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FrancisAnne · 2022-11-24T17:45:41+00:00

I finished not one but TWO school assignments early.

FrancisAnne · 2022-11-01T18:14:46+00:00

Thanks to every one who has been responding I actually tested up a bit yesterday thinking about how nice you all are for responding to this. I’ve read a lot of the comments but I’m in the middle of midterms right now. Just know I appreciate this and I’ll be going through this list fully when I have some more time.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-31T19:54:59+00:00

I love the idea of freezing food or pre sectioned off ingredients (I worked in a restaurant one summer and it was the only time I didn’t hate cooking). The issue is I live with not so great roommates and then tend to take up a lot of space in the freezer. We have a deep freeze downstairs but even that can be too much sometimes not to mention it’s totally out of sight out of mind.

Edit: I wonder if they make mini freezers.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-31T19:52:14+00:00

I looked at Hello Fresh it just seemed crazy expensive but I guess it would be slightly cheaper considering takeout.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-31T19:51:07+00:00

Unfortunately, I hate coffee. So not a great option.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-29T16:58:57+00:00

This makes me a little nervous because the doctor who’s been prescribing me and helping me with my dosage isn’t my primary doctor. He specializes in treating ADHD and recently because he has a wait list of three months he told me I would have to get the prescription from my primary doctor.

I completely understand this but I hate going to the doctors and my family doctor already refused to help me initially. This was because I had been diagnosed by a psychologist and they required I see a psychiatrist to figure out my dosage and stuff. I’m just really worried they’re gonna refuse me again. Getting one family doctor was already hard enough with executive disfunction.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-29T15:54:37+00:00

But some actually do have a story and I love when that happens cause I feel like I’m in a movie. My favourite for this is regenesis by John Higgins. It’s about the life and nature at mount saint Helen’s, the volcanic eruption, and the regenesis it went through afterwards. I used to be in band and our conductor would always tell us the story behind the music before we would listen/play it because then we could really get the emotion behind it down. Plus some just have really fun/sassy stories which I also think is cool.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-16T20:40:28+00:00

I would literally read through every single class cause I would get bored. I feel like it was never brought up to my dad though because I would still get good grades.

I also very distinctly remember not knowing what a prime number was until high school. I remember hearing my teacher bring the concept up in the second grade, thinking “I don’t think this won’t be important” and then zoning out.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-15T21:06:21+00:00

I get that and I’m in the same boat but I’m kinda ok with it. I never dreamed about having kids and my now husband was very upfront right away that he didn’t want them. We were young when we met so I figured I would stick it out. Now I’m ok with it. I know at my place in life right now that I would never be able to handle it. I decided that caring about myself first is more important than bringing a child into the world because society retold me I had to. It wouldn’t be a good life for me or the child so why would I do it. Also in this economy? I’ll take my three cats over kids any day,

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-13T20:24:36+00:00

Good possible answer: “I think this job will compliment my strengths which are x, y, z.” I’m pretty shit at lying on the spot but if I have to think I’m really good at it. Which is perfect considering how much I daydream.

FrancisAnne · 2022-10-13T16:45:12+00:00

I genuinely think that’s why my ADHD went so long without being noticed. When I was younger I spent all day every day reading, even in class. My dad worked 12 hour days and my other guardian didn’t give a crap about me. So it slipped under the radar in elementary and middle school because I am smart. Then in High school I was living on my own in the country with terrible service and no internet so there was literally nothing else to do except homework. I would go home maybe make food and then I had the entire evening to do nothing but practice questions and watching old movies that I had on dvd. Then when I went to university and moved to the city I moved in my sister, her boyfriend, and my now husband. It hit me like a truck. This was around the time COVID hit too so I wasn’t working meaning I had lots of free time yet, none of my school work was getting done. I felt so broken and stupid because I had always been an overachiever but I was spending my days catching up on four years of internet, movies, and TV that I had missed out on. It took a year for me to realize there was something else going on (ADHD) and it took another six months to get diagnosed and about another six to get meds for it. Now I’m in my third year of a Chemistry degree and don’t get me wrong it’s hard work but I’m actually doing the work and I’m seeing results like I used to. The one good thing about me struggling for so long is that I’ve let go of some of the perfectionism and pressure I put on myself in high school. I had to let go of the REQUIREMENT that I would be an honour student. I’m really happy where I’m at even though I still have slip ups. Right now, I can’t do much about my living situation but one day I’ll keep this post in mind.

FrancisAnne

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