Rae Rose

disability, creativity

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  • Color Me Grateful

    Free ebook right here. 🙂

  • Why I Stopped Taking My Medication

    I was 26 and had been taking medication for bipolar disorder since I was 18 when I had the brilliant idea that I didn’t need it anymore. I decreased, with my “doctor’s” recommendation and the support of my friends in Portland, all of my meds until I was only on a low dose of one.…

  • Let it go? Feeling Like A Burden With Chronic Illness by Natasha Lipman

    ::I’m happy to publish this guest post by the beautiful and talented Natasha Lipman:: A few weeks ago, I was sitting down in the shower whilst on holiday in Germany, singing along to Disney songs, when “Let It Go” from Frozen came on and I found myself bursting into tears as I sang/shrieked “I’m never…

  • Become a poet! (free ebook for kids!)

    Here are a group of kids telling me all about this robot during a poetry workshop in San Diego. (You can get an ebook of the class for free right here.)  

  • Why My Passion For Drag Queens Makes Me A Better Mother

    “Aggie Dance Floor Devi” by Kathy Crabbe Boas. Fake lashes. Heels. I even had a disco ball that spun from my ceiling. Loud, gorgeous clothes. What I didn’t have was a future in the world of drag because I was already a girl, and I didn’t want to dress like a man. I wanted to…

  • Austen Inspired Tea Cup Rattle DIY

    Today we had an ode to Jane Austen! (That’s why you have babies, right?)  I made Elro a gown (no sleeves — it’s too hot for that!) and a bonnet and took some pictures, then matched them up to some of Austen’s heroes. I also made a fabric tea cup for sound exploration — DIY…

  • Boho Bunny Hooded Towel

    Using one of the many online tutorials for a hooded towel, I measured my bunny. I ended up using one of my towels and then cutting off part of it for the hood instead of using a hand towel as many of the online tutorials suggested. She’s so little! She only needs a bitty towel.…

  • When Maternity Clothes Turn On You

    I had an extremely bad case of spd/pgp and was on 20 mg on oxycodone a day to stay out of the hospital. The 20 mg of oxycodone didn’t even get rid of the pain, it just allowed me to sleep for a few hours and make it to the toilet. Chronic pain was not…

  • Transform Tough Moments Into Art

    I have been writing letters to my daughter since my pregnancy. I recommend it because I would have loved to know what my mother’s thought process was during her journey. I write about the things I make for her and she’s starting to be old enough to enjoy them, which is an amazing feeling. The…

  • 10 Ways To Prepare For A Medicated Pregnancy

    Follow my blog with Bloglovin Start as early as possible. It took me almost ten months to get off certain medications and I expected the whole withdrawal process to last two months. Choose doctors you trust. This is a delicate journey you’re on and there may be times you second-guess every decision you’ve ever made.…