Notices by :neuro: Pixy's Journey :nonbinary_heart: (pixysjourney@beige.party)

#Journal of an anxious and stressed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: (Tuesday, 04/08/2026).

It was a bit of a mixed night, due to potty breaks, bad backs, and buzzing terrorists. But in the end, I got up earlier than I had hoped for, as today was going to be a long day. I got up, got dressed, took my meds, and fed Koa. There was an email from the pharmacy now, so all the dreadful calls had paid of, at least... When Koa was done with his meal, we got ready, and we went to Skoosh, to go and pick up my meds.

The drive went well, and before we knew it, we were back home, and I was able to take my better meds again. I got to the couch, grabbed my laptop, and started emailing my sweet friend. When I was done, I fixed some brekkie. I walked with Koa, wrote my journal toot, and then I relaxed a bit, as much as I could. I had to check the time, due to my last meal before the surgery and all.

I fixed food for Koa and myself, we went on a little walk, and then I tried to distract myself. I fiddled around with the YouCut app, trying to make a little video. It wasn’t the best editing, as it was hard to keep my concentration. Anxiety was slowly but surely setting in more. I knew this surgeon was a good one, as he was the one that tried to repair my left thumb, after the “butcher” from the awful hospital had messed it up so badly. 😢 But still, there are always risks and one bad left thumb was enough, I kinda need the right one to keep working as best as possible.

I prepared everything for the hospital and for Koa, so he would have food, snacks, toys, and all while being at my parents’ place. When mum texted that she was coming to pick us up, I took out Koa for a little walk. Then, I got all the bags, and Koa and I waited next to the parking, so mum could put in Koa and the bags, and we’d be on our way.

I had to wait a while in Nijmegen, until mum could take me to the hospital. We found a quick spot, and checked in. After almost an hour in the waiting area, they called me in. Well, they called in my surname with “mister” in front of it... I would not mind getting rid of the female issues, especially now that the peri-symptoms have set in. But nope, not a mister... But, it was meant for me, and the lady apologized, and we had a little laugh about it. Everything got checked, and mum got all the info, and then we said goodbye, as I went to the preparation area, and mum went back home.

All my things went into the box, the lady helped me to close the gown, and she sealed the box containing my things. I got into the bed, and when all was set, she wheeled me to the next area. There, they were going to give me the heart monitor patches, and my IV. I warned the lady that setting IV’s was something my body was never cooperative with. But, she found a good spot, and it would be done easily. Well, nope... As said, not working, loads of pain, more needles, and in the end, I got my IV in my elbow (which also hurt like hell).

I got to the OR, and they kept asking me if I was sure about not wanting a nerve-blocker in my arm. I had one of those with my first hand surgery... It took me, and the physio, about 6 months to have my hand/arm recover from that. So yeah, I was sure to have some more pain for a few more days, instead of dealing with an even longer aftermath from the nerve-block. Then, I got the mask on, and after a few breaths, I was out...

When I came around again, the first thing I noticed was a very annoying pain. They gave me some extra meds, and I got a water ice cream. Yay, that felt good. When the meds were doing their thing, I was brought to a little room, where I got some food. They had called my mum so she should be on her way as well. They helped me in my own clothes. When mum arrived, she helped me with my shoes, and we got back to the car.

Unfortunately, mum had another appointment for herself, so I had to stay at their home for a while. All I really had wanted was to go home and rest a while... When we finally got home, I saw I had 4 missed calls (the phone was on quiet mode), and some voicemails. They were from the hospital. I tried to listen to a voicemail, but that woman had the most annoying voice, and the way she spoke to me, it triggered me in all the wrong places... She was so annoyed with me for not picking up my phone, as she called several times. Yeah, and I just had surgery with anesthesia, I was tired and in pain, and having a phone doesn’t mean I need to answer it at all times.

Things got triggered even more when she had taken the chance to already book me for my therapy appointments. At the day and time when I have my normal physio, which I really need now, after three weeks without… And yeah, I should call her on Thursday, as Wednesday was her day off. I just wanted to relax, wait for the painkillers to kick in, and try to get some sleep..... Instead of that, I was answering an email (as I also got an email about the appointments that she felt free to book because yeah, I didn’t answer). It was a cranky email, but I tried to stay as polite as I could, while being exhausted and in pain, and tired of the sh*t that medical folks seem to throw at you, just because they can. I wonder if anyone will see the email, and if they will respond. But I really don’t understand the urgency of that damned lady, and why she could not have waited till Thursday to call me, and try to schedule something that I could make work. It’s not life-threatening, and for heck’s sake, give people some time to recover from am surgery (and to get settled at home safe and sound). Ugh, yeah, my autism was banging my head against a big wall, about the way people deal with things these days...

