Greetings Followers!
Been meaning to post but couldn't really thing of
anything worth saying until a few days ago when Hannah M. made this comment:
"Hello, new to your blog. Recently discovered it while goggling autism
blogs. I'm curious as to if you finished putting your closet together and how
it turned out?"
My closet is definitely something I can post
about. I'm not sure I'll have a whole lot to say but I can definitely
post some pictures. For those of you that don't know, back in August I
made a post about putting together a distraction box for my anxiety attacks and
also said that I was hoping to turn my closet into a sort of anti-anxiety
chamber in which to decompress. I've been working on it for a while and I
think it serves it's purpose quite well. It would have been done long ago
if I actually had money to do it but I'm totally broke and so have been
cobbling it together over the last five months. It's mostly done.
There's a bit more I'd like to do. Basically I just want to turn the one
wall into a chalkboard, and add a string of Christmas net-lights across the
ceiling, I tried to buy some after Christmas but they didn't work. I'll
also list where bought and how much some of the items cost.
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| The entrance to my closet from the outside. My awesome pride flag covered in buttons. Though technically that's the bisexual pride flag and I'm pan so I should probably invest in another one. Flag cost: 20$ from prideshack.com Button cost: about 45$? over the past 4 years bought at mostly Spencer's and Hot Topic. |
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| Front wall of the closet. I have a small TV, no cable but it is hooked up to an old VCR/DVD player. Also about every Disney movie made before 2003 on VHS, you can sort of see them at the top. Clock/CD player. I like things that light up. I also keep my computer and tablet in here. Light up Globes: received as gifts 20$ each from Hallmark. Fiberoptic light: 5$ at FiveBelow. Police light: 5$ officeplayground.com Pin art received as gift years ago but I think you can get them for like 15$. |
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| Close up left half of bottom shelf. Cra-Z sand received as Christmas gift was 5$ at walmart. Newtons cradle. Chinese ringing balls: 5$ office playground.com. Vintage Tigger jack-in-the-box. Slinky pop tube. Small box of non hanging fidgets contains, metal puzzles, light-up spiky ball, light up rail whirl-er, spare packs of stretching string, various other items. |
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| First half of right wall. I plan to add a chalkboard or white board, haven't really decided yet to the bottom half, and put a couple of plastic file holders on the top half for non-hanging fidgets. |
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| Second half of right wall. Most of my hanging fidgets. Hoberman sphere, geo-twister, iSpy wonder tubes, tangles, magic wire loops, bendeez, stretchy string, flexi-blox (one of my favorites), koosh ball. Also two chewy necklaces and orange flavored chewy stick. Family photos. Fidgets purchased at officeplayground.com Chewies purchased at therappyshoppe.com and gotautism.com. |
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| Back wall and ceiling. Stick light purchased for 12$ at Home Depot. Very bright and can be moved around. I plan to get a couple more. Glow in the dark stars 5$ at Walmart. |
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| Back wall and floor. You can't see it but this part of the floor up until the front shelf's is covered by a futon mattress, which is quite comfy. I also got new pillows for Christmas so I put my old ones in here, much easier than dragging them back and forth. A few stuffed animals. Toucan Sam was sent to me after I wrote a letter to the company saying I liked Froot Loops. And hiding behind Simba you can see a stuffed bear. That is Baby Gund and he's older than I am. My grandmother bought him for me before I was born. | |
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| Wall of Alan Rickman. He's awesome. I printed the pictures out and then covered the front with packing tape to make them a little sturdier. |
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| Giant stuffed unicorn. I named him Caspian. Silas bought him for me for 40$ at Kroger. You can't really tell but he's sitting on a bin full of dyed rainbow rice. You can sort of see the ugly rug I have going into my closet. When I get the money I plan to swap it out with a fuzzy blue one I found at Ikea for 40$. |
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| Some of my favorite fidgets that weren't displayed. Home made iSpy tube. I took the container my fiber optics light came in, filled it with rainbow rice and small objects and sealed the ends with duct tape. Works well and it make a pleasant noise when shaken or turned. Carpet square taken from home depot it has a nice texture. Balancing birds. Light-up spinning globe. Tangle. Kinderemusik egg. Slinkys, Atom Ball. Magnet dolphin sclupture. Silicone pot holder, is quite stretchy and has a nice texture to it as well, it can also be chewed on. Stretchy dollar bill and stretchy mice and cheese. Blue and white Klixx fidget, is one of my favorites, makes a very nice clicking noise when manipulated, it usually hangs on the fidget wall. Blue Tri-Chew also usually hangs on the wall. iPop mini monster, you squeeze him and his eyes pop out. Light up green spiky ball. |
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| Ceiling of closet under black light. Purchased at Spencer's for 30$. |
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| In the dark with everything lit up. |
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