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SUMMARY:Living with Chronic Illness and/or Disability
LOCATION:Pike Branch\nPike Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Let's consider what it means to live with different levels of 
 energy or ability. Learn about "Spoon Theory" and consider ways to honor y
 our body's needs before your tasks and commitments. This includes a chance
  to brainstorm with Amanda and each other about things to assist and overc
 ome limitations..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/17338919
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Amanda Elsts knows what it is like to expe
 rience life with an assortment of limitations and love helping people iden
 tify their core struggles and identify solutions and tools to overcome a t
 ricky situation. In this session let's consider</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is a "s
 poonie"?</li>\n<li>What does it mean to live life with different levels of
  energy or ability?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>When do you need support (and when do
  you need space)?</li>\n<li>How do you share this idea with others?&nbsp\;
 </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>This session will include live captions for peopl
 e who need greater access\, and Pike Branch has a Loop system for those wh
 o are hard of hearing. If you prefer an ASL interpreter\, please alert Pik
 e staff at least 2 weeks prior.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>In Amanda
 's own words...</p>\n<p><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>Are there times
  when you struggle to figure out what to do next?</em></span></p>\n<p><spa
 n style="color: #333399\;"><em>Great!!! Me too! Hi! I&rsquo\;m Amanda\, fe
 llow spoonie &amp\; CEO of The Copperless Chick\, &amp\; like you\, I stru
 ggled to get everyday tasks done with my newfound illness &amp\; disabilit
 y (in essence\, a spoonie). I spoke with doctors and other spoonies\; I se
 arched for the right planner\, thinking this one might help me figure out 
 how to manage both my time and energy. But none were simple enough that I 
 wouldn&rsquo\;t waste my time &amp\; energy by just filling in the thing\,
  nor did they address my need for flexible goals depending on my energy le
 vel or ability for that day. So\, I spoke to some of my fellow spoonies &a
 mp\; came up with a new way of looking at productivity\, and it eventually
  turned into a planner called <strong>Scheduling Your Spoons &amp\; Post-i
 t Notes</strong>.</em></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>N
 ow you don&rsquo\;t have to buy anything to attend or get a lot out of thi
 s talk. In fact\, I will give you some tricks to scheduling your spoons:</
 em></span></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>Keep things s
 imple</em></span></li>\n<li><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>List your t
 asks &amp\; rank your tasks: 1 = doesn&rsquo\;t take much energy or abilit
 y to accomplish\, to 5 = takes a lot of energy or ability to do.</em></spa
 n></li>\n<li><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>Prayerfully &amp\; mindful
 ly assess how you are doing at the beginning &amp\; during your day.</em><
 em></em></span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>If you 
 would like to learn more about how to simplify your tasks list and how to 
 live with an energy-first mentality\, join me at this session. I will brea
 k down step by step how to plan your day around our energy instead of the 
 other way around and running yourself ragged or crashing.</em></span><br /
 ><span style="color: #333399\;"><em>One last tip! When deciding what every
 day tasks to do\, consider what other events you may have &amp\; time-sens
 itive items to plan a better-balanced day/week.</em></span></p>\n<p><stron
 g></strong></p>\n<p><strong>You may also find these bibliocommons lists in
 teresting.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://indypl.biblioco
 mmons.com/v2/list/display/1304039437/2894283917">Remembering Alice Wong</a
 ></li>\n<li><a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1315
 807857/2068817769">Visible and Invisible Disability in Manga</a></li>\n<li
 ><a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1304039437/2785
 980247">Disability Representation in Fantasy and Science Fiction</a></li>\
 n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/17338919
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