Author: Nicola Golding

My name is Nic, I'm 26 and just happen to have Cerebral Palsy that I've had since birth. It mostly impacts on my legs and my left arm and so I use a walking frame. When I'm not blogging I can usually be found making YouTube videos, reading or trying to write a novel.

Happy Birthday, Sophie!

My sister and I on the swing
My sister and I on the swing

As you may have guessed, today is my little sister Sophie’s birthday. I won’t mention how old she is because she’s nine years younger than me and telling anyone her age always makes ME feel really old. If you read my bio on this blog close enough you’ll be able figure it out anyway…

Today I thought I’d do this little post, and the little video to wish her a happy day. Since she was little she’s been doing things to help me out like tying my shoelaces and getting me drinks when she was younger, but now she’s growing up she does more and more to help me like pushing my wheelchair when I go out in it and folding and unfolding my walking frame Martha. She only ever complains, and when she does, it usually only ever as a joke and she lends me a hand in the end.

I don’t think they’ll ever be a way to thank her for all the things that she does for me and no doubt will do in the future, but I like to spoil her and do loads of fun stuff with her when I can. I know that everyone says this, but my little sister is amazing.

Have a good birthday, Soph! You’ve earned it.

 

I thought I’d share this video…

Since I started making videos to add in to some of my posts on here I’ve found that I actually really enjoy vlogging and so I’ve been making a few others vlogs too. These are mostly with my sister and I don’t post on here because they aren’t relevant to View From a Walking as a disability blog.

This one that we made on a whim yesterday is one of them, (for the most part anyway), but I’ve decided to post it on here too because it shows my walk-in shower that makes a huge difference to my life and level of independence. However, it’s mostly the two of us gooofing around, but here it is anyway:

 

 

 

 

Cold feet strike again

My Microwavable socks
My Microwavable socks

My feet are always cold. Lots of you probably know that already. I blog about it quite a bit. I have poor circulation so they’re  often a rather fetching shade of purple or, when they’re really bad, black. I try not walk around without socks too often but I don’t tend to wear them in bed, especially if I have my night splints on. When my boyfriend stays over I put them on him instead. He bought me microwavable socks for Christmas once. While I don’t deny that they help me an awful lot, there was also a not-so-subtle hint in there that I should stop using him as my personal warmer, which I have of course ignored.

Last night was yet another of those nights where I have trouble dozing off, but this time it wasn’t because of aches and pains. This time it’s because my toes (and the rest of my feet) were frozen In the end, I got out of bed especially to put some socks on.

It’s definitely getting colder now.

Fun Fact Friday [12]

Helloooo and welcome to Fun Fact Friday, a feature in which I share facts about myself that aren’t linked to my Cerebral Palsy.

Today, I thought I’d show you all a picture of my new mug, bought for me by my boyfriend. I don’t know if you an read the writing on it, but it says “paws for a drink”, and makes me smile every time I look at it.

 

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