The Fairfax Curator
Blog: Oct 2016 - Present
Somewhere along the way I became an irritable, menopausal, disabled woman with a stack of feminist books and a lot to say. This was as much a surprise to me as it was to anybody. After medical retirement and a couple of years lost to sleep and inertia, I started wondering…what now? Eventually, I started writing down some of my adventures as a full-time hobbyist and creative. Mainly because I can.
So…let’s take the gloves off, and chat about the creative process. A blog exploring everything from education and art, to literature and gaming, shaped by lived experience and disability.
February’s Reads
February was a combination of finishing off books I had already started or had my eye on from last year, alongside starting reading with a book club, as reading can be a lonely exercise.
Sleepiness & Recollecting Books
I had to see the doctor recently, who’s told me I can’t drive anymore.
January’s Reads
January’s reading mix was a continuation of Christmas, and I found this meant an eclectic combination of genres that I found over the Christmas period.
Hello (again?) World!
So, a couple of years ago, after being a disabled worker and student for quite a while, decisions were taken out of my hands and I was (finally) medically retired. In my 40s and a lifelong employee in at least one job at a time, a mother, and also a lifelong student, artist and creative, this was a real shock to the system, but realistically it was hardly even a decision anymore.