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In survival mode, sitting at the computer all day, writing applications.

It’s now 18:40, and I glance over to see that my morning coffee still has half a cup left.

Luckily, I love iced coffee, even if it's freezing outside.

Especially while I *still* have an inside.

Anyway, everything hurts.

#auspol#Poverty#DSP

When hyperfocus aided by ever increasing frustration over a problem hijacks the tine you urgently need to use for brunch & extra liquid (it's a bit warm here) for nearly 3 hours 😮.

So, you find yourself unfed, unwatered & still with, no fix but I'll just select this option then to avoid the problem, just as the days hits late afternoon 😮😳😭.

Bye bye to today's plans.

At times like this I like to contemplate what I'd do if I were ever to meet Hyperfocus down a dark alley.

In a lovely AuDHD hyperfocus I managed to sew my 5yo a new dress tonight. After just sewing the shoulders together, I let her try it on and figured the dress would be too small. Luckily, I had some purple fabric that complimented the print, so I made two 4 cm panels in between the side seems. And I added some pockets in the same purple, because why are there still dress patterns without pockets? And then I added some more purple at the bottom, because she wanted a slightly longer dress, and I made the neckline in the same purple fabric. Pretty pleased overall, with my 5th sewing project! Fabric from Hazeltjes.nl, pattern from Onion also bought there.
#sewing #handmade #AuDHD #autistic #ADHD #hyperfocus #ostara #vegan

#ScribesAndMakers 3/18 What would your best creative life look like if you stretch beyond realistic, but still keep it plausible?

Hahaha, oh, I wish I could have beyond be plausible. Literally just happened. Nearly a decade of #burnout #freeze had flattened writing. I barely did any.

Some healing cleared it. I spent days in #hyperfocus then couldn’t sleep. A few days of tired mush, and back to #fatigue now with some writing. So idk, cos not that.

Anyone who says hyperfocus is a superpower can't fathom how destructive it is to not be able to control your focus. People get how bad not having focus is, but the opposite is ALSO AWFUL!

I got hit with it just before we were supposed to go to sleep and ended up moving bedtime to 5am because I could not break the focus even with help.

Now I am exhausted, aching head to toe, and need to find a way to be able to work with mental batteries on savings mode.

Now available on YouTube, an #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy” presentation:

On the 7th of February at 20:00 GMT/UTC, Jorik Mol, “professionally autistic”, presented “Now I wanna think about all the good times – The joys of Breaking the Boundaries”.

Watch now at: youtu.be/88-EGSq_dmg

Slides with clickable read-along links: docs.google.com/presentation/d

“Jorik's first book of 2025 is Breaking the Boundaries, describing his experiences as a lived experience mentor of autistic higher education students. These stories highlight the particular joys of being neuroqueer and finding one's community, gender joy, the joy of art, the joy of hyperfocus and the joy of fighting the good fight.”

Is it a backpack? Is it a totebag? IT'S BOTH 😎 and it has pockets! Absolutely ecstatic about the result of this project.
Green fabric: a thrifted curtain
Blue with print: from the leftover bin at the fabric store
Method: by sewingtimes on youtube, love that woman. I added some batting for a comfier fit.
Honestly, nothing compares to the dopamine rush that comes from a few hours of hyper focus resulting in a successful product.
#sewing #handmade #memade #totebag #backpack #hyperfocus

My mind, a blunt instrument, fixates on a hypothesis of Trump's last term critiquing our obsession with him and his ability to control the narrative akin to a puppet master or master strategist. And my singular obsession with this train of thought grates within the obvious greater context. For me, it follows, is the original hypothesis correct? Or...

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@yngmar how it's going:

1- The 3 are for juggling eventually (safely, I R Safe)

2- The clean 2 are for Kata- of which I will make up as I go and will be essentially dumps from whatever aikido and other martial art I hyperfocused on over the random years.

3- Actually 4 years #sober (alcohol) tomorrow!!

4- Definitely getting hammered tonight. Great rec!!

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Ugh! The poem took 12 - 14 hours to write (thank you, #hyperfocus), and now it will probably take Medium 14 months to format the stanzas correctly.

Could you stop messing with my pacing, enjambment, rhythm and metre? FFS!

Therefore, I have now posted it elsewhere in my usual places.