We don’t actually head over to the South Lake Union area often, but it’s one of my favorite areas of Seattle. We drove over last night, to enjoy a lovely Summer evening after last week’s heatwave broke, and it left me thinking, “Why don’t we spend more time over here?” I use a very light […]
I’ve begun the process of a proper Ehlers Danlos diagnosis with a specialist here in the Seattle/East Side area, and as part of that process, they also ask questions/diagnose for issues commonly paired with Eds, Pots and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Once I’d begun reading up on POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), I absolutely knew […]
Notes: Dysautonomia is a disorder of the central nervous system. That means issues with regulating heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, etc.POTS = Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and is a form of dysautonomia. The most simplified explanation is that it’s triggered when you stand up after sitting or laying down. (For example, I often have to […]
Ok, so. Ehlers Danlos! As I mentioned in a previous post, this particular disorder was on my radar thanks to the many autistics that I follow on social media—many autistics have Eds. I am IMMENSELY grateful that the people I follow have talked about it so much, so that I was able to recognize it […]
So I have this new parlor trick! It’s come up a couple of times in the last week where I’ve mentioned having hypermobile Ehlers Danlos (hEds); when I say this, I hold my hands together as if in prayer, and then pop my elbows up and out so that only my fingers are still pressed […]
Logo decided! My initials (nh). Font: Audiowide
Took a creative play break to work on a logo for myself. If you can’t tell, I like color—and color is very much representative of my life and who I am. I was also looking for fonts that were playful and had a strong variation between upper and lowercase letters. Lastly, I love retro/vintage/80s vibes.
My husband turned fifty this past week, so I created this silver fox portrait. Since diving in to learn more about Illustrator, I’ve come to love it and prefer using it much more so than Photoshop. I thought for sure I’d be a landscape person, but I also found that I really enjoy doing portraits. […]
Hey there! I am still working on the “tips for partners of people with autism” bit (I know, it’s been a while… did you expect anything less? Sidenote: I found a great post about ADHD time and our cycles of productivity that are so mind-blowingly accurate I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me before. […]
This is not about a trip to the ER, but it could have been! I’ve been raging against all those “if you don’t come out of quarantine without having cured cancer / solved world hunger / negotiated world peace… then you don’t lack time, you lack discipline” posts. I think they’re obnoxious at best and […]
So. Our area (King County) has closed all schools until April 24. This whole thing is mind-boggling and surreal, but as someone who’s homeschooled for the last two years… our daily lives haven’t really changed. I thought I’d offer up some advice for parents who are worried about school curriculums and how this will all […]
We’ve come a long way, baby! The main bathroom floor and the shower floor are done! Our handyman, The Greatest Handyman on Earth, came by to do it this morning. If you remember, I was going to do all the tile work myself, but then he showed me that our floor slants ever so slightly… which means […]
