You're Not Your Effin' Chair

Weekly Recap: Fathers day, 50th anniversary dinner, grocery store. Somethings are out of our control.

Gripes and Gains: This podcast and making it happen.

That One Time: Pirates of the Caribbean....... Autumn is very passionate about this weeks story.

Rewind: The toughest days teach us humility and humble us.

Another Recap of a busy weekend and sometimes lots of fun makes it not so fun to go to the bathroom.

I met a guy named Tim this is why he is awesome.

Gripes and Gains part 1: That feeling of why me?

Gripes and Gains part 2: The struggle of changing babies in bathrooms for me and Nick.

Let's talk about the elephant in the bedroom, sex.

That one time part 1: Forgetting I had the key fob when nick dropped me off.

That one time part 2: Meeting ......... The Subway guy.

Rewind: The day I chose to have a better mindset

Life is busy and our past week was no different. We recap our week.

Gripes and Gains Part 1: Parks are not always Autumns friend, but sometimes they are.

Gripes and Gains Part 2: Having to pick stuff up from people and the "Run it out to me". People I work with really work with me and it doesn't go unnoticed.

Rewind Part 1: Getting bored at home with just me and a newborn. So I had an idea. Ideas seem small but they grow.

Rewind Part 2: Don't let oppurtunities to experience something pass by you. June 7th 2018 was a big day in our life and a memory I will never forget.

That one time: Just Cause it says accessible doesn't always mean that it will be.

Memorial Day weekend remembering those you have passed and realizing that life is short.

Careers and realizing that no matter what, not every job or company will give you an equal shot. Adapting to your work enviroment, as your work enviroment adapts to you.

Gripes and Gains: Struggles of raising kids.

Rewind: Early years of having our first kid.

That one time: two stories of close calls with both of our girls.

Not letting anyone or our own expectations get in the way of being happy.

That One Time: Falling out of my chair at girls camp.

Gripes and Gains: Parking lots, loading zones, and falling down, all while growing friendships.

Rewind: Learning how to raise a newborn and finding out what works for me.

Getting back to therapy and getting healthy for me.

Reconizing who is in your corner for success and happiness.

Gripes and Gains: Dealing with UTI's and bladder infections.

Rewind: First Pregnancy.

That One Time: Hand controls broke while on the road in California.

Questions for Nick.

Our Anniversary weekend.

Gripes and Gains: Buying tickets and attending sporting events and concerts.

Rewind: Proposal and buying a home.

That one time: Nick fell while helping Autumn up the stairs.

Gripes and Gains : Dealing with pressure sores, other cuts and injuries. Doc Next Door kit.

Rewind : Moving out for the first time, graduation from high school. Moving back home and then back out again to Logan for college. On and off dating Nick till we decided we might as well get married.

That one time : Prom and wheelchair malfunctions.

Wheelchair Accessibility, Daily Life + Staying Positive during the pain.

Gripes + Gains: Pain and Finding clothes that fit

Rewind: Moving into an accessible apartment with my family and building an accessible house. Getting my drivers license. Spinal surgery to remove rods.

That One Time: My wheelchair got stuck in the airplane cargo compartment. Procedures for wheelchair users to board and exit an airplane.

Overview of our week

Gripes + Gains: Living with a spinal cord injury and the bathroom problems that come along with paralysis.

Rewind: Coming home from the hospital- What life looked like after spending 2 months recovering and figuring out what to expect after a permanent injury.

That one time: Falling out of my wheelchair at Clearfield High School while Nick was pushing me.