Five Pieces Of Advice I’d Give My Younger Self

 

• Never let anyone make you feel “less than.”
• Find your people, and let the others go.
• Be Kind But Take No Crap
• Follow Your Passion
• Live As Authentically As Possible

Five Things That Make Me Laugh – even on the hard days

 

• Blooper reels of my favorite TV shows.
• My pets being funny.
• YouTube Videos of people getting what they deserve.
• Cute Animal Videos
• People getting scared via practical jokes

 

Five Fun Facts About Me You Might Not Know

 

• I have Aphantasia – I can’t see images in my head.
• I’m ambidextrous – but Catholic school made it so I only use my right hand to write.
• My first celebrity girl crush was Jennifer Love Hewitt.
• I’m pansexual – meaning I may be attracted to anyone along the gender spectrum.
• Growing up I wanted to be a teacher, and then an ASL interpreter.

Five Lessons I’ve Learned About Living With ADHD

 

• I am not lazy, crazy, or broken.
• Sensory Regulation is a sympton not talked about enough.
• I can do hard things – sometimes differently than others.
• I don’t need to live up to some unknown set of standards.
• People with ADHD are creative, resourceful, and whole.

 

Five Things I Do For Self Care

 

• I take Fridays off from work, and strive to only do things I feel like doing.
• I indulge myself in professional hair cut and coloring.
• I’ve made myself a sensory friendly, joy-inspiring “nest” with my favorite things near by.
• Occasionally I get a delicious massage and/or relax in a hot tub.
• I try to remind myself to take creative breaks.

Five of My Favorite Posessions

 

• My grandmother’s ring
• My Japanese Hello Kitty
• My charm holder with charms
• My bee necklace
• My enchanted frog colored pencil drawing I was given.

 

Five Of My Bucket List Items

 

• Travel To Ireland
• Go on a warm, far away beach vacation
• Own a pull-behind camper
• Buy a brand new car for myself
• A hot tub of my very own

 

Five Of My Favorite ADHD Tools And Stategies

 

• Google Calendar With Reminders
• White Boards – Especially A week at a glance, next steps, and a parking lot
• Body Doubling and Co-Working
• Phone Alarms
• Flexible Schedules

 

Five Things I Love About Myself

 

• My sense of humor
• My need for justice
• My passion for advocacy
• My purple hair
• My willingness to forgive

Five Things I’m Proud Of Doing

 

• I raised two kids all the way to adulthood – college graduates even.
• I became an entrepreneur.
• I was one of my grandmother’s primary caretakers and provided end of life care.
• I responded to hate with love – both in general and specifically in creating the Big Gay Yard.
• I survived.

 

The Birthday Bash

Just for fun, I thought I’d share with you just a few photos from my 50th Birthday Party. 

I planned a birthday party Drag Brunch.

I choose chicken and waffles for our brunch.

Local Drag Queens.

All 80s Music

And many of my favorite friends and family.  

Plan your own party and have exactly what you want!

 

 

 

Thanks friends!  I hope you enjoyed!