The Christmas Season on Wheels

I have been off school since December 9, and truthfully I haven't known what to do with myself. I finished Christmas shopping on the 11th, which felt relieving because shopping proves to be more difficult on wheels. It's frustrating because every shopper wants to reach the top item on their list before you do. Luckily, I had decided to go earlier in the morning and hopefully beat the rush; which I did, but in the ends It felt like that was stuck in the worst rush-hour possible. Usually people can mingle within one another when they are shopping, but I often feel like I am the giant elephant in the room that nobody wants to approach and everyone wants to avoid. Even taking the bus can be frustrating because as the Christmas season continues, it seems to get fuller and more cramped. However, I survived and all my Christmas shopping got completed. I consider myself lucky that I have been able to get out as much as I have so far, because usually the winter turns me into a hermit. Typically the snow causes me to become secluded to my house, And if I decide to brave the weather I often get stuck or end up feeling really cold by the end of the day. The weather might be nice right now, but I can't shake the feeling that it will come back to haunt me later. When the weather is not wheelchair friendly, I often play video games or read on my Kindle, but this year I have a new gadget to keep me company when the weather gets rough. I now have an iPad, and I am absolutely in love with it. I love getting new technology because I feel it unites me with my inner robot, being attached to 300 pounds of metal already it is not hard for me to feel like somewhat of a transformer. Now, with the iPad I feel like I have the whole world at the palm of my hands. All I need is to somehow connect it to my chair, and maybe I could become at least half as cool as Stephen Hawking, and maybe one day at least half as smart. I find that it is the Writer's dream, because it has speech to text, Which allows me to produce this blog post in half the time I normally would. Aside from the iPad uniting me with my inner robot, I have enjoyed my break so far because I have had the chance to visit with a few friends, and see The Hobbitt with my dad. It's funny, because when you are busy with school you often forget that you need to do little things to destress yourself, like reconnecting with the people that matter, friends and family. I wish all my readers the happiest of holidays and a happy new year.

Karli