The ADHD is ADHD-ing
Mar. 19th, 2025 09:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mousmeMy brain desperately wants to start new projects! WHAT IF WE LEARNED WATERCOLOUR?!? Of course, it's conveniently ignoring that last month we wanted to learn embroidery and the month before how to crochet and make socks. I still want to do all that, of course, but I haven't gotten around to it, and now my brain is all SHINY NEW PROJECT, IGNORE THOSE OTHER THINGS FOR WHICH YOU HAVE SUPPLIES!
Uuuugh.
Honestly, my brain is exhausting sometimes.
I also need to get my act together and get things done around the house. Things need to be cleaned, and I need to start all my vegetables and maybe reorganize the basement to be more functional. I don't know if my brain will let me do any of it, but I need to at least try. If I can get up early enough tomorrow I'm going to go to Costco because we're almost out of eggs. I don't know how long we're going to be spared the egg crisis that's happening in the US currently, but I'm going to take advantage of the eggs while I can. I've been watching the price of eggs creep up over the years, and I can't say I'm enjoying it. Three years ago I could get a box of 30 eggs for $6.50 and the last time I went to Costco they were $8.99. It's still cheaper than at most grocery stores, although every so often Shopper's Drug Mart has a sale which I take advantage of. I can't fit the boxes of 30 eggs in my fridge but I use the cartons from the other eggs to redistribute them into more fridge-compatible sizes.
Speaking of the fridge, I need to figure out why it's been freezing all the food I place at the back. It's done a number on some of my vegetables, and I can't really afford to lose my produce like that. I should probably tell my property management folks about it, but that means letting more people into the house, and I really hate that. They already invade my home far more than I enjoy, but I suppose needs must. My dishwasher also probably needs to be serviced since it's been eight years since I moved in, and it no longer washes the dishes about 25% of the time. Everything breaks down over time, I guess. If I were handier (or braver) I might be able to do it myself. Maybe I'll give cleaning out the dishwasher filter a shot, gather all my courage and a bunch of tools and see what I can do about that.
Being a responsible adult is a lot less great than you're led to expect as a kid, let me tell you. :P
In the meantime, I picked up two more books at the library today: The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence, and Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. I was a little worried when I put a hold on them that I wouldn't be able to read them in time, but they are both mercifully quite compact, so maybe my brain will cooperate with me and let me read them before I have to bring them back. I'm trying to build up a library of books that will help me with mutual aid and community building, both on a practical and theoretical level. So far my local library has been a little hit-and-miss with what books are even available, but I don't want to buy books before I know they'll be useful.
Okay, my shift is coming to a close. Time to pack it in. Catch you on the flip side, friends!
Uuuugh.
Honestly, my brain is exhausting sometimes.
I also need to get my act together and get things done around the house. Things need to be cleaned, and I need to start all my vegetables and maybe reorganize the basement to be more functional. I don't know if my brain will let me do any of it, but I need to at least try. If I can get up early enough tomorrow I'm going to go to Costco because we're almost out of eggs. I don't know how long we're going to be spared the egg crisis that's happening in the US currently, but I'm going to take advantage of the eggs while I can. I've been watching the price of eggs creep up over the years, and I can't say I'm enjoying it. Three years ago I could get a box of 30 eggs for $6.50 and the last time I went to Costco they were $8.99. It's still cheaper than at most grocery stores, although every so often Shopper's Drug Mart has a sale which I take advantage of. I can't fit the boxes of 30 eggs in my fridge but I use the cartons from the other eggs to redistribute them into more fridge-compatible sizes.
Speaking of the fridge, I need to figure out why it's been freezing all the food I place at the back. It's done a number on some of my vegetables, and I can't really afford to lose my produce like that. I should probably tell my property management folks about it, but that means letting more people into the house, and I really hate that. They already invade my home far more than I enjoy, but I suppose needs must. My dishwasher also probably needs to be serviced since it's been eight years since I moved in, and it no longer washes the dishes about 25% of the time. Everything breaks down over time, I guess. If I were handier (or braver) I might be able to do it myself. Maybe I'll give cleaning out the dishwasher filter a shot, gather all my courage and a bunch of tools and see what I can do about that.
Being a responsible adult is a lot less great than you're led to expect as a kid, let me tell you. :P
In the meantime, I picked up two more books at the library today: The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence, and Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. I was a little worried when I put a hold on them that I wouldn't be able to read them in time, but they are both mercifully quite compact, so maybe my brain will cooperate with me and let me read them before I have to bring them back. I'm trying to build up a library of books that will help me with mutual aid and community building, both on a practical and theoretical level. So far my local library has been a little hit-and-miss with what books are even available, but I don't want to buy books before I know they'll be useful.
Okay, my shift is coming to a close. Time to pack it in. Catch you on the flip side, friends!
