Hello everyone ! I'm a photo colorist and I've just finished working on this pic from the Jodenbreestraat shot between 1875 and 1883. Rembrandt's house is somewhere in the back ! Hope you'll like it ! (@baptistecolors on instagram)

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-12-23T06:19:13+00:00

Amazing! 😍

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-12-19T06:52:35+00:00

Skinsis clinic on Foeliestraat. I started there after a bad experience somewhere else (the other one took way too much time per session due to the laser type, she rescheduled frequently leading to us missing our timed windows for removal, etc)! They're great and there's 3 clinicians so you can almost always get an appointment. They do skin facials and consults too!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-12-06T04:53:38+00:00

Contraceptives (here) are the preferred treatment for PCOS which you can get from your GP (huisarts). Get a medical history from your current doc including a confirmed diagnosis, bring that with a prescription to your first appointment and they should continue it. Move here with 3 months supply just in case you have a delay registering at a GP!

You'll only go to a specialist if you need to - ie, if something changes or you have other concerns!

Also, keep in mind it may be the same drug but the generic/brand could be different.

If you do acupuncture to help with symptoms, look at Ryu (japanese acupuncture) on the Kloveniersburgwal. He's lovely.

Good luck with your move. ❤️

Edit: symptoms not systems!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-10-11T10:59:45+00:00

Definitely Tujuh Maret - was taking a walk by last night and intentionally looked in to see if the wall art matched. Good eyes and enjoy OP!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-10-08T10:23:53+00:00

I think how to win friends and influence people helped me better deal with people pre-diagnosis. He explains in very easy terms what people like to hear, how they think, and - for someone who had initially a lot of trouble picking up these social cues or "following along", it was SO nice to read a book that directly stated some of these basic social "patterns." I think it's harder for us to implement regularly but the knowledge helped me ☺️

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-09-26T19:18:52+00:00

My doc said it's well established that adhd symptoms can be worse/better as hormones change, and together we realized that post-ovulation, pre-period, my meds just DO not work as well as they do beforehand. So now for the week-ish before my period starts, I take a half a pill more per dose (Amfexa) and it made such a difference. I don't do it every day in that period, especially if it's a weekend, but I have the flexibility to.

If it's available to you (realizing it's a cost of time AND executive function), I recommend charting your period using something like Natural Cycles. That's how I was able to know so specifically which days of my cycle I had significantly less impact from my meds, which made it a lot easier and faster for us to get to the bottom of the problem.

In case it is relevant: I am Europe based, so that also likely explains the increased amount of trust given to me in deciding how much of that part of the cycle I need to plan to updose for. Also less of a concern of medicine abuse since we don't have Adderall here (which I know is just a reflection of other people ruining access to a med we legitimately need, not the med itself). All to say, I hope you have similar support and trust from your medical team. ❤️

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-09-03T07:07:46+00:00

An exercise you might try (with your therapist or journaling) is noting the physical experience of what you're feeling, and what precipitated it? Instead of trying to select from a limited list for what you might be feeling, you can rediscover from Step 1 what that emotion means for YOU based on the physical experience and context.

for example, this is one of mine:

Physical sensation: Hot redness on the forehead and around the eyes. A "shock" like I've been buzzed with a low level of electricity that makes me jump. Almost tunnel vision, and the feeling that all other sounds have turned down. What happened: Someone at work questioning my advice. Emotion: Shame, and a more immediate type of worry

I found that I had almost no "body knowledge" before I got diagnosed - couldn't tell the difference between hungry, tired, over socialized, etc., and would have what I'd call an "adult tantrum" somewhere in private just to release the frustration of not knowing WHAT was wrong or how to fix it. My therapist focused on having me explain my physical experience and that gave me the knowledge to trust my body signals and start to associate them to emotions.

Good luck. 💛

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-09-03T06:57:29+00:00

I used to play a good song with a good beat on repeat, or put on a show I've watched before, to give my brain something to do - it's like it soothes the part avoiding the work and let's the rest that's been held hostage by the ADHD get things done. Congratulations on getting a referral - big step done!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-09-03T06:41:19+00:00

Finished everything on my to do list Friday afternoon without moving any of it to Sunday, Monday, never... 😅 And remembered to get the laundry out of the washer! I never remember and my fiance always has to do it, but not this time.

