It’s here! The release of the new website was slightly delayed (which is what happens when life throws curveballs at ya, right?), but it’s here now, and I’m super excited about it! I could write whole paragraphs about the whys behind the delays, but...
[picture: Sawyer trying out a weighted blanket I’d made for a friend’s child, October 2012] This is Sawyer. The little guy who…. …constantly sneaked off and loaded up on sweets at social gatherings …loved his little brother with all of...
Picture: myself, my husband, 2 children May your days be merry and bright! From our family to you and yours. Lora, Jason, Lance, and Erik
Self-organziation In the ever-developing world of research on weighted blankets, the term “self-organization” appears multiple times in efforts to describe what a weighted blanket does. Tina Champagne, an occupational therapist and one of the primary...
One of the most common questions I get asked (right after, What do you do?) is “What are weighted blankets for?” If you poke around on Google for a bit, you will find a long list of symptoms that can be relieved by weighted blankets. A long [seemingly...
The lights seem so much brighter than normal, and the walls feel like they’re closing in. The sounds in the room sound louder than they really are. Like fingernails scraped on a chalkboard, the sounds are pressing in and crowding out her thoughts. Amber can barely...
Last week a post showed up in my timeline on Facebook entitled, “10 Perks Kids with Autism get from Bullying“. I kid you not. I was startled. I kinda gasped. Surely not, right?! Surely this was an Onion-esque bit of satire or sarcasm. This is National...
Lora’s Weighted Blankets has seen some major changes over the past five months as I’ve made the jump from Etsy to managing my business as an independent shop. While I knew for certain that this was the best next step in taking my business from a part-time,...
A Timely Conversation A week ago last Saturday, as thousands of people evacuated their homes, fleeing California wildfires, the first reported fatality was a person with disabilities. Over the following days, her death sparked a conversation about emergency...
It’s here! That time of the year when we pack lunches and backpacks, set out clothing, and make sure our child(ren) is stocked up with all the necessary school supplies. Or maybe you’re putting the final touches on your curriculum plans and rethinking the...
I am so pleased to announce that LorasWeightedBlankets.com is open for business! After 2 1/2 years of selling from my Etsy shop, I am very excited about the opportunity to be operating from my very own online store. It’s been a crazy 8 weeks since I first...
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