Please recover fully, smoothly, and quickly xx

In 2025, when most people have a computer in the palms of their hands that works as both a phone and an inbox, texting and emailing the exact same information at the exact same time is both annoying, redundant, and unnecessary. Please make it stop.

Me, to my brain: I’m the one in charge here, not you!

They need to invent an AI/LLM that automatically mutes what I’m watching if there’s any crinkling plastic or paper.

And that’s in misophonia.

The mind games I have to play to get myself to. just. eat. something. are positively wretched. #arfid #cptsd

You know what I’d like to outlaw?

False/incomplete/failed sneezes.

Whatever they’re called, I’d like them gone, please.

Today’s Reparenting Lesson is:

You’re allowed to dirty more dishes, especially when it means you’re being kind to yourself. (e.g. using utensils rather than burning yourself by handling hot food)

#istillhavesoveryfartogo

a man wearing a white sweater says deep breaths Alt: Daniel Levy playing David Rose (Schitt’s Creek) wearing a white sweater that has black design lines. He’s miming a deep breath. Text says “DEEP BREATHS”

OK, Universe.

You KNOW that a power cut AND the sounds of low-flying aircraft is pretty much the OPPOSITE of what my anxiety needs, right??

An image of two hands holding a tablet, showing the 2000 AD app. The text says: "Keep what you buy...forever. When you buy digital comics from 2000 AD you can download and keep them forever".

Unlike other services that want to take away your access to things you’ve bought, when you buy digital comics from 2000 AD you can download and keep them forever – with no ‘DRM‘ software or restrictions bit.ly/4h2csdj

This. This should be the standard.

Hello, children.

Today is brought to you by the phrase: therapy hangover.

1, please 👍🏻👍🏻

TIL;

They’re not “bear/bare bonds”.

They’re “bearer bonds” as in, they’re payable to the bearer of the bonds.

I’m embarrassingly late in learning this.

Thank you, subtitles.

Dearest Hivemind,

Do any of you have experience with qigong and could possibly recommend a decent printed book with illustrations of the movements?

All the gratitude in advance!
Ever hopeful

As I woke this morning and was aroused from dreaming, Brian thought it most important that it be known that “We have ENOUGH lukewarm* wizards!”

Do with that what you will.

*temperature not temperament

I’m currently struggling (and failing) to explain the unmitigated joy of a Scholastic Book Fair to my English spouse.

Dysautonomia.

One diagnosis … one word … many letters … many symptoms …

A word … a diagnosis … full of hope and slow, hard work to come.

I’m ready.

Well, therapy starts next week, Brian is in for one hell of a shock when I start cleaning house and opening all the boxes he’s got locked away up there labelled “DEFINITELY DO NOT OPEN”

Tough cookies, kiddo. We’re gonna get healed*!

*slowly and painfully but it’ll be worth it

YouTube now adding auto-dubbing and not allowing viewers the option to toggle it off if desired is beyond rubbish.

Please allow me to enjoy foreign language creators, listen to THEIR voices, and follow along with subtitles!

Big ugh!

A box of Barilla hearts-shaped pasta, a bag of M&S Alphabet pasta, and a bag of teeny tiny Garofalo farfaline pasta.

Needed pasta.

Let my innerchild decide.

No regrets.

#howtoadult

I hope you’re OK! Yikes!

Bowl of soup with navy beans, kidney beans, baby courgettes, broccoli, chopped tomatoes and pasta - with a resting spoon that sits on a matching plate that holds a golden baked biscuit.

Sometimes self-care spells SOUP!

Homemade my-way minestrone and three-ingredient biscuits.

I don’t believe in kismet or fate but the fact that my therapist emailed me today to tell me I’m now at the top of her waitlist - after the struggles I’ve had the last week or so - I’m beyond grateful to the universe or whatever.

Nefflix emailing me to remind me to finish BlahBlah Series like, honey, this is my third re-watch. I’ll be back. I keep coming back. Don’t fret.

Not my dumb ass seeing someone post that TikTok is down and going to check for myself.

Y’all. I’m IN THE UK and not affected by the ban! 🙄

#youcantakethegirlouttathestates

My seemingly never ending dilemma: Do I spend this time organising so that I have space to create in the future or do I spend this time creating?

Repeat > 32 times per day ad infinitum.

One of the hardest parts about learning to pace is getting excited about something and then remembering you shouldn’t hyperfocus on it and that it may even take you a week+ to complete a couple hour’s worth of attention to it.

Slowly leaving all of the ME/CFS and Long Covid groups I was in over on Farcebook feels strange. I’m GLAD it’s likely not what I’m suffering but still not having definitive answers is breaking my black little heart a bit, I won’t lie.

I have multiple food allergies and sensitivities. I also have ARFID. And now I am adding in necessary dietary adjustments for health concerns and, Y’ALL!

Where is the finger prick test that tells me what I need each day so I can avoid all this hassle??

#comeonsciencegetittogetheralready

Large ceramic mug with Oscar The Grouch on the front and the words “I’M A BIG GROUCH,” indicative of its owner as a whole. The mug contains a big spoon, metal straw, plant-based squirty/whipped cream, and mini pink and white marshmallows.

Frozen Friday afternoons in January call for giant hot cocoa. #itscalledselfcaresusanlookitup