So, why did I start this blog?

I figured that I would finally make the jump and start this new blog, that I have been thinking about starting for years.  This first blog is a quick timeline, history and random about me stuff.   I was a once a frequent blogger "back in the day".  It was a blog dedicated to my life as a housewife.  I shared recipes, life hacks, everyday happenings and general life updates.  Fast forward to a few years ago.  I was diagnosed with a nerve condition that changed my life.  I went from crazy housewife, mom of three, who was always on the go, to being stuck in wheelchair/cane and struggling to find my "normal".  Just after I was diagnosed, I became friends with an amazing women named Missy.  She hardly knew me but still "took me under her wing" and became my mentor and friend. The spring after I was diagnosed, I was stuck in bed most days  and could only manage short trips in my wheelchair.   Missy was talking about starting her garden and I told her how I wish I could have been able to garden but I was unable to make it down the stairs to my backyard to be able to plant in my garden.  So, she talked with me and helped me pick some plants that would grow well in pots on the deck off of my bedroom and then sent her two teens over to help me plant my deck garden!  I will post more about this garden later, but here is a sneak peak at what my first wheelchair friendly garden looked like.

Later that year, I met a local mama, Danielle.  I had some craft supplies that I was getting rid of and she came over to pick it up for her kids.  From that moment on, we started chatting and I discovered that she too had a love of gardening.  She lived in an apartment at the time and also had a deck garden.  I introduced Danielle and Missy and we started a group message and it has been going on for several years now!  I figured that I would introduce everyone to Missy and Danielle now, because their names will be popping up a lot because they have been the tomato cages in my garden adventure (okay, I was trying to think of a cheesy and clever garden "pillar of support" phrase, but hey, hopefully you got the silly analogy.) 

For the last few years, I have been discovering little helpful tools and tricks that made it possible to garden and tasks that I never thought that I could do.  So, I wanted to make this blog in hopes that it can help others who also struggle with mobility or would simply like to learn different ways to get tasks done.

I can't wait to share more.