@the-other-sandy, Weren’t We Just Talking About Grapenuts?

Also, remember to vote your whole ballot and to vote in non-presidential elections.  The Senate is at least as responsible for two of the last three conservative Supreme Court Justices as Trump.

I am begging you to fucking vote. On November 3rd, early, and in all your local elections to come.

I know so many people for whom this is appropriate, but the first one I thought of is @ladypoetess.  Hugs to all of my spoonie friends!  (Is this how you really play “Knifey Spoonie”?)

So cute!

Transparent Jellyfish Pride! 

You can buy these as shirts or stickers without the watermark on my Redbubble! 

EDIT: I forgot to add the Pan Jellyfish!! It’s added ;v;)b

How can there be any doubt that George is an excellent crow??

I’ve spent about an hour or so today listening to “Hidden Almanac” by @ursula-vernon. I just love, LOVE this podcast - and the two main characters. I wish it had more fans here, on tumblr.

Reblog if you agree George is an excellent crow.

Also, I’ve been seeing more FedEx/UPS shipments where the final leg is actually done by USPS.  Apparently, it is more cost effective for FedEx/UPS to outsource part of their shipping to a competitor, even if they can do most of the distance more cheaply themselves.  So if the Postal Service goes under, would we have to pay even more for shipping, or would we just have to pick it up in a centralized location instead of actually getting packages delivered to our doors?

“Find what works for you and work it.“

I’m so glad that my mother was willing to raise my sister and myself to be weird and to accept that we would never be, and didn’t need to be, normal.  Unless you’re sharing living quarters with someone and their needs conflict with yours, make your space work for you.  Why try to make yourself live somewhere that doesn’t fit you, just for some illusion of normal?

Ridiculous yet effective ways to deal with Executive Dysfunction

Dealing with executive dysfunction and ADHD becomes so much easier when you stop trying to do things the way you feel like you should be able to do them (like everyone else) and start finding ways that actually work for you, no matter how “silly” or “unnecessary” they seem.

For years my floor was constantly covered in laundry. Clean laundry got mixed in with dirty and I had to wash things twice, just making more work for myself. Now I just have 3 laundry bins: dirty (wash it later), clean (put it away later), and mystery (figure it out later). Sure, theoretically I could sort my clothes into dirty or clean as soon as I take them off and put them away straight out of the dryer, but realistically that’s never going to be a sustainable strategy for me.

How many garbage bins do you need in a bedroom? One? WRONG! The correct answer is one within arms reach at all times. Which for me is three. Because am I really going to get up to blow my nose when I’m hyperfocusing? NO. In allergy season I even have an empty kleenex box for “used tissues I can use again.” Kinda gross? Yeah. But less gross than a snowy winter landscape of dusty germs on my desk.

I used to be late all the time because I couldn’t find my house key. But it costs $2.50 and 3 minutes to copy a key, so now there’s one in my backpack, my purse, my gym bag, my wallet, my desk, and hanging on my door. Problem solved.

I’m like a ninja for getting pout the door past reminder notes without noticing. If I really don’t want to forget something, I make a physical barrier in front of my door. A sticky note is a lot easier to walk past than a two foot high cardboard box with my wallet on top of it.

Executive dysfunction is always going to cause challenges, but often half the struggle is trying to cope by pretending not to have executive dysfunction, instead of finding actual solutions.

Are there people who don’t?  I tell my cats that I love them and I’ll be back whenever I leave.

Oh I take it way further than that.

I tell them about any errands I have to run after work that will lead me to being later than normal.

I tell them approximately how late I will be because of those errands and reassure them that I will in fact be home.

I remind them how close the weekend is.

On weekends I tell them where I’m going, how long it will take me, and offer up treats or a trip to the dog park as a bargaining chip for letting me go out.

I tell them to have good naps while I’m out.

I tell the small one, “No poops while I’m gone.”

I tell the big one not to be scared if it’s stormy outside.

I tell them they are good girls

I tell them I love them.

And ONLY THEN do I leave the house.

Pay attention to what is being cut -- public radio and television, libraries and museums, education, research. Elon knows how to count; he's counting the benefits he can take away from the public.

I feel like… Anyone who tries to outlaw abortion should be legally required to raise a parrot