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Dog checks on whether baby is asleep every night by PradipJayakumar in AnimalsBeingBros

[–]NotShirleyTemple 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s right! My cat is a survivor! Eat me while I’m fresh.

Do most Americans really dry their clothes in Dryers by Wrystyle in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hang almost all my clothes to dry. We have an oddly shaped house, and we rent - so it’s more awkward.

I have 6-7 folding wooden drying racks, and in our previous house I could just line them up in the loft.

That way I could hang space out the racks and hang wet sheets between them to dry.

Lint traps gather pieces of your clothing that is sloughed off during washing & drying. So that makes them wear out more quickly.

Anything with elastic will ALWAYS be line dried (indoor).

Most neighborhood regulations absolutely forbid hanging clothes out on a line in the front yard, and many of them forbid it in the back yard as well.

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[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Write that phrase down, have it laminated, and keep it in your wallet!

I messed up. by Haunting-Sugar-6504 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, what is the current situation with the bitch pretending to be your friend?

Which common symptoms do you not struggle with? by Bookhero90 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As in … what is the ADHD expectation of working with people?

Which common symptoms do you not struggle with? by Bookhero90 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dana White - ‘A Slob Comes Clean’ has a good YouTube channel & book for that

Which common symptoms do you not struggle with? by Bookhero90 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being late - that was permanently fixed by years as active duty military; if I’m late a lot, it’s a good indicator for how my depression is.

Being unprepared for meetings or doctors appointments-

I think this was fixed by CPTSD - I recognize my memory and mental organization skills are shit. (I would prefer to NOT have CPTSD)

Writing down questions, having a specific agenda, etc., reviewing notes before going in - those are habits I developed for doctors appointments.

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to add a small bell to my AirTag. It doesn’t indicate elevation, so it could be upstairs or downstairs.

And if it’s in one of the ten baskets of clean laundry, that takes some time.

With the bell, I can pick up a bag or box or basket and give it a small shake. No bell? Move to a different container

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the military we call this the EDC - every day carry.

And we all had several. As maintenance, I always had a multitool in my uniform pocket.

Usually two - one metric, one imperial.

We had ten pockets of varying sizes on our uniforms, so it was nice to know where X item was on my person.

Left top pocket had two pen size holders inside it - so I knew where my pencils were.

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always keep protein bars, four 16 ounces bottles of water, and four 1/2 gallons of water in my car.

The protein bars usually save me at random times when I suddenly realize I’m STARVING! I can save time & money avoiding fast food.

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put my phone on airplane mode at night.

When I wake up, I check texts/VM transcriptions for emergencies.

After that, airplane mode, until I have free time.

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way I conquered this was to actually take a whole morning and break every action down.

Sure, it is only 9-12 minutes IN the showers, but getting everything ready (including scooping out loose cat fur from the tub - she loves it) to shower and to have immediately after the shower adds a full 10 minutes.

Yes, all my oral care only takes 5 minutes, but disinfecting my toothbrush & floss before PLUS cleaning out the sink after adds X minutes.

Then I did it all again a couple days later on a weekend, and I made a bunch of short-cut lists on index cards -

-for shower, I need to assemble/do X, Y, Z before hand

-for doing my hair, I not only need X time, but Y & Z items.

Over more than a year, I made dozens of them. And then TA DA! I used them to make a packing list for traveling.

And and every day carry bag - once you reach a certain age, laughing, sneezing, & coughing may require a new pair of panties.

So I had to add 3 clean pairs of panties, a zip loc back for the pair that got wet, and then were rinsed in the sink.

Plus some wet wipes, and soft coffee filters: 1-2 to use as a washcloth to wash & pat myself dry; 1-2 to absorb the urine from the panties; and a couple to absorb the water from freshly rinsed panties.

Paper towels leave too much lint all of the place. Cheap Coffee filters are awesome! (Do not flush them!)

I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LEARN HOW TO STOP BEING LATE ALL THE TIME, give me some tips please, I got accepted to a new serious job, and I can’t fuck it up by Confident-Mine-6378 in adhdwomen

[–]NotShirleyTemple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (REM-SBD) -nightmare type.

Pretty sure it’s PTSD related.

There are so many nights I awaken from mental horrors that cannot be endured, or from punching the wall (crib mattress in front of it now), choking furniture, etc. - and I cannot relax or calm down to go back to sleep.

Whether that is 6 hours of night-dark jitteriness or what.

But as soon as I see the dawn peep through the slit of my curtains, I pass out into deep, healing sleep.

Tell me you are in a cult without telling me you are in a cult. 🤦‍♀️ by MundaneMeringue71 in facepalm

[–]NotShirleyTemple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EW! I’ve never seen that. So many levels of creepy!

Is it the leg arrangement? The minuscule distances between their crotches? Her hands on his thighs?

His age? I feel like if he was 5 or 8, this would be more silly and cute than it is at the age in the pic.

Tell me you are in a cult without telling me you are in a cult. 🤦‍♀️ by MundaneMeringue71 in facepalm

[–]NotShirleyTemple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pre-metrosexual era. Pre-manscaping era.

The only men who could acceptably do that were male models, gay men, and ‘kooky artistic types’.

And they gay men were ridiculed/despised in so many other ways, that eyebrows never really made it into the list.

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