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Working with myself rather than against myself

I'm getting a little frustrated and overwhelmed with everything I have to do in the living room still. I've been at it pretty much nonstop for the past three days and I'm tired. I was able to get half of everything second coated before I started getting sloppy. I've decided to take a break, order some lunch (cause I'm also a little hangry) and work on something else for right now. I need to clear my head so I can get back at it ASAP. I owe it to the kids to disrupt their lives as little as possible, and right now, the entire first floor is unusable. Thankfully, the kids are at their moms until tomorrow, so I have some time. As far as my break is concerned, I'm…

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February 5, 2022

My thoughts

The progress continues

Just a quick update cause some of you were asking about how the living room was going. I feel like I've been fairly productive. Yesterday I wasn't able to get started until mid-afternoon because I've had several new projects come in over the last few days and I'm trying to balance my time. I managed to get a first coat of paint on the windows, front door, and entrance way before running out of daylight. The plan is to get a second coat on the everything and then start on the baseboards. I have to get this done soon because the kids are not enjoying the house being torn apart. My goal is to get to the walls tomorrow, if not today. Wish me luck. I'm feeling motivated and ready…

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February 5, 2022

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I totally kicked ass this week

I don't often pat myself on the back but I'm gonna do that tonight because I'm really proud of myself. I've spent the last two days working on the living room and I've made a good bit of progress. Yesterday I repainted the ceiling, which took some time. Cutting the ceiling in felt like it took forever but I worked straight though until it was done. I used a fourteen inch roller and two costed the ceiling and it looks amazing. By the time I finished with everything, I had lost the natural light and couldn't go any further. This morning I began prepping all the trim (base-boards, door casing, windows, window casing, and front door). It took forever but it turned out great. I recaulked almost everything, which is…

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February 3, 2022

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ADHD / My thoughts

Is this how other adults function?

Today was such a good day for me. I made so much progress in the living room. I was able to get everything patched up and prepped for Wednesday when we paint the ceiling. I stayed on task and got everything done. The living room will be ready to start receiving fresh cost of paint this Wednesday. It's amazing how small changes in the way I approach things can have such a positive impact. I have to use things like lists, reminders, post-it notes, broken down tasks, self-imposed deadlines, and the like in order to keep myself on track. I have mixed feelings about it but truthfully, it's a small price to pay for adult functionality. I'm so grateful to have figured this out because if today is an indication…

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January 31, 2022

ADHD / My thoughts

Recognizing that I have adult #ADHD is absolutely changing my life

I wanted to take a second and say thank you to everyone in my life who is supporting me as I explore an adult ADHD diagnosis. I've spent so long exhausted, beating myself up, and being stuck because I didn't recognize what the problem was. The more research I do, the more I realize that what I thought was depression was at least partly ADHD. I've been on this journey silently for a couple of months now and have only recently began to explore it. I've written about my suspicions vaguely but I had a lengthy, detailed conversation about it with those closest to me over the last couple of days. I've been reading everything I can find on adult ADHD and talking to some of my closest friends who…

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January 30, 2022

Because You Asked / My thoughts

A few reasons why your #autistic child may be having #meltdowns after school?

A mom from one of my autism parenting support groups asked why her autistic son has meltdowns after school. This was a really good question and I wanted to share my answer here. If you're following me on IG, you may have already seen this. There could be a million reasons but I wanted to share some insight into why this may be happening. I think we, as parents, can underestimate how challenging it can be for our kids just to make it through the school day. School is not sensory friendly and there's a great deal of expectation during the school day. Simply put, school can be incredibly overwhelming for our kiddos on the spectrum and the fact they hold it together as well as they do is quite…

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January 28, 2022

My thoughts

Yesterday was frustrating

It's yet another snow day this week. This time for extreme cold. This complicates my day a little but I'm going to make it work. The kids are of course thrilled, that school is canceled, as I would have been at their age. I don't necessarily mind the school being closed, but I'm trying to take care of a ton of things right now, and the kids being home is a distraction. I'm recording my second interview of the new season today. This year I'm going to be putting some focus on connecting parents with services that can be of benefit to their families, especially in the advent of COVID. Afterwards, I'm go to continue making drywall repairs to the living room in preparation for painting next weekend. The kids…

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January 27, 2022

My thoughts / Video Series

Because you asked: “Is it with autism or autistic?”

While I haven't really been able to share these here until now, I've been working on a new project. I'm answering your autism parenting related questions in a 30 second video clip and posting it on Facebook. I'm excited to be able to start sharing things here as well. I'd love to get your feedback either in the comments below or by following the link to the actual reel and leaving your thoughts there. Please feel free to leave me your questions and I'll do my best to answer them as honestly as possible.

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January 26, 2022