Back to school is much more fun when you don’t actually attend school anymore!! Am I right?! I always loved buying new stationery, but not so much the school part. After yesterday’s post of a lovely Cath Kidston inspired DIY pencil case tutorial I thought I would share an extra 15 for you all to try/choose from.

16 Sensational DIY Pencil Case Tutorials To Make This Weekend!

Couldn’t be bothered to make a DIY Pencil case?

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Back To School Season This Year Is Weird

It’s because most areas have different requirements. Those who can keep their kids at home definitely should, for safety reasons.

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They might be fine if they get infected with Covid-19 but say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa and any sick relatives you may already have.

A relative of mine used the “people survive” excuse for thinking it was a hoax despite almost all of his direct relatives having the most serious of pre-existing conditions and I had to point out that surviving an illness or near-death experience can change your life irreparably for life.

Surviving a potentially fatal virus and still having the ability to thrive in life is not the same thing.

Those who don’t know my story I’m going to give a condensed version:

I was born double-jointed with some other random health issues but it was a fun party trick

In my early 20’s I got mercury poisoning and almost died

Developed a seizure disorder and was exhausted all of the time

After 8 Years of being treated like I was making it up, I got my diagnosis of Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome – hypermobility (it’s counted in levels and I shot up a few from ‘not serious’ to ‘potentially fatal’). It’s all directly connected to being ‘double-jointed’ except now my connective tissue in my entire body is useless. I can bump into a door and dislocate my shoulder, I’ve been housebound ever since (11 years ago) and if I do have to go to places for appointments, I need my wheelchair because I cannot travel to the end of my driveway or garden without needing to crumple on the floor in both pain and exhaustion.

My eyes are affected (takes a lot longer to focus and react to light), I need to get regular tests performed to ensure the connective tissue around my heart is still functioning, my weight-bearing joints are in constant pain and every morning when I wake up I feel like my body has been put through a mangle.

The point being, you can survive something but unless you have a free health care system like the NHS and prescriptions as I do in Northern Ireland, how the hell is anyone supposed to thrive in life when they’re in agony, don’t sleep and can’t afford the medication they need?

If your country doesn’t have a trusted health service, then you should be doing everything in your power to protect yourself and the others around you. As a common courtesy to fellow humans.

I know you’re smart and know all the health and safety info but certain people are getting complacent and it’s important to share reminders.