Long time no post, my fellow Bloggers. Sorry for being MIA. It's been very busy at The Arthritis Society. We just had one huge event where we raised a TON of money for kids with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, and we have another event coming up this weekend. Busy bees over here.
Time for a life hack though! If you have trouble doing up your buttons on your shirt due to arthritis in your hands, do not fear! A neat little trick is to take a one of these clips and use the metal part to grab your buttons and pull them through the hole on your shirt.
Awesome! I found this on sci.rutgers.edu
Cheers,
Christine
Arthritis Life Hacks
I am a student at the Arthritis Society Saskatchewan Division. Each week I will be introducing a new "life hack" for those living with arthritis. Some are simple things you have around the house, some are a little DIY project. This is a brand new journey, so be patient with me! I have known to be crafty, creative and a little crazy.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Thursday, 29 January 2015
DIY Sock Helper
We have a nifty little gadget here at The Arthritis Society- a helper to put your sock on! Cool! As an advocate for fuzzy socks, I highly endorse the idea of a sock helper, except the prices of some of these things are outrageous. Unless Kate Spade is making one, I can't afford to spend $35.00 on it!
I should mention to you guys right now, my favourite thing to say when I go shopping is "I could make that"...and often times I do. I'd rather save my 30+ dollars and buy a new blouse instead (only because I can't sew- yet!). I found the idea for the sock helper from a water bottle on various Pinterest boards. So here is my version...
I should mention to you guys right now, my favourite thing to say when I go shopping is "I could make that"...and often times I do. I'd rather save my 30+ dollars and buy a new blouse instead (only because I can't sew- yet!). I found the idea for the sock helper from a water bottle on various Pinterest boards. So here is my version...
Start with your clean and empty water bottle. I used a big 1L size.
Cut the top and bottom off the bottle. I used a pushpin to make some holes and create a point of entry for the scissors (be careful!)
Cut a strip out in the middle so it makes a C shape (for Christine!) I would probably make mine a little bit bigger than this if I were to re-do my sock aid. Depends how wide your foot is. Then I taped around the sides with packing tape so I wouldn't cut myself on the plastic.
I also added some fun duct tape to mine to make it look a bit nicer!
I took a hole punch and made holes near the top of the bottle, close to edges. I tied a piece of twine on each hole.
Bunch your sock up on the end. I found it works best to scrunch it up closer to the bottom.
Put your foot in the middle. You can see here that I should have made a little bit more space for my foot, but hey- it still works.
Use the pieces of string to pull the water bottle up your foot. Pulling one in each hand works best.
Sock on foot! (Kind of) I used ankle socks, so you may have better luck with a higher sock. Just adjust the back and...
You're good to go!
All of this made for free! I will be saving my $35.00 thank you!
Cheers,
Christine
So, what's a "life hack"?
Hi everyone! Long time reader of blogs, first time blogger here. A brief intro: my name is Christine and I'm a student working at The Arthritis Society Saskatchewan Division. I'm really interested in adpative living, and hope to be an occupational therapist (hopefully soon!).
I created this blog as a place to post all of my DIY arthritis "life hacks". What's a "life hack"? It's a tip or trick to make things easier. That being said, I am a fan of all things DIY and am quite a creative thinker. MOST of my ideas may seem genius *wink wink* but some could turn out to be flat out silly. Bare with me, and I hope you learn something.
Cheers,
Christine
I created this blog as a place to post all of my DIY arthritis "life hacks". What's a "life hack"? It's a tip or trick to make things easier. That being said, I am a fan of all things DIY and am quite a creative thinker. MOST of my ideas may seem genius *wink wink* but some could turn out to be flat out silly. Bare with me, and I hope you learn something.
Cheers,
Christine
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