To be fair some of these items are newly learned and some of them have been reinforced.
In no particular order:
- How to crochet
- How to make Zesty Lasagna Roll-ups
- I am more stubborn, hard-headed, and tense than I like to admit
- Everyone has a story to tell and heartbreak in their past
- How to make a clay ring-holder and a giant lower-case e
- I don't like paczkis
- Timed typing tests STRESS me out
- Blind people can do anything
- White canes aren't as scary as they appear
- Hallway cane fights are quite amusing
- Blind jokes are hilarious, especially when told by/to other blind people
- Hotel rooms can start to feel like home once you've been there long enough
- How to read and write letters A-L and numbers 0-9 in Braille.
- There are so many apps and technical resources for the blind and visually impaired
- Customer service improves greatly, no matter where you are, when carrying a white cane
- I really, really miss teaching
- I have the most supportive friends and family anyone could ask for
- Perfectionism is a disease and requires a 12-step program
- How to read a bus schedule
- I can be both terrible and awesome at bowling during the SAME game
- Hotel keys can demagnetize whenever they feel like
- I need to be here
Don't give up on those stubborn and hard-headed qualities completely. They play a HUGE part in getting you where you are today and your ability to fight the fight! Besides that- they are inherited. :)
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