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Weekly Update
May. 29th, 2025 09:06 pmHello everyone! This week has been a good one, although I feel like I haven't gotten a lot of things done. I've read a lot of fanfic, I've done a lot of Duolingo, and I managed to keep on top of the dishes, but it feels like most other things fell to the wayside. I still struggle to find a balance between everything I want to do, but I am happy with what I accomplished this week.
On Friday, I hung out with my good friend in the evening, which was very nice. It's rare that we get to do that, but I was on day shift so everything worked out. Saturday was fairly low-key. I mostly did chores, but I also played Pandemic with my friends and we won the month of July, so that was very nice. :D On Sunday, my sister hosted an "Amazing Race," with tasks around our part of the town that were meant for walking. I ended up paired with my sister and we did more running than expected (I never run and my stamina sucks), so I was sore the next day but I has a lot of fun. She's done a couple different versions of this now and they are always a good time.
I am making decent progress on my yearly goals, although some are lagging further behind than others. I got a suggestion for changing the format of them for next year, since I was complaining about not having enough time to do everything I wanted, as well as having time to just relax. I think for next year (or possibly later this year), I'm going to try to split my goals into quarters. There will still be some goals that span the whole year, but I'm going to try to assign goals such as "knit this" or "do a puzzle" to a specific time of year so that I have less things to focus on. I don't know if it will work, but I'm willing to give it a try and see what happens.
One of the goals I routinely struggle with is my gardening goal. I dislike weeding but I do enjoy having a garden. So far, I have done decently with weeding and watering the garden, although I will need to weed again soon. My sister and I planted some flowers this year, mostly perennials, so the front garden will be fuller and we won't have as much to buy and plant next year. A fun fact that I hadn't really realized before: lettuce is perennial. At least, we have a type of lettuce that has been growing in our garden since we bought the house and we don't do anything to replant it year after year. It is nice having lettuce in the garden to pick though, and it's pretty low maintenance. :)
I'm also contemplating trying to find a therapist again. I feel like I could use some help finding coping and communication skills, although I don't feel nearly as out of my depth as the last time I had a therapist. I'd also like to talk to someone who has experience with neurodivergent people. I have no idea if I'm just quirky, if I fall in the range of "typical," or if there is something different about the way my brain functions. I'm not too concerned about this, since it doesn't interfere with my life, but I'm wondering if there are additional strategies and aids that would make things simpler if I had something more concrete than "different."
An outside opinion would be helpful, since I don't know the range for "typical" and "atypical" and I'm wondering if I'm seeing things that aren't really there, since I've been watching a lot of neurodivergent creators on YouTube recently. I haven't decided if this is something I want to pursue yet, but it's definitely been on my mind.
I hope you all are doing well. I hope you have a fantastic weekend, see you again next week!
On Friday, I hung out with my good friend in the evening, which was very nice. It's rare that we get to do that, but I was on day shift so everything worked out. Saturday was fairly low-key. I mostly did chores, but I also played Pandemic with my friends and we won the month of July, so that was very nice. :D On Sunday, my sister hosted an "Amazing Race," with tasks around our part of the town that were meant for walking. I ended up paired with my sister and we did more running than expected (I never run and my stamina sucks), so I was sore the next day but I has a lot of fun. She's done a couple different versions of this now and they are always a good time.
I am making decent progress on my yearly goals, although some are lagging further behind than others. I got a suggestion for changing the format of them for next year, since I was complaining about not having enough time to do everything I wanted, as well as having time to just relax. I think for next year (or possibly later this year), I'm going to try to split my goals into quarters. There will still be some goals that span the whole year, but I'm going to try to assign goals such as "knit this" or "do a puzzle" to a specific time of year so that I have less things to focus on. I don't know if it will work, but I'm willing to give it a try and see what happens.
One of the goals I routinely struggle with is my gardening goal. I dislike weeding but I do enjoy having a garden. So far, I have done decently with weeding and watering the garden, although I will need to weed again soon. My sister and I planted some flowers this year, mostly perennials, so the front garden will be fuller and we won't have as much to buy and plant next year. A fun fact that I hadn't really realized before: lettuce is perennial. At least, we have a type of lettuce that has been growing in our garden since we bought the house and we don't do anything to replant it year after year. It is nice having lettuce in the garden to pick though, and it's pretty low maintenance. :)
I'm also contemplating trying to find a therapist again. I feel like I could use some help finding coping and communication skills, although I don't feel nearly as out of my depth as the last time I had a therapist. I'd also like to talk to someone who has experience with neurodivergent people. I have no idea if I'm just quirky, if I fall in the range of "typical," or if there is something different about the way my brain functions. I'm not too concerned about this, since it doesn't interfere with my life, but I'm wondering if there are additional strategies and aids that would make things simpler if I had something more concrete than "different."
An outside opinion would be helpful, since I don't know the range for "typical" and "atypical" and I'm wondering if I'm seeing things that aren't really there, since I've been watching a lot of neurodivergent creators on YouTube recently. I haven't decided if this is something I want to pursue yet, but it's definitely been on my mind.
I hope you all are doing well. I hope you have a fantastic weekend, see you again next week!