After that, we could finally head to bed. It was late, well, for me at least. Both Koa and I were exhausted when we got back home. I fell asleep OK enough, and then a buzzing terrorist woke me up, as he zapped himself in the swatter (I had it on with the UV function). I went to the loo, asked Koa, who was not interested, and got back to bed. I woke up again when another terrorist 🦟 started haunting me. With some great efforts, I managed to get some deet on my neck, face, and hand. Shortly after that, the terrorist zapped himself, and that seemed to make an end to all the buzzing. I had let Koa out, but he wasn't too interested in doing things. He even went back to the crate on his own... I gave him some snacks, and he snoozed before I was able to make myself comfortable again. When I woke up again, the time startled me a bit. But even Koa was still snoozing, while I guess he must have been hungry. I know I was...

So, around 2, we got up, and I slowly started my “day”, trying to find the best ways to get dressed, take meds, feed Koa... It was going to be a challenging day for sure...

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:

:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney
#WeirdFolks
#ActuallyAuDHD

Ever since the last @Pixelix update, it's been having issues with showing my pixelfed.com account...
I don't know if this is a error of Pixelix, as it worked well before the last update... Or if there's is something happening with the settings of Pixelfed.com...
I took a screenshot of the error, but it's a foreign language to me, one I know nothing of, so hopefully this will make more sense to the people involved...

I have been having some issues with Pixelfed.com for a while now, where several of the browsers that I use for daily stuff just won't show me the Pixelfed site, always some errors... So it could be an error on their side/site, but I don't know who to contact about that... 😔

Thanks in advance for any help/updates!

#Pixelix #Pixelfed #PixelfedCom

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

At the start of the year, I started a #BooksIn2026 Toot list on my PlaystationPixy account:
https://beige.party/@PlaystationPixy/115835310199111694

I didn't finish any books in June, but I finally managed to finish "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham.

So, my first book 📚 Toot from this account will be about book number 24 for 2026:

The Pelican Brief - John Grisham

Links 🔗 to pages with info about the book:
https://jgrisham.com/the-pelican-brief/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32499.The_Pelican_Brief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pelican_Brief

About the story;
When two Supreme Court justices are shockingly assassinated on the same night, the country is thrown into complete chaos. While the FBI, the CIA, and the White House scrambled to figure out who could possibly be behind it, a brilliant 24-year-old Tulane law student named Darby Shaw decides to do a little digging of her own.
Looking into the legal records of both justices, Darby connects a few obscure dots and writes up a speculative theory—a document that gets dubbed "the Pelican Brief". It lays out a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar conspiracy involving corporate greed, environmental destruction, and political corruption at the highest levels of government.
The problem? Her theory isn't just an interesting guess. It is dead right.
Once the brief makes its way to Washington and lands on the wrong desks, everyone who has read it starts dying. Suddenly, Darby finds herself targeted by powerful, ruthless figures who will stop at nothing to bury the truth—and her along with it.

About the characters:
Darby Shaw: A sharp, resourceful Tulane law student. She isn't an action hero or a trained operative—she's a terrified, sleep-deprived student on the run, relying purely on her quick thinking and instincts to stay one step ahead of professional hitmen.

Gray Grantham: An ambitious, tenacious investigative reporter for The Washington Post. When he receives tips about the assassinations, his path collides with Darby's. He becomes her primary ally, using his journalism network to help her uncover hard evidence while keeping her alive.

Thomas Callahan: Darby's law professor (and lover), who recognizes the brilliance of her theory and passes the brief along to his contacts in D.C., unintentionally setting off the dangerous chain of events.

How the story unfolds:
The story plays out as a fast-paced cat-and-mouse game across the country. Darby goes into survival mode, changing her appearance and moving from one hideout to another as shadowy operatives close in on her. Realizing she can't trust the police or government agencies, she reaches out to Gray Grantham.
Together, the law student and the journalist team up to gather rock-solid proof of the conspiracy. The narrative builds tension as they race against time to expose the truth in the national news before the assassins track them down.

How the book was received:

The Fans & General Readers
For readers, the book was an absolute, run-away blockbuster.
The Sales: Coming right off the massive success of The Firm, Grisham was already a household name, but The Pelican Brief cemented him as the king of the '90s legal thriller. Millions of copies sold almost immediately, topping best-seller lists for months.

