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This COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown has generated so much reaction, globally, from so many people \u2013 whether it be bad or good, we have ALL been affected one way or another.<\/p>

I felt (strangely) lucky in that I already had the tools? to deal with a lot of the resulting issues:<\/p>

Isolation\u00a0\u2013 kinda goes hand-in-hand with MS so I totally had this one nailed!<\/p>

Boredom\u00a0\u2013 again, having lost a lot of my mobility I\u2019ve already learnt to adapt to feelings of loss & inadequacy .<\/p>

Reduction in income\u00a0\u2013 living on a combination of PIP & Universal Credits means I have long been used to living on the most frugal of means. I am the QUEEN of budgeting!\u00a0<\/p>

I mean I could go on, but you get the gist: being poor, disabled and competently resourceful I am well equipped to deal with the current situation.<\/p>

But the one thing that really changed for me is the resurgence of my mojo!\u00a0<\/p>

Since childhood, I\u2019ve always been what might be described as a crafter \u2013 model fairy houses, bags, clothes, jewellery, candle jars.. you name it and I\u2019ve probable made it at some time or other!<\/p>

Then when I lost my mobility, I seemed to lose my mojo along with it and I found neither the desire nor the inspiration to make anything.\u00a0<\/p>

At all.<\/p>

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Until now\u2026 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s all the time spent in the garden enjoying nature in all her glory, but my mojo has finally returned and I can once again, get back to doing what I do best \u2013 and that\u2019s creating new things using mostly recycled objects & materials and of course, designing new T-shirts!<\/p>

My very own little Mini-Me, with her very own wheelchair!<\/em><\/p>

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\"\"Made by Yours truly: using cardboard, mdf, pipe cleaners, fabric & anything else I could get my hands on!
\u2026I love creating something new out of what most people regard as old or worn - this is why Teemill appealed to me so much, their whole ethos on sustainable products very much mirrors my own. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>

Look out for more wheelchair-influenced craft projects and a \u2018how-to\u2019 customise your T-shirt to give it that little \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 coming very soon!







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