Blind, wide awake, and playing with makeup. Apparently, that was the plan the other night.
Since losing my vision last year, I’ve had to change up my creative outlets a tad. Sketching, painting, tattoo designs, and makeup were all ways I liked to express myself. Figuring out what that looks like now has taken some experimenting.
The creative itch apparently did not get the memo.
With makeup, I’m tweaking how I apply it and working with muscle memory. There’s a lot my hands still remember, even when my eyes can’t check their work.
And I’m still painting. We’re just calling it more “abstract” now. 😂
There’s something good about making room for the little things that feel like you. Especially when so much of your life has involved adjusting to changes you never ordered.
Makeup is one of those things for me. A little time to play, try something, and enjoy myself. I’m still figuring out how to do things differently, and I want room for that figuring-out to be fun sometimes, too.
Going blind has changed a lot about my everyday life. My interest in making things and expressing myself has survived quite nicely. The techniques are getting a few revisions.
That’s a little piece of the Canes side of CCC: the everyday interests and personality that come along with living with a disability. There’s room here for experimenting, adapting, and enjoying what we create along the way.
Maybe your thing is makeup. Maybe it’s music, making something, or a little routine you’ve kept through a lot of change. I’d love to hear about it.
x, MM 💜
Your turn 🌿 What’s one little thing you do just because it makes you feel like you? Comment below or hit the Share Your Story link up top.
Accessibility Descriptions
Photo 1 — Makeup selfie: A close-up selfie of Mandee with long dark hair and side-swept bangs. She wears dark eye makeup, deep burgundy lipstick, a small nose hoop, a black choker, and a gray top.
Photo 2 — Phoenix artwork: Two side-by-side views of Mandee’s phoenix artwork: a cropped close-up on the left and the full piece on a spiral-bound sketchbook page on the right. The bird faces left with raised wings, outlined in black and filled with vivid red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, and purple. Long curling tail feathers sweep downward, with loose splashes of color around the bird.
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