Unrest available for rent on iTunes

Just dropping in to let you know that Unrest, the independent documentary made from bed by ME/CFS patient Jennifer Brea, is now available for rent on iTunes Australia. If you’re after a belated Christmas present, it would mean a lot to me if you’d consider giving it a watch.

You can read more about Unrest in my film review for The AIMN, or my previous post on the topic.

 

Unrest is available on iTunes Australia for $6.99AUD or purchase it for $18.99AUD. See the Unrest website for a wider range of international viewing options, including DVD and Blu-Ray orders.

Reflections and thank you!

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I’ve shared my top 5 hits and misses for 2017 – this post is a wrap up of my top 4 reflections of my year of creating. I left this at 4 so I could sneak in an end of year message beforehand!

The Salty Spoonie

Last night a friend made an excellent post on Instagram about the labour involved in being a disabled or chronically ill person and having able-bodied people constantly dish out unsolicited advice, appearance policing or thinly veiled insults disguised as treatment tips. She encouraged us to “bring on the salt”, I suggested a tee that read “salty”, one thing led to another and I ended up with a RedBubble store full of salty disability designs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Salty – white text on a classic t shirt

Top 5 misses of 2017

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This post is a little more difficult than the last (top 5 hits), as I tend to ditch unsatisfactory projects far before they reach the blog. With that in mind, these are my top 5 misses for 2017:

Top 5 hits of 2017

I was relieved when Gillian of Crafting a Rainbow announced it was time for the top 5 of 2017, as I’ve been hit by a virus that makes blogging new garments difficult. I have plenty of finished projects waiting to be photographed and blogged, but til then, here are my top 5 hits of 2017:

Under pressure – compression garments & POTS

As my POTS progresses, I’ve been trialling various interventions to reduce the effect it has on my quality of life, and sharing my findings with you along the way. You can read about my attempts to increase fluid and salt in my electrolyte drink mega-review. This time I’m looking at compression stockings, one of the most commonly recommended lifestyle interventions for dysautonomia.