Time-blindness is such an aggravating and complex topic. I only learned of it recently, and I've found it triggers painful memories. It pulls me back to emotions about family of origin issues; issues I haven't discussed much previously. Lately, it's become harder and harder to not write about issues that stem from family of origin … Continue reading Day 20: Tackling Time-Blindness
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Day 19: Unf*cking Chores
A few weeks ago, I downloaded an app to help me keep track of household chores. Today, I'll share my thoughts on how it's going. Tody - Smarter Cleaning app The reason I searched for an app is twofold. First, I never remember to do tasks until the evidence that they haven't been done in … Continue reading Day 19: Unf*cking Chores
Cleaning House Without Distractions
Last October, I wrote a post about my cleaning strategies. After having read the book, Unf*ck Your Habitat, I see now that the marathon cleaning sessions I would engage in once every rare while were the cause of my problems, not the solution. Twenty-minute cleaning sessions are far more effective, even if I only do … Continue reading Cleaning House Without Distractions
Days 12 & 13: The Really F*cking Hard Stuff
Cleaning out a closet is all well and good, but what comes next? The before and after photos are enviable but what you don't see is what's going on just out of frame. What is it that you aren't seeing? Why, all the piles of shit that aren't going back into the closet, of course. … Continue reading Days 12 & 13: The Really F*cking Hard Stuff
Days 10 & 11: Unf*cking Happens
The goal for 2020 is to unf*ck my habitat. All of it. Clutter in my home is amazing. Closets, cabinets, and drawers all *can* close, but barely. And I'm rarely able to use what's inside without excavating and doing an archaeological dig. This results in me not being terribly eager to put things away. I … Continue reading Days 10 & 11: Unf*cking Happens
Day 6: Surviving Mondays
Heading back to work after a few days off is difficult for most people. For those with ADHD, it's far worse. This is true even if you like your job, your commute, your office, the people you see and work with. It's known that folks with ADHD have trouble changing the channel in their brains. … Continue reading Day 6: Surviving Mondays
Day 4: The Unf*cking Continues
Yesterday was day 4 of the challenge to honor achievements rather than focus on failures, and I proudly made progress in this regard. Did you? The hope/goal is by the end of 2020 I'll have unfucked my habitat. Perhaps other aspects of my life, as well. My Christmas tree has been taken down. The floor … Continue reading Day 4: The Unf*cking Continues
Day 3 of Celebrating Successes: The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman's The World That We Knew traverses all the areas of France in which I traveled earlier this year, takes place in the past, centers around women's experiences, and includes a magical being. It is all the things I love most in a book. I am completely enraptured. It is good that I have … Continue reading Day 3 of Celebrating Successes: The World That We Knew
Beach trip: last day
It is time to leave. Today, we will pack our belongings back into our cars and return to our homes. We will enjoy this last morning as much as others, with far too much food and far more full bellies than an average day. But there will be a different feel to the event, a … Continue reading Beach trip: last day
Thanksgiving and taking stock of 2019
It’s been a shit few years or so. 2019 is the first one that’s ending on a true, sustainable upswing. It’s Thanksgiving week, and I am thinking of all the things for which I am thankful. A friend commented the other day that 2019 has been the year of Suzanne, and I realized she was … Continue reading Thanksgiving and taking stock of 2019
Taking care of business
Yesterday morning, I bemoaned not having a partner to help me while I'm laid up with back pain. Later in the day, I found a solution. I hired someone from taskrabbit to come help me with some chores. I found a solution I'm comfortable with, and I'm proud of this. Here is what I wrote … Continue reading Taking care of business
Thoughts On “The Miniaturist” by Jessie Burton, ADHD, and Loneliness
I spent the last week transported into the 1600s in Amsterdam. It was winter, and it was cold. And I was very much alone, and very lonely. The reading project is going well. I have made it through The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, and have now moved on … Continue reading Thoughts On “The Miniaturist” by Jessie Burton, ADHD, and Loneliness
Time change lag and executive dysfunction
TGIF. This whole week has been an endless slog through horrible exhaustion. The clocks changing seem to impact me differently than others. I don't understand it. I was more tired each day than I was the day before and I'm desperately hoping this weekend will allow me to fully adjust to our new time zone. … Continue reading Time change lag and executive dysfunction
ADHD: Workplace Successes and Frustrations
On Friday of this past week, I pulled out a notebook and a pen. There were four screens in front of me. Two of them were large computer monitors mounted to the back of my desk. One was the laptop attached to them both. The other was my mobile phone. Ha, actually, there were five … Continue reading ADHD: Workplace Successes and Frustrations
Cleaning House Without Distractions
ADHD, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, recurring headaches… It's understandable why my home is generally not very clean. Tidying up quickly before friends come over is something I can do. Knowing there is a deadline puts pressure on me, and I perform well under pressure. (ADHD and Cleaning) It's an adrenaline thing. My mind and energy … Continue reading Cleaning House Without Distractions