#this post is sponsored by adhd

[salamanderpickle]

me before transitioning to the task: I hate it!! I hate cleaning the bathroom!! I hate it!!!! I don't wanna do it!!!! No!!!!!!!!!

me during the transition: okay buddy, you've got this. I scheduled an hour for this task but it obviously wont take that long so when I get done early I can do whatever I want. Just do a quick cursory clean and be done. I know you wanna quit right now but we have to do this.

me after transitioning to the task: I. Will. Not. REST. until every smudge and speck of dust is removed from this bathroom. I will polish the chromium features until they shine like pure silver. I will make the shower tiles shine like the stars. An hour is not long enough. Cancel the rest of my plans. This is the only thing I've ever cared about.

[thepuffingice]

i don't know what parent needs to hear this but yelling at, punishing, shaming, making public spectacle, or hell outright physically harming your child for lying to you about something isn't going to make them stop lying to you, it will just make them lie smarter.

[mid-by-midwest]

hate when you're complaining about using an app too much and some person with self control says to just "delete it from your phone" ok yea. but what do i do about the fact that i know how to just......download it again

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

Simulation of if people talked about neurodivergence (various forms of neurodivergence) like they talk about neurodivergence (just adhd and autism):

neurodivergence is when you go on a bender and spend $150 you don’t have on artisanal jams. Every neurodivergent person experiences this universally and if you don’t you must be neurotypical and also I hate you.

[guiltypleasurefandomface]

I never noticed before how much you can hear Davey Jones's accent in Daydream Believer. Either this is remastered, a different version to the one I used to have, or these headphones-

Ah this isn't the first time I've said something like this. I heard something on a Queen song I hadn't heard before because of these headphones. -

Wait a minute Davey Jones was in Coronation Street!?

I never knew he was in Coronation Street!

[lazywitchling]

So, now that I've written up the benefits of having a Rough Draft Grimoire (the 'Working Grimoire' as I call it), I also realize that I haven't actually used mine in a bit. I have the first volume (black knockoff moleskine) that I started in 2016 and filled up in 2017. And then I have the second volume (sea blue knockoff moleskine) that started in 2017 and STILL has not been filled.

So what's going on there? I haven't been writing the interesting things I find. I reblog them and tag them so I can find them, sure, but I haven't been writing them down. Lots of the spells and techniques I try end up going directly into the Fancy Book now.

I DON'T LIKE THAT. I miss the act of writing things down in meatspace. The extra processing that comes from reading words on a screen, filtering them through my brain, and physically writing them down on a page. I felt more connected to my craft when I was doing that on the regular.

Let's fill up these last few pages of volume 2, shall we? I've had volume 3 (purple knockoff moleskine) ready to go for a while, so it's time to get to it!

[rustlingsilpha]

cw // vent

sometimes I feel like I'm gamzee and my life is homestuck

[ablednt]

Cinderella stories have the capacity to be so fucking funny I'm obsessed with ones where the step sisters call her Cinderella and she's like "dad do something" and he's like lol that's ur name now

Imagine if someone called u buttface and then everyone was like yep that's your name now like that's unfortunately really funny

[vero-niche]

my dear tumblr followers know it all too well tho

[loveofastarvingdog]

you never realize as a disabled/neurodivergent person how important it is to have someone who gets you until you have someone who actually Gets You

[moonfurthetemmie]

dude I want to draw so many things

even disregarding the horror idiots it would be so fucking COOL if I could draw do you KNOW how many toasty animatics I would make. Do you know how many different songs I could animate the big fight between Obsidian and Nightmare to. I have one that’s fucking perfect for it.

do you KNOW how many soft blorbos from my head I would draw that would probably never be shared but would make me so mf happy

[envioussin]

post promised day Envy almost always forgets to eat, considering they never had to before, and thus it is not uncommon to find them just on the floor somewhere at dinnertime, unable to move from lack of energy.

not to mention the fact that they’re now terrified to use the stove, so cooking is no longer an option. yay trauma. 

[productivitywizard]

tip from an experienced wizard:

download a calendar app!!

my favorite is called Time Tree - it's incredible for busy wizards w/ companions because you can share calendars with your friends/family/partners OR you can just use it by yourself! you can also make as many calendars as possible w/ different people or for different reasons

(works best for us executive dysfunction wizards when shared with a very organized friend who puts in all your dates for you)

iphone link

google play store

[outerspacedunce]

Today someone said to me (in not in good context, it's an awful situation really) that they know I'm struggling. But actually. I'm not. Not that they'd know that, but for the first time in a while, I don't feel like I'm struggling.

I'm not at my very best, maybe, but then again I hardly ever am because I simply refuse to use all my limited energy. But I'm not struggling.

I'm creating things every day, learning new skills, and greedily taking in as many stories (via book, game, or tv) as I can get my hands on. I'm taking care of myself, my loved ones, my home, and my business. I'm making effort of getting in touch with lost friends and family, and setting out to do things that I enjoy outside my home. I'm constantly considering and implementing new ways to work with myself for myself to make the most out of the rest of my life.

My mental health is actually the best it's been even before my uncle passed away.

I am deeply in love with my partner, our present and the thought of our future. There's plans to expand on our house, our little homestead, and possibly even our family. I'm more self aware than ever, learning my priorities and holding more firmly to my core values and boundaries, while discarding bad or useless habits, thoughts, and expectations. These days I am appreciating myself and accepting everything I am or have been. Shame and regret has less of a hold on me, like weeds I have learned to pull out of my mind so that I can flourish like never before.

There are still days where I struggle in certain ways or with specific things. Some days I can't beat the executive dysfunction, but now I know that I don't have to. Other days, I'm sad for reasons too deep to explain, but now I know that I'll be happy again. Most of the time, I am simultaneously tired and restless, forgetful and lost in my thoughts. Yet less and less I fight myself or punish myself for not meeting expectations. More and more I give myself the grace and compassion I so readily give to others.

So, actually, for the first time in a very, very long time, I don't actually feel like living is a struggle. I am not struggling. And I thought it was important to recognize that and shamelessly feel good about it.

[metal-requiem]

i wish my safety food wasnt dinty moores beef stew. i be taking starving damage like steve minecraft and the only thing my brain will let me eat is dog food

[thepinkmilk]

people with ADHD are just ADAB - assigned dog at birth, which also explains why so many of us are trans

"ooh, a squirrel!" - this is the most dog thing to do and also my reactions to all squirrels