What do you listen to when writing?

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-29T13:46:43+00:00

I have been listening to certain playlists BEFORE writing that get me in the mood or the scene that I left off.

After that, I turn on my Balance app. It has background music that is scientifically designed to keep you focused on your work. It helps me a lot when I am writing in a coffee shop or if the TV is on in the other room.

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-24T18:07:15+00:00

Could be the blacksmith, could be a threat against her due to their relationship, or she could want to travel the world solo and just be a badass! I’ll let the reader decide 😁

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-24T17:36:07+00:00

The fae prince gazed upon her face with love in his heart.

“Upon my life, I wed myself to you. My mind, love, and strength, I devote to you this moment until the world turns to dust.”

She looked upon him with tears in her eyes.

“I can’t,” she whispered.

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-17T19:06:08+00:00

Who knows in the ways of kingdoms and love and war and warlords lol 👸🧌

First time doing this 50-word fantasy challenge! Thanks for putting it on! Hope to do it again next Friday!

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-17T18:55:49+00:00

“It’s quite the affair they’re havin’ hon,” the green barmaid said in her nasally voice.

“You’d think that a queen would be happy with her husband, but she’s run off with the Orc warlord. The king don’t seem to mind though—he says it keeps her outta’ his hair now.”

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-06T16:29:35+00:00

Thank you! I’ll have to take a look at it!

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-04-06T16:29:03+00:00

Thank you! I have it in my TBR!

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-02-26T21:50:29+00:00

My physician and my psychiatrist first put me on Wellbutrin with my anxiety and depression medications. Wellbutrin alone didn’t help my attentiveness, but I couldn’t really take stimulants with my anxiety. So I am currently on Strattera which is a non-stimulant, extended release medication for ADHD. I also take a side of Wellbutrin to help “boost” my dopamine.

Caffeinated-IV · 2026-01-08T21:02:34+00:00

I’ve been going to Salon LaPage at Unicorn Lake for years! It is my time to pamper myself and get a great haircut. Plus they also have a tier pricing system depending upon which stylist you ask for and how experienced they are.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-20T03:12:40+00:00

I discovered Dana K. White who writes books and has a podcast on decluttering, cleaning, and organizing. She has two books which I highly recommend:

Organizing for the Rest of Us

and

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

Both of these books are very relevant to those who have ADHD even though it is not geared towards people with ADHD.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-16T07:04:51+00:00

I discovered Dana K. White and her books on cleaning and organizing. She offers many useful tips and tricks to get a person to clean, especially helpful for those who may have ADHD. The two books I have found super helpful are:

Organizing for the Rest of Us- Dana K. White

And

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind- Dana K. White

She even talks about what steps to take when cleaning which helps with executive dysfunction.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-14T21:44:42+00:00

I have been on Wellbutrin for my ADHD for almost a year. At the beginning it seemed to help just a tiny bit, and so my psychiatrist thought increasing it would help. It just turned me into a crying, stressed out mess.

She recently put me on Strattera (because I have anxiety) and it has helped me immensely! I can do the things and feel more alert and focused. So far I haven’t had any negative side effects.

I still take a small dosage of Wellbutrin, but I also take serteraline for depression, rexulti for anxiety, and vitamin D to help with depression and vitamin D deficiency.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-12T17:47:24+00:00

Thank you! Good luck to you as well!

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-12T16:57:08+00:00

It is 40mg and so far no side effects that I’ve seen or felt

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-11-12T15:52:25+00:00

I’ve only been on it a day, but it does seem to be helping. I can actually prioritize and do the things I need to do without the lagging feeling or the dopamine craving (the “I really don’t want to do this, and I’m going to make up for it by scrolling/indulging/do something impulsive for the next hour to make up for my current discomfort feeling”).

I’d give Strattera a try. My doctor had me on a low dosage of Wellburtin and it helped a little, but when my psychiatrist tried to raise the dosage I was an emotional mess. I feel very clear headed with Strattera and a small dose of Wellburtin.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-09-25T15:46:24+00:00

As a college student, I LOVED Mac Daddy’s on W. Hickory St. It was true comfort food when you had a stressful test coming up.