The Vibe: Readers loved the relentless, fast-paced "cat-and-mouse" energy. Darby Shaw quickly became a fan-favorite protagonist—people found her sharp, relatable, and easy to root for as a normal person caught in an extraordinary, terrifying situation.

The Consensus: For mainstream audiences, it was the ultimate, unputdownable beach/airport read: high stakes, slick politics, and non-stop momentum.

The Critics
Literary critics were a bit more divided, viewing it as great commercial entertainment rather than high literature.

What They Liked: Critics widely praised Grisham’s ability to build tension, construct an intricate plot, and keep readers hooked from page one. They appreciated how he brought the gritty, paranoid vibe of 1970s political thrillers (like All the President's Men) into the 1990s legal world.

What They Critiqued: Some reviewers felt the plot relied on a few too many unbelievable coincidences or that certain villainous characters were a bit one-dimensional. Others noted that because Grisham wrote the book in just a few months, the prose was straight-to-the-point commercial fiction rather than deep, character-driven literature.

The Bottom Line:
While some critics poked at its blockbuster tropes, everyone agreed that Grisham had perfected the formula for a masterclass page-turner. The book's massive reception directly fueled the Hollywood bidding war that led to the smash-hit 1993 movie starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.

#Bookstagram #Bookstodon #JohnGrisham #ThePelicanBrief

Hmm 🤔 I always seem to "miss out" on the "special tag" picture days...
Sometimes I know about them, but I seem to forget about them, until I see people sharing posts with it (usually a day later 🫣). And sometimes I never knew about them...

I was wondering if someone had maybe, possibly, made a list of the" most famous" picture tags, and they would be willing to share it with me... 🇧🇧

I know about #FensterFreitag. I learned about #FootpathFriday. There's #TongueOutTuesday".

But what would be some good others, that I may be able to participate in? :blobcat_think:

Please, do let me know! Fankoos in advance! :blobcatcamera:

#Photography #Pixelfed

@steter
Yeah, the featured image is hosted on WordPress and it will show.
But I embed the quote images from my Flickr account, and Masto will show the link, instead of the image.
I just made a quick screenshot of today's post on my phone's browser, to show what it looks like with the quote image shown in it as an image, instead of a link. 😊
Thanks for letting me know. I think it's because I use an external embed for the image, and WordPress doesn't preview those, unfortunately...

RE: https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/thursday-marilyn-monroe-quote/

It's a shame that Mastodon doesn't show the image that is on top of these posts... I edit an image and add the quote to it, which I put on top of the blog post. Mastodon, well, at least my phone app, only shows the link to the image on Flickr, not the actual image... Which is a shame...
Please, if you're interested in the images I make and share every Thursday with my quote posts, click the link to see the original post. 😊

I made a little edit of an older video p had of Koa playing with his ball. Nothing special, but fun to play with all the options.
I was hoping to boost the Toot from the Loops account, but somehow, it's not showing me the latest videos, only the older ones.
So, I'll share the link to the little edit here instead.
Wonder why I can't see the Toot from the original account, as it should be possible to link Loops and Masto now... 🤔

https://loops.video/v/goPtD3e3Cw

It's nothing spectacular, just a little thing I did to pass some time and have some fun. 😊

#Loops
#KoaKoolani
#SelfPromotion

#Journal of a terribly exhausted Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: (Monday, 15/06/2026).

I didn’t have the worst night, but it was a bit shorter than I had hoped for. But Koa was awake, and his teefs were bothering him, so we had to get up. We did our usual things, and after the scale, Koa’s kibble, and meds, I got to the couch, and got to writing an email to my sweet friend. Koa was doing well for a while, and then his teefs got too snappy, and I had to crate him for a while.

I finished the email to my friend, and I wrote my journal toot. Uploaded it to all the usual spots. I browsed through some old pictures, and decided I would share a few on Pixelfed. I finished season two of “Silent Witness”, and I tried to relax a bit. Had my brekkie, let Koa into the garden. I got my AI photo album, and I sorted all the pictures, so I could add them to the album. I really like how some of those pictures have turned out as printed versions. When it was getting light out, we tried a longer walk again. It was difficult, especially when Koa pulled on the leash at times. But, we made it. Koa got his sniffs in, and in the end, he did a wee and all that.

