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Get a Cleaner
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Get a CleanerI’ve shared a few posts with tips on how I manage the household, but realised today that I haven’t shared my biggest tip… Get a cleaner! For me, having a cleaner is a game changer. We have someone how comes once a fortnight for an hour. She cleans the bathrooms and vacuums and mops the…
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Charging, and needing to recharge
Continue Reading: Charging, and needing to rechargeMy phone is getting old. It doesn’t hold the charge as long as it did when I first got the phone. Most days, I have to plug it in around lunchtime to charge, even if I haven’t used it very often. I have taken to carrying a charger with me if I’m going to be…
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Intuitive Learning
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Intuitive LearningI have realised that I am an intuitive learner. I pick things up and, in some things, I seem to just know what to do. If you give me some software and let me play, I’ll play around and work out how to use it. If you give me a text book, I’ll follow the…
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Navigating Friendships
Continue Reading: Navigating FriendshipsI have seen quite a few posts lately in autism groups talking about struggles with friendships. I admit that I’m right there too… it’s something that I really struggle with. I have read all the books, done programs, even did a program when I was teen. I do all the things that they tell me…
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Noticing the housework
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Noticing the houseworkThis morning, I read a post on Threads about teaching kids to notice the housework. Not just do the housework, but notice that things need to be done. I realised this is an issue with so many people, including me. And it seems to be common in the autism & ADHD community. Things need doing…
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Little packets of snacks
Categories: LifestyleContinue Reading: Little packets of snacksI am pretty bad at remembering to eat during the day. This includes having lunch, but also having snacks. I know that I need to eat small bit regularly, but often forget. I also eat a bit when I’m bored, searching for that dopamine hit. Recently, I have rediscovered those little packets of snacks that…
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Unfriending & unfollowing
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Unfriending & unfollowingOn my Facebook friends list, I have an eclectic mix of people. Some family, some friends, some I have connected to through business… all with varying degrees of interaction. I have accepted or given friend requests for different reasons. Recently, there was one contact I had met at a business event who posted rubbish about…
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Meal Planning…
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Meal Planning…When trying to be organised, you don’t have to look far before coming up with tips for meal planning. This comes in many forms, from trying to reduce stress during a busy week to trying to save money to simply being organised. Meal planning is touted as the ultimate thing to keep you healthy, save…
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To Autism Support Services
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: To Autism Support ServicesLet me introduce myself. My name is Melissa, and at the time of writing, I’m 46 years old. I am autistic and ADHD, diagnosed at the age of 44. I feel you are letting me, and others like me, down, mostly because we don’t fit in with your understanding of who an autistic person is,…
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Working to my energy levels
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Working to my energy levelsI have always struggled with working a 9-5 work schedule. Whether I was working full time for an employer or working for myself, trying to maintain a ‘traditional’ work schedule has never worked well for me. It has left me exhausted as my energy levels fluctuate, not only throughout the day, but also throughout the…