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“Crappy” Food That Should Be Brought Back
Case in point Numero Uno: McDonald’s FRIED Apple Pie (and the Fried Cherry Pie, RIP). Screw the wussy-girl Baked Apple Pie they’ve been pimping since 1992. I want me some fried tasty outer-shell, heart-attack inducing goodness. And why in the FRECK did such a genius corporation get rid of perhaps the best fast-food desert in the history of food in the first place? Was it to create easier prep or prevention of lawsuits due to magma-hot filling flying in your face? Trans-fat/MSG being the reasons, I really don’t care… Apparently (heard on the Internet grapevine), the tasty-schmasty fried apple pie can be found at McDonalds stores loacted in Walmarts (in various…
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Style
Looking absolutely drop dead amazing in a wheelchair has never been easier. From creating your own look by copying outfits on Pinterest and Polyvore to shopping at one of the adapted clothing companies (below), there’s no excuse to put on sweats ever again. Here are the current companies creating garments for people who use wheelchairs. And vist here to view all my posts on wheelchair fashion (where I share easy tricks that anyone can do). – IZ Adaptive: This Canadian-based label was founded by high-fashion designer Izzy Camilleri, who after meeting a quadriplegic and designing a leather jacket for her, became interested in designing seated-fashion. She creates clothing for men and women, as well as trench coats, ball gowns…
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Contact
Facebook links: BeautyAbility Tiffiny Carlson Twitter: TiffCarlson email: tiffiny@beautyability.com Sites I <3 Visit the BeautyAbility message boards (email me to get registered: tiffiny@beautyability.com) Mind Body Solutions – my amazing yoga studio, founded by adapted yoga pioneer paraplegic Matt Sanford EasyStand Blog – great disability blog with great writers (me!) Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation – a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis; founded by former Indy car driver and quadriplegic, Sam Schmidt. The Injury Cooperative – a great place for new SCI’ers to find education, support and hope GimpGear – fantastic technology, including an adapted PS3 controller, founded by my friend Mark, a C6 quad
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Every C6 Quad’s Best Friend…
…should be this; the SUPER-fantastic enclosed makeup pencil sharpener. All your shavings get caught automatically in its plexi-glass enclosure. Now, how cool is that? Brilliant, and 100% necessary, for any C6 quad with a hankerin’ to line her eyes a la Cleopatra… Yours truly, Tiff
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Creature Discomforts
Check-out the UK’s latest public service attempt to educate the their public on the dis-life (with all the characters voiced by actual people with disabilities): Creature Discomforts The same company that created the popular movie/series “Wallace & Gromit” also did this. I’m liking it! – Tiff
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As a Power Chair-User That Flies, I’ve Learnt My Lesson: Print Out Your Own “Be Careful” Signs
“Be very careful with this wheelchair! You are handling a $15,000 piece of equipment. Any damages will be considering grievous and handled by my lawyer. HANDLE WITH CARE!” That’s the sign (one of them), that now goes on my chair each time I fly. You see, I’ve learnt my lesson the two times I’ve flown this year (the first time was to L.A. in June for a Christopher Reeve Foundation event, the second time was for a weekend getaway to Las Vegas in late July): When flying (or with Sun Country Airlines, at least) you simply must print out your own “Handle with care” signs and tape them all over your chair before…
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Macaulay Culkin in “Saved!”
I just watched the 2004 movie starring Macaulay Culkin (as a paraplegic no less) in “Saved!,” for the second time today. It was like watching it for the first time though. My memory usually fails me at remembering every part of a movie if I’ve only watched it one time, and yup, this time was no different. The great surprise about watching this film for a second time around however was the smile that got plastered all over my face after watching Macaulay Culkin’s character on-screen. Can I just say for the record how kick this character was not only written, but acted? Kudos to Macaulay and to whomever the writer was; for reals. Usually…
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The Crazy Ways I Stay Warm Each Winter
When I broke my neck at the end of the summer in 1993, little did I know what I was in for in the long upcoming cold season. I soon discovered by October that my body was far from what it used to be when it came to its ability to regulate temperatures. I was screwed. No matter what I did to compensate for my constant coldness – turtlenecks, space heaters, heated blankets – nothing made me feel the blessedness of body warmth again. It was a perpetual Artic Hell. Fast-forward four years later at the Courage Center (I eventually moved into this independent living facility to learn how to live on my own), and I…
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Why Don’t Docs Do Housecalls Anymore?
Some of my friends from the UK and Holland (and myself being from the USA) were talking yesterday about the phenomena of housecalls made by doctors, whether or not they still do them where we live, and why or why not. According to my friend Karen (who lives somewhere in England), her doctor makes housecalls to her on a regular basis. She has a spinal cord injury and doesn’t have accessible transport. So because of this, whenever she needs to see her doctor, her doctor comes to her. Never the other way around. She says that housecalls are still very common in the UK and that up to 50% of patients…
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Show Off The Shoulders
One of the best ways to look hella sexy from that wheelchair of yours is to bare your shoulders. Yup, that’s right…I’m talking about those slinky and sometimes sexy, off-the-shoulder tops. They’re great for holiday occasions, nighttime events, and of course, summertime. We sometimes need a fresh viewpoint when deciding what areas of our bodies to accentuate from our chairs. It’s not easy. Lucky for you, I’m here to be that person for you. While we sit, our chest, shoulders, and face are the first thing that catch people’s eyes. Knowing that, bare shoulders (and wearing your hair in a casual up-do along with the top) is a freakin’ great way to show…