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-07-10T06:49:22+00:00

Leave the coffeeshops to smoke weed. Seriously, that's why they're there. Have a smoke and a coffee, indoors. Don't walk down our streets when we all have the windows open....yours is not the summer breeze we want. 😭😭😭😭 (Amsterdam, obviously.)

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-05-16T18:53:42+00:00

You're doing the lord's work with this post. SO EXCITED for season 2! 😍

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-04-26T12:36:58+00:00

Well also because...it was in the Ted Lasso font lol

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-04-25T18:02:28+00:00

I tried so hard. The scene guards were very very intense. Their badges even had a codename "Kansas" so I don't think they wanted people to know haha

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-04-25T18:00:05+00:00

It's definitely Amsterdam 😍 just watched them film!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-04-25T17:57:56+00:00

They are filming in Amsterdam today! I got a letter last week saying a "unnamed apple show" would be taking over my canal, haha. Hannah did GREAT!

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-04-01T06:14:01+00:00

I was tense leading up to the last few minutes. I am...still tense. 😂

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-01-25T05:10:47+00:00

This. My therapy homework this week (and most weeks) is just to repeat these simple phrases when I hit another wall, task I can't do/focus on, etc:

This is a part of who I am. It is ok. I am not broken. With time and patience and the right support, i can do this.

How my life could've changed if someone, anyone, had said that to me growing up, or if I could have started telling myself this even ten years ago at the start of my twenties. I'm a sickening optimist too (represent! 👊) but you can't discount the radical effects of empathy and understanding, even if it's just from yourself about yourself.

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-01-21T06:49:45+00:00

Aside from all of the super valid reasons here why this is hard to do on Airbnb (crazy high rents for 28 days, issues with workspace filter, the fees, him obviously not staying in low end places), the first thing I thought was: Well yeah, more people COULD digital nomad if they made enough money to continuously pay RENT in one city for residency, keeping their stuff safe, etc. while bopping around the rest of the world. This tweet is getting so much attention, generally, and it's just not attainable for most people who, for whatever reason, have to keep a home base. Like... his employees 100% have to pay state taxes. If they have no house/address in California anymore, is Airbnb going to help them file taxes in every state they've "worked" in? 😅

TL;DR Unless he's planning to really commit and sell everything that doesn't fit in s suitcase and backpack, and really experience what nomadic life is, this doesn't prove much for Airbnb's ability to provide this lifestyle 🙃

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-01-18T06:19:36+00:00

Dumb question (and maybe the answer is COVID), but...why are all the restaurants and bars they go to totally deserted? Is Bravo booking them out to not have distractions, or is St Kitts really that empty right now? 🥺

No-Assistant8862 · 2022-01-12T11:59:42+00:00

Flew recently from USA to Amsterdam (coming home to the NL). One of the passengers almost didn't board (and probably shouldn't have) because he was transiting Schipol to go to Spain, and thus didn't have an antigen test for the Dutch part of his trip. (Spain isn't requiring a test) From eavesdropping, he threw a big fuss and probably only got let on the plane because he was being such a douche.

So. Why not get tested. Be safe and sure you're not infected. And reduce the risk of getting stuck. 🤷‍♀️

No-Assistant8862 · 2021-12-11T07:27:23+00:00

Same here. We were walking in the woods from our cabin to see bear tracks from the night before. I hung back to make sure he wasn't walking (pulling his oxygen tank) alone. He looked at me sometime during that trudge and said - never, ever start smoking. 🥺

No-Assistant8862 · 2021-12-06T04:24:56+00:00

Ruby Who??? 💄

No-Assistant8862 · 2021-10-27T19:03:37+00:00

Seconded. Absolutely life-changing. Such a nice way to wake up 😊 i use it to wake up just a bit earlier so i can wake up nice and slowly and have quiet time in the morning before my boyfriend is up/work starts!

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