See a theme in my recent postings? Well it's the 20th of June already and I haven't been able to post to my blogs much, translation at all, recently.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Thursday, 31 May 2012
End of May ... Already?!!
Well, it's the end of the May already and this year is speeding in quicker than 2011 which in and of itself was a quick year. Is this what happens? Every year after a certain age the time speeds up for you?!! Frightening thought that there!
So on the 10th I had my check up with my Rhematologist at the hospital and don't have to go back until January 2013 for my next one.
So on the 10th I had my check up with my Rhematologist at the hospital and don't have to go back until January 2013 for my next one.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
41
Well today I turned 41 years old. Yeah Me!!
Yesterday was blogging against disablism day, something which I have never heard of previously but wish I had as I would have made a point to blog yesterday.
I am getting ready for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day which is the 12th of May and haven't had much energy to spend much time on any of the regular 'disabled' haunts where I talk with other disabled people and those who care for and love them on almost a daily basis. Trying to give what little help I can.
Yesterday was blogging against disablism day, something which I have never heard of previously but wish I had as I would have made a point to blog yesterday.
I am getting ready for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day which is the 12th of May and haven't had much energy to spend much time on any of the regular 'disabled' haunts where I talk with other disabled people and those who care for and love them on almost a daily basis. Trying to give what little help I can.
Monday, 23 April 2012
New Way to Blog
I have found a new way to blog, I had forgot all about this application that I bought for my iPod touch and it works a whole lot better on my new iPad especially in conjunction with the dictation software included on the new iPad.
I am sick to death hearing how people like me shouldn't have nice things like iPads, mobiles, or computers. Or have fun on days out or even go on holidays.
Yes, I'm disabled, yes I'm unable to work, but no I'm not going to stop saving so that once in a decade, yes you heard right folks, I did say decade, I saved up enough to buy myself an iPad! Yes it's official, you heard it here first people, I can get stuff that so many people seem to believe people like me shouldn't have just by saving up for it. Just like 'normal people' do!
The dictation software included in the new iPad is far superior to the dictation software in Windows 7 in my humble opinion.
Is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it is far more accurate than I would've believed it could be, let me tell you folks!!!
I'm having a lot of fun playing around with this software.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Long Time, No Blog
I know, I know, I know, I'm a very bad blogger!
Life has been a tad difficult with my health over the last month, more flares and mini-flares, than I can remember. The abrupt change in weather from sweltering heat to rain to snow kind of scuppered me. Stared with loosing my voice and just shot off in a lot of different directions from there on out.
Life has been a tad difficult with my health over the last month, more flares and mini-flares, than I can remember. The abrupt change in weather from sweltering heat to rain to snow kind of scuppered me. Stared with loosing my voice and just shot off in a lot of different directions from there on out.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
What Cha Doing?
To quote my youngest nephew, "What Cha Doing?", and I'm learning how to to do things like video blogging and pod-casting.
As I am still in the early learning process of creating my own videos I have also been looking into embedding audio files - pod-casts I believe they are referred to - for when I am unable to sit and use my computer/laptop to physically type up content for my blogs.
I bought this really cheap Computer Gear microphone and am blown away by the audio quality it provides, I tested it out using the free Audacity software to create audio files. It really surprised me even sounding better - to me anyway - than my live chat headset I got for learning voice recognition on my laptop. Or rather my Mother's laptop, I must remember that, but she wants to get the full use of her laptop so it's not sitting in it's bag between the times she wants to use it. So it sits by default in my room and it's a big help when I am unable to sleep or unable to sit comfortably enough to sit in the living room with my desktop.
I can rest my weary bones on my much more comfortable memory foam mattress in my room when required and still not go round the bend with nothing to do. I find using my pc to be a great help especially on days and weeks where the walls are coming in on me and I'm not physically able to get out. Thank you very much for technology!
As well as giving me access to the world outside my four walls, it helps me by reminding me to take my medications, when to pay my bills so I don't forget and have to also pay charges, and stops me becoming even more solitary than my disability already does.
I can talk, virtually speaking, to others like myself who are house bound or trapped due to illness. People who understand completely, allowing me to be less alone in this whole she-bang.
I lived through my spinal deformities and all the health woes and pains it caused me and all I had access to was books while trapped in my bed for days on end only seeing anyone else when they returned from school/work that day and I couldn't expect them to 'entertain' me the rest of time. It wasn't fair to them. So I spent hours, and hours, and hours alone with only my pain and thoughts for company. So believe me technology is a big help and at least a companion for me when I am physically alone.
Sometimes technology is the truly the best medicine.
As I am still in the early learning process of creating my own videos I have also been looking into embedding audio files - pod-casts I believe they are referred to - for when I am unable to sit and use my computer/laptop to physically type up content for my blogs.
I bought this really cheap Computer Gear microphone and am blown away by the audio quality it provides, I tested it out using the free Audacity software to create audio files. It really surprised me even sounding better - to me anyway - than my live chat headset I got for learning voice recognition on my laptop. Or rather my Mother's laptop, I must remember that, but she wants to get the full use of her laptop so it's not sitting in it's bag between the times she wants to use it. So it sits by default in my room and it's a big help when I am unable to sleep or unable to sit comfortably enough to sit in the living room with my desktop.
I can rest my weary bones on my much more comfortable memory foam mattress in my room when required and still not go round the bend with nothing to do. I find using my pc to be a great help especially on days and weeks where the walls are coming in on me and I'm not physically able to get out. Thank you very much for technology!
As well as giving me access to the world outside my four walls, it helps me by reminding me to take my medications, when to pay my bills so I don't forget and have to also pay charges, and stops me becoming even more solitary than my disability already does.
I can talk, virtually speaking, to others like myself who are house bound or trapped due to illness. People who understand completely, allowing me to be less alone in this whole she-bang.
I lived through my spinal deformities and all the health woes and pains it caused me and all I had access to was books while trapped in my bed for days on end only seeing anyone else when they returned from school/work that day and I couldn't expect them to 'entertain' me the rest of time. It wasn't fair to them. So I spent hours, and hours, and hours alone with only my pain and thoughts for company. So believe me technology is a big help and at least a companion for me when I am physically alone.
Sometimes technology is the truly the best medicine.
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