Sally I don't think kn owing that you don't wear underwear would bore anyone!!!! LOL. My Mom used her dishwasher to store her paper products in. Her kitchen was pretty small and you had to make use of every space you had.

I think it would be very difficult to carry a large laundry detergent bottle but I like it that you put it on its side and it has the little spicot on the side. My husband does most of the grocery shopping, not because I can't but because I don't want to. It would be hard for me to do it by myself and since he retired, wherever I go he goes. GRRRR So i stay at home and make a list and give it to him and off he goes and I have some time to myself!

A cashier at Walmart gave me a tip. She told me, she was told by a person in a scooter, that if you buy a gallon of milk, etc and tie the ends in the handle it makes it easier to carry because the weight is more evenly distributed. I tried it and it worked much better.

I'm still thinking about this. A lot of my accommodations are that my husband now does things I used to do. He carries the laundry basket downstairs for me, for example. He opens the pickle jars, stands on the stepstool, etc.

Food is certainly one area. I'm not crazy about so much prepared food, but there it is. Yesterday, when I was making cookies, I noticed my arms got really tired and achy before I was half done stirring the dough. I'm more apt to make bars than cookies now, things with batter instead of dough. I do things sitting at the table that I would prefer to do standing at the counter.

I've added way more phones, and I pretty much have a cordless phone with me wherever I go (don't use my cell phone at home much). I have a small purse with a shoulder strap that I use for my phone when I go outside or down cellar and want both hands free to hold on to walls and railings.

I have a kitchen tool that stabs veggies for me so I wont cut my finger off. it will also reach into hot pots to stab things.

I use a tool to pop open cans when we use a can, and I have a jar opener because I cant open them.

I have laundry tablets instead of laundry soap or liquid bottles. Several brands are available right now. I start the laundry and the DH drags the basket where I need it to be.

DH makes all the beds in the house now. Sometimes I am strong enough to help, but most times I cant.

I have grips in the shower because I cant close my eyes to wash my hair without falling over. I tend to sit on the floor of the shower to do it, and then will rise to finish my work.

I have a velcro grip around the handle of my hair brush and the cat hair brush. I keep dropping it.

I still go quite blind when I go walking so i take my blind cane with me. I drag it out to find my way home, but I wont let it stop me from walking.

Loads of little things.

One area where I realize I've made a LOT of accommodations is clothing. I was just getting something off my dresser and noticed a small jewelry box. It dawned on me that I haven't worn jewelry for...? Months? Unless it's a necklace that just slips over my head, jewelry is a pain to fiddle with, and just One More Thing.

I haven't worn pantyhose for...? Years. I don't wear things that need ironing, I don't buy things that say "hand wash" or "dry flat", and I don't even know where the nearest dry-cleaner is.

I wear dark colors. I LIKE dark colors to begin with, and you can get two or three days out of a dark sweatshirt. If clothing doesn't have buttons, they aren't going to fall off, and you won't have to sew them on.

Nothing that fastens in the back, including undergarments. Cardigans, vests and jackets with big pockets. Loose fitting things that don't aggravate my skin or startle my muscles. And that can be removed quickly as I'm stumbling through the bathroom door.

I can't deal with "outfits". I'd buy three navy blue sweatshirts and three pair of pants, and who CARES if people think I never change clothes? As if anybody really notices.

I haven't worn shoes or boots that have laces or buckles for years. It's One More Thing.

And nothing that has to be straightened, adjusted, aligned, or fussed with.

I plan where I am walking and calculate the amount of effort it will take me to get back when I walk somewhere. I also look everywhere for obstacles and trip hazards. I no longer feel confident when I am carrying a cup of tea or coffee. The harder I concentrate on keeping the contents in the mug, the more I spill.

I am now ridiculously aware of the location of toilets, and the number of stairs at a place in relation to my fatigue level. I have to be very careful that I don't get lost because I tend to lose my sense of direction very easily. I have trained myself to physically move my head (more than usual) when I am driving - if I just look to the left with my eyes (and don't turn my head sufficiently) double vision sets in.

Happy days! Still, at least I have found practical ways to avoid mishap.

Lyn

This is an interesting thread. Making accomodations is very difficult for some people to do, IMO.

I don't have MS, but I do have mobility issues, with my PN feet and my severe arthritis, which gets worse by the year!

Like BTY, I have a very helpful husband who I does some things for me. Carrying stuff up and down stairs, lifting heavy odd things, etc. He does the wash, and I fold.

He plants, and I grow the plants from seed, and decide what and where they will be. Basically I organize and he helps.
I try and do most things for myself, and only ask him for big things, since I know he gets tired of helping me some days.
Many projects now are both of us working in our own ways to get something done...as he appreciates having me as company without any nagging.

I use a walking hiking pole now for outside, and up and down our steep outside stairs down to the street. This is mostly for balance.

I do some of the same tricks mentioned here, except I do wear underwear still But I wear easy to wash and care for clothing, and have minimal shoes that my feet will tolerate. With my left foot scar on the instep ..many shoes that hit that spot are now off limits for me. It is rare when I find a shoe or slipper, or slide that I can safely wear!

I've used the same programmable remote for 20 yrs. I buy them from ebay, have 5. Program it the way I like so I never have to fumble over buttons I don't need. Don't know how anyone could use more then 1!

I also take a different route- exercise every day, take testosterone, low dose of estrogen & progesterone, ampyra, b12 ect putting off getting much worse the best I can.

I like alot of the tricks mentioned though. This is a great thread.