Welcome to my first blog about building of our accessible home. I hope sharing my journey will give you the confidence to take this difficult but rewarding path. Please feel free to reach out and chat. Yesterday I was on Cloud 9, the day had finally...

 The nature of a disability usually means you need some supports to live an ordinary life, whether that be the help of a support worker, a family member, or some fancy technology. In Australia we are lucky to have the National Disability Insuran...

and why I choose the Tefal Cuisine Companion  Come join the Shine with your Cuisine Companion Facebook group to find out more! Note: This post was written shortly after I purchased my Tefal Cuisine Companion in 2015 to h...

I’m normally the type of person that decides I need something to help me, makes a huge list of requirements, searches the Internet, finds some more essential features and then sets about shopping. It doesn’t matter what I’m buying, whether it’s a can...

Like every busy person managing work, family and fun, finding time to prepare a meal can be a challenge for me. There always seems to be a sports practice at 5pm or hungry tummies as soon as we walk in the door.I had needed to streamline dinner prepa...

Or is that my biggest morning stiffness?One of the hardest things about living with a chronic condition is that bits of you are failing at different rates. My brain is great (even if a little out of practice!) and my body is struggling. Every day I w...

Arthritis, one word that has changed the entire course of my life.“Arthritis, isn’t that what old people get?”“Arthritis, oh everyone has a bit of that in their knee”“Arthritis, we all get that as we get older”Arthritis, one word with so many misconc...

Today is World Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Day 2016 (the first Saturday of May) and after a bumpy ride this week with a few days in hospital, I thought it only timely to write a new blog post on What life is like with AS. I have blogged bef...