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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 26 Friday 24/11/23

TL:DR A day of 2 halves , ‘Meh’ first thing then the day improved , walking & talking was a proper tonic, & a nice ‘naughty’ meal to finish the day. 😊

Writing in realtime….
Getting up at 4am is a killer at the moment, I do love this time of day, but my body is still in flux & is definitely of the opinion that if the birds are still asleep then it should be too!

All of a sudden, just after breakfast all the wind has been blown out of my sails.
There are a couple of things on my mind , but this sudden drop in energy, motivation & enthusiasm is a bit of a surprise to be honest!
I’ve come back to bed , suddenly the world is too big , too loud , too much !

Maybe I’ll feel better after a finishing my coffee & getting a bit of reading done?

Sometime later:
Mrs Squirrel is off to the office again, this leaves the day ‘free’ .

Ok so my Bestie bullied me out of the door & out for a walk. Walked 12000 steps in total, chatting away merrily on the phone with them & enjoying the blue skies & bright late autumn sunshine , although not the cold biting at my hands !

The exercise did me good but a twinge in my heart about ¾ of the way home advised me that enough was enough when I got in.

I battled thru the chores that I still had left & flopped into the recliner with a cuppa & a naughty toffee mini waffle that , with the cheese spread sarnie about 30 minutes later , constituted lunch.

Resurrected my Spotify a/c this afternoon so I can share tracks with my friend & chatted some more.

Pizza & cider for dinner may put a small dint in the Project WOOF successes today but I feel I deserve it. 😊

Final Thoughts:
Today started on a bit of a downer first thing, I’m not exactly sure why I had the mood swing wether it was ASD maybe ?
The day improved so much with getting out in the fresh air & sunshine, with a close friend chatting away with me.
It’s weird but since I got the initial diagnosis for autism my mental health has started to noticeably improve . I hope that this is not just a short term thing because it feels really good !

Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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