Hello September

I often find September to be hurried and hectic but I am not letting it get all persnickety this year.

Instead, I am going to make friends with September and find as much ease as I can.

Not consistent but definitely persistent

While I often get annoyed at myself (and my ADHD) for not being able to be consistent, I am very proud of myself for my persistence.

I will keep starting again and again, using different tactics, strategies, and techniques to forge ahead over and over.

And I have been learning how to lower the metaphorical bar to make that persistence easier.

Like writing a really short blog post as a placeholder when I am trying to get back into the habit of regular writing.

A is for Again

As in starting to post regularly AGAIN.

My ADHD frequently disrupts my routines and plans, especially for stuff that is just for myself.

BUT

I have gotten really, really good at starting again.

And, with practice, I have learned to start again without recrimination or self-judgement.

A victory, really.

February? Ok, sure.

I’ve been seeing a lot of jokes on Facebook lately about how long January felt. I don’t usually find January that long. It’s February that gets me.

But I’m determined that that’s not going to be the case this year.

Usually, I find it February somehow takes forever and I end up dumped into barge without feeling like I did anything during the month before.

January actually felt pretty good. I had just a few specific projects to do – which always helps. The timing of those projects was dictated by somebody else but I was glad that I recognized that the scale and scope of those projects meant that I wouldn’t be able to take on anything else.

I need to practice that a bit more for myself, I think.

There’s no reason why I can’t choose my number of projects, choose their scope, and choose their timing.

I just need to convince my ADHD brain that those decisions makes sense.

Let’s see how that goes.