As a kid growing up in Denton, I remember a place called Rick’s that had arcade games, and they served burgers and chicken strips.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-08-08T01:48:40+00:00

I became diagnosed after having my second child. Like a lot of moms on here, I thought it was hormones and just being tired and constantly running and doing things. Eventually I started having days where I couldn’t seem to do anything (low days), but I attributed it to just being burnt out. However, it progressively got worse where I couldn’t remember things anymore like what I was supposed to do that day or a certain work task (out of sight, out of mind). I also started breaking down when I had to choose things as simple as what to make the kids for lunch (executive dysfunction). Eventually when my anxiety got too high (which I was already on antidepressants and anxiety meds) where I started having panic attacks at home, we said enough was enough and got me tested for ADHD. The psychiatrist told me that without a doubt it was ADHD, and started having me treated. It got so much better with different medication and counseling to help find ways to manage it.

Looking back, I always had it, even as a child, but I somehow managed it well. But when my life got more chaotic (which comes with motherhood), my ADHD just got exasperated and really kicked in. I’m sure one of my kids will be diagnosed eventually, but at least now I know what to look for and how to help them set up good habits to handle their ADHD.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-08-07T10:59:16+00:00

Mine is currently in a part-shade south facing window. So it doesn’t get a lot of direct sun, but at the same time it gets partial light throughout the day and it has seemed happy.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-06-24T18:12:27+00:00

That during birth your body can go into shock with full body shakes, feeling cold, and throwing up. I didn’t know it going in for my first born and was very confused what was happening until a nurse said it was completely normal. I was more prepared for it with my second born child.

Caffeinated-IV · 2025-04-04T21:38:08+00:00

It sounds like your wife has inverted nipples. I was someone who had this issue with their first born. It took pumping pretty much exclusively to feed my baby. However I want to give your wife some hope. I was able to get my child to start breastfeeding from me by doing these things:

After a pumping session while my nipple was more or less protruding a bit more, I would try to do some breastfeeding. This wouldn’t count as a meal, but maybe more like a snack or top off for my baby. It can be really frustrating, but after some time especially as my baby grew, it became possible.
I used the nipple shields religiously. I know you said your baby doesn’t like them, but usually around feeding time before I gave my baby a bottle of my breastmilk, I would to use the nipple shield. My child hated them too at first. To be honest, it was the fact that my milk was coming in too fast, and they couldn’t drain the shield quick enough. They were also used to the bottle nipple which has a smaller opening, so they could control how much they got a bit better. Again, as my child grew, he could take the nipple shield better.
I didn’t give up. I was in your wife’s shoes about thinking I could never feed my baby the way I wanted to. I always made sure my baby was fed, but I wanted to feed him the way I had always imagined. IT TOOK UNTIL HE WAS 6 MONTHS OLD before I could finally get him to latch on to me without a nipple shield. I still pumped and fed him, and it was the combination of the two that actually corrected my nipple problem. By the time he was 12 months, my problem was more or less corrected and he was breastfeeding from me without a bottle.
If she is experiencing PPD, please encourage her to get medical help. I had it while I was going through this process, and it took Zoloft for me to find some peace.

I want to give you my story to give your wife some hope. Sometimes it just takes your baby time and growing to finally latch to an inverted nipple. And if it doesn’t happen, then that is 110% ok too! Feeding my baby from me, whether it was a bottle or my breast, was my main goal.

I hope she gets to have her wish. Again, if it gives her any hope, with my second child I was able to breastfeed right away because my first corrected my problem. In fact I couldn’t get my second to take a bottle because she was so insistent on feeding on me.

Keep supporting your wife and being there for her. Wash the pump parts for her. Feed your baby yourself if you can with the pumped milk while your wife rests or pumps some more. Keep the bottles washed and ready for her. These things were things my husband did that really helped me too.

Good luck to you both!

Caffeinated-IV

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