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Hello! I'm Briar and here are the basics! (Last updated August 2023)

My blog is kind of a messy space like the rest of my life, so there's a lot here.

I mainly post about my garden, fiber arts, sewing, canning, the cat, the ducks, and disability topics.

I'm a full time wheelchair user and ventilator user with mitochondrial disease. I have a little less than half the energy I'm supposed to and that causes a lot of issues.

My health is super variable because of the above. If I overdo it or get sick Bad Things Happen and I've been told by my doctor I should look at flares in terms of weeks to months rather than day to day.

If you want to use any of my photos or video for a stimboard or moodboard, just tag me or send it to me so I can see your art!

BUSINESS STUFF

Commissions are open

Current project: a sleep brace for @disconnectivetissue

Waitlist:

(open)

I take sewing, dyework, spinning, and fiber art commissions and I work closely with a crocheter. If you have a design on paper already, or a good idea of what you want, DM me and I can work out a quote for you. The general formula is materials + $15 an hour labor if you want an idea.

Turnover for large commissions is usually a month or two, smaller projects depend on when materials arrive.

Moral stuff

This is a trans and ace inclusive space. Don't play those games or I'll block you.

I have friends here who are intellectually disabled and proud of it. If you're mean to someone for their typing or asking a question that can easily be googled I will call you out on it. Same goes for ableism of any other kind.

This is an anti racist and anti facist space. Black Lives Matter.

Please don't drag me into fanfiction stuff. I don't read it, I don't really involve myself in fandom, I've never been on Ao3. Just don't be a creep and write nsfw stories about kids or real living people. It's gross okay?

I say queer. I won't tag it, I won't stop saying it, it's part of my identity, don't ask unless you want a rant about it.

Communication

My anons are on and I really appreciate people letting me know when I say something inappropriate or short sighted. I'm on the autism spectrum and working really hard to grow as a person so feedback is a good thing!

I also love it when anons and such tell me fun facts or talk about their day if it was interesting or whatever.

I generally try to answer DMs and asks as soon as possible but sometimes they get lost. If I haven't after a few days, please don't assume it's because I don't like you or whatever. It's because I didn't have the social energy and put it off, then my memory sucks so I've forgotten or it didn't go through so you're welcome to send it again.

I don't have the energy for group chats, I'm sorry. I want to, but I inevitably burn out my social energy in a week and then ghost and feel bad about it.

I've had a pretty variable disability experience because I went from able bodied and capable of running miles to a full time wheelchair user who needs assistance with every day tasks slowly over 7 years. I'm happy to answer most good faith questions about disability, mobility aids, and the like.

Anyone is welcome to ask for a plain language explanation of something. I will not be rude or snarky about it if you want an easy to understand answer.

I don't reblog funding requests, I'm sorry. I'm disabled and trans and so are most of my friends so I see one every fourth post and it's really rough on my mental health. I have a small budget that I use to donate when I'm able to instead.

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