I relaxed for a while, as the walk had been rather challenging. Koa had his meal, and I had some time on the couch. I played a bit with my phone, and then I fixed some food. When I was done, and I let Koa from the crate, he got a bit mischievous. He tried to pull on the tablecloth, so I pushed him off. He lunged back at me, and he booped my Cola glass…. Which tumbled over… Fortunately, the glass was still in one piece, and the cola didn’t spill on anything important. But, my bad back and I, we had to crouch down to clean up the cola. The glass had been ¾ full, so there was quite a bit spilled. When I was done cleaning, Koa was still being a jumpy, mischievous, little dude. And he lunged at me, got my fingers stuck between the few teefs he still has, and one of his fangs tore a little hole in my ring-finger. Big ouch! I grabbed the not-so-little mischief, and with some pain and effort, I got him in his crate. Then, I needed a band-aid badly, as my finger was bleeding a bit…

I tried to relax after that, as the cleaning, and the fangs had taken some spoons out of my cutlery drawer… And we had already walked the 600 meters before that. I hoped for a little snooze, but I could not get it. After some time, I got everything ready, as we needed to head to Nijmegen in a bit. We took the crate, Koa’s things, and we were on our way. Mum helped me with Koa and the bag, so I could take the crate inside, and set it up.

Mum and I took the dogs on a little walk before the hairdresser came. When all the bits had been chopped off again, mum and I headed to the supermarket for a few things. We got back, and mum helped me to try and get a little snooze in the guest bed. Which turned out into a big fail… There was construction going on, two doors down. That made a lot of noise! And when the construction was quieter for a bit, the dogs would be barking, or something else would make a lot of noise… Every time I felt myself dozing off, something startled me again. I think I dozed off for 15-30 minutes in total. So when I got up, I didn’t feel too rested, which was a bummer.

Mum and I walked the dogs, and then my parents had a bit to eat. When it was time to head to puppy class, I put the crate in Skoosh, so that would be ready for when we got back. Puppy class was challenging, as I could not do the exercises with Koa due to my back, and mum was well… She wasn’t sticking to the assignments, and she kept messing up the commands. Which annoyed me a lot, because I want Koa to learn it properly, and I want to follow the rules best, so I can practice it at home properly as well. But it’s like mum hears and sees the assignment, and then does something that looks like it, but isn’t what it should be. Yeah, that triggered me, and I hated my back even more, as I wanted to do the exercises on my own, and do them as they should.

Mum and I got back home, and mum would put Koa in Skoosh, as I was grabbing my groceries and things inside. Koa got in the car, and the whole way back, he was snoozing like a sweet little dude… We got back, and I unloaded the groceries, and the crate. I took Koa for a walk on the grassy field, where he did both numbers one and two. I prepared everything for bed, took a little snack and had something to drink, and then Koa and I headed for bed. Before I know it, Koa was snoozing. And not too much later, I followed his example.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:

:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney
#WeirdFolks
#ActuallyAuDHD
#KoaKoolani

App idea... 🤔
But I'm a n00b, so it's just something that I would LOVE 🩷 to use, should it be possible/available.

Since I've joined the Fedi, I learned more about the importance of alt texts.

I wish my android phone/tablet would have an app, where it would be possible to save alt texts with the pictures.

So, I have pictures on my phone. Through the app, I am able to attach alt texts to these pictures.

Now, every time I want to share one of these pictures, the alt text is right there with them!

Instead of needing to retype/remake alt texts every time I want to share a certain picture, I can just copy it from the app, and add it to my share...

I am currently doing this through Flickr, in a way. I save my pictures there, add the alt texts to the descriptions. And when I want to share the pictures somewhere else, I'll try to find the ones on Flickr, and I'll copy the description there.

This has some pros, but also cons...

So, I was wondering... With the eye on accessibility, and on saving spoons by being able to quickly add/save alt texts to the pictures in our gallery... Maybe someone much cleverer 😉 than I am could make this happen...

Maybe someone could make a gallery app that will allow you to save alt texts to the pictures, for easy accessibility/sharing...

#AltText #Accessibility #App

I know I have tooted this before...
But it's still fun to see some of my pocket friends tooting the silliest (to me) things every Sunday night (mine, at least), as they are all enjoying their weekly #Monsterdon movies! 😁
I don't know the movies, to the toots are lost on me! But some of those "out of context" toots make me giggle at times. 😇
I know I can block the hashtag to limit the toots on my timeline. But... It's just so fun at times to see all these toots pop up.
Thanks to all for sharing, and keeping my Sunday nights more interesting. :c_monster: (hehe the only monster I could find haha).

