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Thanks for visiting our website. Have a browse; there's lots to see and make you smile.
Visit and purchase from our online shops and support a small business.
All feedback is very welcome. Just email: Joanna@busy-life.co.uk
May 2024
Happy 1st Birthday Crip Life!
On the 1st May 2024, Crip Life™ celebrated one year of dismantling disabling barriers one article at a time.
Over the past 12 months, we’ve published 100 articles, interviewed some incredible disabled people & collaborated with more than a dozen disability organisations and entrepreneurs.
Thank you for your support!
May 2024
Crip Life makes the Shaw Trust Short List 2024
We are delighted to announce Crip Life™ has been shortlisted in the @shaw_trust Disability Power 100 list 2024. It's incredible that we have been recognised as one of 350 high quality, qualified nominees selected from the 786 nominations and 609 long list. 👩🏻💻👩🏻🦼👩🏻💼
Thank you everyone for your support!
3rd April 2024
Busy Life is now officially a Certified Social Enterprise!
Social enterprises are businesses that trade for a social or environmental purpose. Busy Life is very proud to now be recognised as one.
There's more than 131,000 in the UK, with a turnover of £78 billion, employing around 2.3 million people.
1st February 2024
FEBRUARY 2024 INCLUSIVE VIDEO
For February, my video had to be the Lilac Review launch. I feature in it and I am very proud to do so. Please, follow the link below to view.
Thanks so much to Small Business Britain for making this review possible.
#thinkINC
Help Busy Life to Champion Inclusion!
Busy Life is a (very) small business and still very new. To continue to champion inclusion for the disabled community and reach an even bigger audience, we need your help! If you could donate ANYTHING I'd be really grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support. Joanna #thinkINC
The Busy Life EATING DISORDERS SUPPORT PLACE MAT
LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 2023
NEW ON MY STORE!
Eating Disorders Support Place Mat
A place mat to support anyone who is recovering from an eating disorder. Put it on the table by your plate just before you start your meal. Read the phrases to support you in starting, continuing, or/and finishing your meal.
DIVERSITY DESIGNS ARCHERY COLLECTION
NEW FOR AUTUMN 2022!
I've wanted to launch this collection for such a long time. Finally, it's here.
Archery was the first sport played by parathletes at the Stoke Mandeville Games. This event evolved into the Paralympics and archery has been included at every games.
Clothing and Tote Bags available from my awesome Teemill Store and accessories from Zazzle. A donation to a worthy cause with every purchase. SHOP NOW! #thinkINC #parachery #paralympics
Busy Life Online Stores
Teemill
Teemill
Teemill
A range of T-shirts, Tote Bags & artwork with images that represents the inclusive ethos of Busy Life. There's inclusive running, ball sports, and tennis, SmileClouds, designs to celebrate the activities you enjoy and more! #thinkINC
ZAZZLE
Teemill
Teemill
A collection of accessories with images that embody our inclusive ethos and commitment to supporting mental health through sharing the power of a smile. Phone cases, mouse mats, drinks bottles, fridge magnets and more! #thinkINC
MyNotch
Teemill
MyNotch
A bracelet with notches (charms) with empowering phrases that shout out loud your commitment to inclusion. There's phrases to champion Down's syndrome, autism, dyslexia, stammering, wheelchair users and more! #thinkINC
Ivory
Ivory
MyNotch
On the Ivory website you can buy Utopia!™, the Busy Life™ board game that champions inclusion. Just launched you can also buy our Inclusive Happy Families™ card game. A great way to get all the family thinking about inclusion! #thinkINC
Blurb
Ivory
Blurb
Are you passionate about inclusion? Do you believe in social justice? If you'd like to find out more about life with an impairment such as dyslexia, ADHD, or Down's syndrome read on! Ever wondered how you can adapt a house when you are a wheelchair user or why we have special schools? This book is for you. #thinkINC
Ebay
Ivory
Blurb
To enable us to reach more people and raise more money for worthy causes, Busy LIfe opened an Ebay store in early 2021. It sells fine china and porcelain. Beswick, Sylvac, Lorna Bailey, Wade and many more. Items from just £1! #thinkINC
Busy Life™️ bespoke gifts
Busy Life™️ bespoke gifts
Busy Life™️ bespoke gifts
In our quest to champion inclusion and smiling, Busy Life has created a number of bespoke products that do just that! These include toys, badges, face-masks, and are awesome Diversity Designs® Technical Running T-Shirts. All available from our gift shop! #thinkINC
Busy Life™️ gifts
Busy Life™️ bespoke gifts
Busy Life™️ bespoke gifts
Busy Life also sells quality gifts. These are all very reasonably priced; many for under £5! I only stock items that I would like bought for me or that I would buy for someone else. A donation to the Busy Life worthy cause of the month with every purchase! #thinkINC
BUSY LIFE AWARDS
Crip Life shortlisted in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2024
We are delighted to announce Crip Life™ has been shortlisted in the @shaw_trust Disability Power 100 list 2024. It's incredible that we have been recognised as one of 350 high quality, qualified nominees selected from the 786 nominations and 609 long list. 👩🏻💻👩🏻🦼👩🏻💼
Thank you everyone for your support and keep your fingers crossed we are selected as a finalist! 🤞💯#thankyou #lovetoberecognised thinkINC
Busy Life wins Boccia England Award!
Busy Life has just won second place in the Boccia England short story competition. Written by Joanna, this is her first award for writing.
Joanna says, "I love to write and rarely get the opportunity. I am thrilled to have been awarded 2nd place." #thankyou #lovetowrite #loveBoccia #thinkINC
Busy Life wins #SmartSocial Award!
Busy Life has just won the #SmartSocial Award. It recognises businesses who have grown their business through social media. I'd entered this Award many times, so, I was thrilled to win. You can enter every Sunday before 12 noon. More details on Twitter @SmartSocial #thinkINC #thankyou #lovesocialmedia
Welcome to Busy Life!
Thanks for visiting the Busy Life™ website. You are very welcome. Please, shop our inclusive products and services that champion disability, visit our Smile! and Feel Better! pages, and catch up with Busy Life™ news. It's great to see you here! A donation to a different worthy cause every month from every purchase you make. #thinkINC