u/pixiegoddess13

need to make a first new chair day post but just have been so delighted by this sub. i am not surprised, have always found the disability community to be incredibly welcoming and helpful (bc we have to be iykyk). but i still just wanted to name that. it's so lovely to see so much helpful advice shared with folks like carers and loved ones too. just thanks y'all for making a sub that isn't falling prey to any of the usual reddit awfulness. it has made it feel a lot better to be a new wheelchair user, and yes of course i am still unpacking a lot of internalized ableism, but I know you all also get that. there is a very real level of increased vulnerability and such. it makes it a lot easier to deal with all of that knowing that folks here have my back 🖤 that's all! happy Friday! ♿✨

i was reading something online about a case where a woman either went missing or was found dead. another woman heard about this case, suspected the victim's partner like many, and decided to try to start dating him to get information from him. it worked. she successfully dated him for a little while and was successfully able to help authorities figure out he was the perp.

there are like two documentaries about her and one is maybe a 48 hours? i want to say the victim's name was something like Michelle/ Shelly? or Shelby?? tried Google to no avail. HELP

my first attempt at using tips from this sub in my shared communal laundry where folks are huge fans of way too much everything especially scented junk. i have some good detergent now, but want to clean the machine first because i am very sensitive to scents.

i also have some some citric acid and was going to throw 1/2 C in there alone on the hottest longest wash, to clean it a bit before i do some laundry. rinses are all cold (i promise i will Google the manual to see if there's a secret cleaning cycle button press combo to do a sanitize or sterilize or clean cycle)

other than that anything else i should know or do? does that sound like an okay place to start? from what i've gathered here 1/2 C of citric acid in a top loader is indeed often sufficient to clean it out but again keep in mind this thing is shared, no idea if it's ever been cleaned, etc. in fact as i say this, famous last words....? will try to get some pics of the process