#Journal of a happy Dutch Pixy :pixy_party: (Monday, 27/04/2026)

Koa had gone to bed without too much of a hassle. He didn’t howl like the previous night, but he did whine when he was crated. I sat with him for a while, until he got calmer, and I went to bed myself. After some time, Koa fell asleep, and so did I. When Koa woke me up, it was almost 5 hours later! He had done an amazing job, sleeping so long in one go. We went outside, and Koa did his business. We cuddled a while, and he whined a wee bit when he got crated again. About three hours later, Koa was awake again, and he let me know he had to go. So we quickly went outside, where he did both numbers one and two.

I prepared his meat, went to the scale, and weighed myself, and then Koa and me. The difference was 7,2kg (about 15,87lbs), so he had gained some weight since the last time I tried to weigh him this way. Then, he does love his meals… He recognizes when I am preparing them, and he gets all nuts about it then. 😂 Anywhoo, I got dressed, prepped the rest of Koa’s food, and made him a happy boy by putting the bowl down. I’ve been spoiling him, I guess, as he’s been getting some meat with his kibble since day two, When he was happily eating, I got my laptop. I ordered some new tins of meat for him, as he loves it so much, that I want to give it to him with every meal. I know he can just eat plain kibble, and he’d be OK, but yeah… Arwen always got some meat with her kibble, and I feel I should do the same for my boy. I ordered 6 tins of meat, three from each taste, and I ordered a smaller “anti-schrokbak”, it’s a kibble bowl with some bits in it, that make it harder for the pup/dog to devour the food in one go (I think it’s called a slow-feeder in English? 🤔). As Koa eats his meal so quickly, I hope that this bowl will help him to not eat too fast.

I had to crate Koa for a while, as he was getting too mischievous, and I could not use my laptop while constantly having to rescue my curtains, carpets, and even the glass table wasn’t safe from his teeth. I managed to finish my journal toot, and work a bit on my blog. I had some posts written in advance, but I was quickly running out, so I have to find a way to write some more again. I have a great streak, and while it doesn’t really mean anything, still, I would not want to break it… But as I write this, my posting streak is 2.143 days long, which is about 306 weeks, which translates to about 5,86 years! So yeah, I would not want to break that streak, as I am actually rather proud of it. I usually struggle to keep something going once I’ve started it, so a streak of almost 6 years, it’s a huge accomplishment for me.

I went out with Koa, and I filmed him strutting around the neighborhood. I think he wanted to impress the people that would see the video, as he did a great job with this little round. The rest of the time, I tried to work a bit on my blog, I played a bit with Koa, and also, Koa surprised me twice! First, he lay down at my feet, and he slept there for a while! Of course, I was stiff as a hark, as I didn’t dare to move, as I didn’t want to wake him up. And after a short walk, he went under the couch, and slept there for a while (without the usual nibbles on the couch…).

We had some nice walks, I had to crate him a few times, and then, with dinner time, Koa did something new: after he’d finished his meal, he came to me, wagging his little tail off, with his bowl in his mouth, like he wanted to show me what a good boy he’d been. Or maybe he wanted me to know that there was nothing left, and he’d like some more. 😂But, he did this after his afternoon meal, and also after his evening meal. Silly boy!

We got ready to head to bed a bit earlier. I was so tired, and didn’t know how long it would take to settle Koa down for the night. We went outside, he did his things, I tried to play a little with him to tire him out. We prepared everything for the night, and I sat with Koa for a while. When he had settled down, I went to bed. There were a few more short whines, and then he slept… And I was still awake, and my ADHD was so busy that I needed to take some extra medicine to calm down, so I could sleep as well.

Koa woke me up again around 2:30, so he had slept for about 5½ hours. We went out, he did his thing, and after just a wee bit of whining he fell asleep again. He woke me up again around 4:15, and he did another wee. I was hoping for a bit more sleep, so I tried to get him to sleep again, which he did. When he woke me up again, it was 6am. So a nice time to get up! And, in the end, according to my watch, I got a total of about 7¾ hours. I let Koa out, prepped his meat, got to the scale, and that’s how we started our day.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:

:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney
#WeirdFolks
#ActuallyAuDHD
#KoaKoolani

@killyourfm
Wow it's so wonderful you got to experience this together with her, and with the pup. It looks like you had a wonderful day together. I've never been to Yosemite, but a good friend of mine has, and he loved it loads! So I can understand your love for it as well. 💚 Thank you for sharing!

Howdy @dansup@mastodon.social @dansup@pixelfed.social,

Since several days, I can't follow @riversidebryan@social.lol anymore... I can see him/his posts from other accounts, but not from my Pixelfed.social one.

