[Blindtlk] struggling with blindness skills

[Ericka]

Spoons work better than knives for spreading. I grew up using a knife, but what somebody suggested it here a while back, I don't use knives anymore. I have some vision and I still don't like how things spread. Butter just doesn't spread well no matter what I think unless you're using margarine.

Ericka Short
Madison. WI. 
608-665-3170

 from my iPhone 6s

> On Jan 13, 2017, at 7:39 AM, Jen via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I'm struggling with blindness skills in two areas. One is eating food
> without my fingers, and the other is spreading condiments and butter. What
> are your strategies for eating without using your fingers, for non-finger
> food? Some foods are feelable, like meat, so it's easy to use a knife/pusher
> to shovel them onto the plate. With hot cereal, I tap the spoon around to
> see if there is anything left. But Some foods are harder, like mashed
> potatoes on a plate.
> 
> Spreading condiments / butter is hard for me, especially butter. I try to
> feel with the knife to see if I've spread around the whole length of the
> bread, and frequently, I've hadn't.
> 
> I would appreciate any tips or alternative techniques on all these things!
> 
> 
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