hobbies and Recreation

  accessible, Austin, celiac, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, disability, gluten free, mobility, tips, travel, vacation, wheelchair

• Tandem Biking

  

  Tandem biking is not just a great tool for getting out on the trails with chronic illness–it turns out it’s an apt metaphor for marriage with chronic illness, too!

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  July 25, 2023

  Hobbies and Recreation, Livable Relationships

  accessible, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, disability, fatigue, ideas, marriage, relationships, romance, solutions, teamwork, tips