Did he/his instance get blocked??

I know many people followed @RiversideBryan@pixelfed.social, but he switched back to Mastodon, and I would like to be able to keep following him and his pictures.

Please let me/us know why pixelfed.social isn't showing the social.lol account... Thanks in advance!

#Pixelfed :pixelfed:

I wish I could "pop" my ears... The tinnitus is louder due to the pressure on them, giving me a slight headache.
Normally, when my ears experience this, I hold my nostrils closed and "blow" my nose. Usually this provides the pressure needed to pop the ears and give them relief.
But now, due to the Covid and all that, when I try it, it often feels like I am pushing tears out of my tear ducts...
Although one ear seems to be responding a bit right now. So maybe the blockage is slowly lifting a bit? Hopefully a sign of good things to come? 🤞🏻

:kirby_prideheart: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:

With all the "Tylenol" news on it "causing autism", I had to look up what it was... It seems the main ingredient of the drug is paracetamol, something that I can't take cause it causes me to be barf until even my toes are empty... And that is usually accompanied by the worst headaches I can get...

Wonder what I need to take to keep my autism going for me? 😉 As it may be challenging to deal with at times, it is (partially) what makes me as unique as I am...

:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney

@apps
Thanks for the reply. I've checked that bit several times but somehow, there is nothing in my account settings that shows me the option for quotes. 😔
I tried to screenshot the screen but somehow it didn't want to work properly.
But it shows my banner, avatar, bio, text fields, hashtags, and then the bit that's in the screenshot I've attached. I checked and there was no further app update available.
Is there something I missed? 🤔

Thanks again for your hard work and support! :blobcatflower:

Good morning @apps

I've received the update for the app, which includes the quoting options! 😁 Thanks for the hard work. :blobcatflower: But, I have a question: is there a way to change a setting so the option of "who's able to quote" is always set to my preferred setting? I now need to change it with every Toot I write.

Maybe it's already in the settings options? I tried to find it but... No luck yet.

Hopefully there will be a way to set the quote option to a preferred setting, since changing it with every Toot is a bit annoying (I do like to Toot a bit... 🫣).

Thanks in advance for your support and all your hard work!! :blobcatflower:

@RegGuy
Thanks for sharing. In a way, it's nice to know there are so many others here that "score well" into the ND bits. 😊 Makes me feel more at ease, and it makes it easier to socialize, in my own awkward ways. :ablobcatangel:
@autistics

I saw someone sharing this link, and even though I don't doubt my autism diagnosis, I was curious to how I would do with this test...

https://psychology-tools.com/test/autism-spectrum-quotient

Well, my result doesn't come as any surprise :ablobcatangel:

Still, wanted to share with you, also because the link might interest some who are curious as well. :blobcatflower:

Edit: it came to my attention that the creators of this test/site aren't all good in some ways. Sorry for sharing this without a heads up. I really didn't know. 😔 I will leave the Toot up, but with this little bit of new knowledge added to it. Thanks to @cobalt123 for informing me. :BlahajHoldingNeurodivergentSymbol:

#ActuallyAutistic
@autistics

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ADHD edition toot. :ablobcatrave:

I have to be careful with my spending. I know I have a bit more "breathing space" now, as the 4-weekly vet costs for Arwen have ended. But my brain is in an impulsive and hyper focused ADHD :blahaj_is_fine: drive and it keeps thinking "it's fine, it will be OK, you need this...ow you need this too". I know it will cause me some troubles if I don't recognize it, and furthermore, deal with it. Not just acknowledge it but also put a stop to it.

My ADHD impulsive overdrive caused some issues in the past. It's been OK lately, but with all that happened, I think I lost the spoons to deal with the impulsiveness... I need energy to put a stop to my hyper impulsive brain.

So, by writing it out here, by sharing this part of what is happening right now, I hope that it will help me to feel more accountable for my deeds. I know I need to stop it. I know that I *can* stop it. But I need spoons... And I need some courage as I am rather ashamed of not being able to control this part of myself. :blahaj_not_shonks:

I've taken the first steps. I realized it, I acknowledged it, and I shared it.
Next steps: find the spoons/strength to fight against it when I feel the urge again...

This is definitely one of the parts of my ADHD that I have always struggled hard with. People think it's "just you" not being able to handle your money. But that driven impuls that is firing all synapses in your brain, that's giving you the sweet rush of endorphins when you click that button...

Let's get this under control. I know I can do it. 💪🏻

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