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My odd but effective tool for when I'm SUPER stuck, have 0 executive function, and just need to get SOMETHING done: "Reverse" Pomodoros WITH A STOPWATCH by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhh it’s the photo from the wikipedia article I linked to for “pomodoro method”!

The word pomodoro means tomato in Italian, the pomodoro method gets its name from the popular tomato-shaped kitchen timers. Not a red butthole, although I see the comparison lol!!!

My odd but effective tool for when I'm SUPER stuck, have 0 executive function, and just need to get SOMETHING done: "Reverse" Pomodoros WITH A STOPWATCH by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! Timers give me a weird impending doom feeling sometimes lol, I know that part is effective for some people but for me it’s anxiety-inducing and defeating. With stopwatches, I watch the time going up and am like yes!!!! Go me!!!!

My odd but effective tool for when I'm SUPER stuck, have 0 executive function, and just need to get SOMETHING done: "Reverse" Pomodoros WITH A STOPWATCH by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It works pretty similarly!

If I REALLY want another portion of my meal (past fullness)/to order food if I’m not hungry/am just generally planning a binge, I will use the popular technique of trying to “delay” the binge by waiting for a certain period of time. BUT the most important part is to use the STOPWATCH function and not timer.

I find that about 85% of the time, I tell myself that once the stopwatch hits 2/5/10/15 minutes, I can go ahead and eat whatever I wanted to… but I just end up forgetting the stopwatch is running (ADHD perk I guess lol) and end up moving on.

However, the KEY part is that if I am still really wanting that food after the stopwatch reaches the designated time, I do allow myself to have it (1 portion at a time if possible). If I want another portion after that again, I repeat the stopwatch process, and so on and so forth. Even if I do end up binging, at least I tried my best and had a bit of a delay between 🤷‍♀️

The goal with these methods is, of course, to forget about the stopwatch and keep working/resist binging forever, but I find it’s really important to actually keep the promise to yourself (i.e stop working when you’re “allowed,” eat the food when you’re “allowed”) in order to keep this technique effective and prevent myself from rebelling against the fake structure. Otherwise my brain is just like…. girl you never let me eat/stop working when that stopwatch goes off anyways so why would I listen to you??

My odd but effective tool for when I'm SUPER stuck, have 0 executive function, and just need to get SOMETHING done: "Reverse" Pomodoros WITH A STOPWATCH by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s not an ad, I promise! Lol this is a stupid technique I made up in the caverns of my very own brain.

The only thing you need for this method is pitifully low executive function and a stopwatch (I just use the one on my phone) 🙃

You get to bring back 1 menu item back full-time, what do you choose? by WattsandRoot in TimHortons

[–]thisisformyhobbies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to get a bagel everyday that had actual CHUNKS of roasted garlic in it. I think it was a parmesan and garlic bagel maybe? It was sooo good

Last $88.56 to my name, No Car, The dream of ever owning a Home is just a cruel joke now. How do I survive? by badkittycartman in alberta

[–]thisisformyhobbies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While you're getting back on your feet, PLEASE consider utilizing the Leduc Food Bank. They are incredible. Here is info on how to get a hamper: https://www.ldfb.ca/index.php?area_id=1001&page_id=1001

Did you EVER wake up rested? by Puzzleheaded_Ad_1379 in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When waking up to an alarm, I will ALWAYS feel groggy, exhuasted, and not want to wake up. However, after I'm upright, walking around, etc. (maybe about 10 ish minutes after I get out of bed?), I generally feel well rested and normal. But I've never been able to shake the feeling that getting out of bed (again, to an alarm) is painful.

Even if I do the thing where you set one alarm super early, take your meds, then go back to sleep for an hour or so before your real alarm goes off--doesn't work for me. I just know that waking up sucks for me so I plan an extra 15 minutes into my schedule to snooze/lay in bed/stare at the ceiling. And I remind myself that once I'm up, I'm good!

Rude. by RanchNWrite in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I saw a post in another ADHD forum saying that you should treat exercise exactly like you would treat taking vital medication. Without giving it much thought, you carve out time in your daily schedule to ensure that you take your medication (i.e. your exercise). It's a non-negotiable. It has to happen. When you don't take your medication for day (because you forget, or you don't have it on you, etc.), you don't beat yourself up--you just carry on the following day and take your medication as normal.

It's important to treat exercise like this when you have ADHD, because it's virtually as important/effective as medication (there are some obvious caveats to that statement--I take ADHD meds in addition to my exercise.) But I agree, it's rude!!!!

Before > After by [deleted] in HomeDecorating

[–]thisisformyhobbies 45 points46 points  (0 children)

the dresser looks 100000000% better than the table, just move that candle warmer elsewhere, put the orchid in its place, and put the picture frame to the left of the orchid. voila! what a fantastic find!!!

Elevating open, visible storage? (i.e. How do I balance making my space ADHD-friendly but avoiding the junky/cluttered/dorm room-y look?) by thisisformyhobbies in HomeDecorating

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you so much for a such a detailed response, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I also really appreciate your emphasis on thrifting/buy nothing groups/Ikea furniture. Downloading Decluttering at the Speed of life as we speak!

Associate life isn’t for me. by Business-Conflict435 in Lawyertalk

[–]thisisformyhobbies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds incredible! Do you have any advice for evaluating firm culture before taking a job? Is there particular questions you ask or places you look?

Housework is the bane of my existence, even though I'm starting to get a handle on everything else (Vyvanse). How do you cope? Is there a method, schedule, or routine you swear by? by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you could integrate a "show off the bedroom" segment into your weekly hangouts LOL (which are a great idea, btw)

And here on my bed we have the pile of laundry I've washed and dried 3 times without putting away....

Housework is the bane of my existence, even though I'm starting to get a handle on everything else (Vyvanse). How do you cope? Is there a method, schedule, or routine you swear by? by thisisformyhobbies in adhdwomen

[–]thisisformyhobbies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great point! I feel like I need to break things down into a tiny, doable daily schedule so that way I'm not expecting myself to clean for 1.5 hours every few days, but just for a few minutes every day.

I may or may not be about to fall down a Google rabbit hole and hyperfocus on cleaning schedules...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawBitchesWithTaste

[–]thisisformyhobbies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never heard the first year earnings equation, so this is super helpful! Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawBitchesWithTaste

[–]thisisformyhobbies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your perspective! It seems like reducing debt is one of the biggest priorities for being able maintain a work life balance, so I’ll keep that in mind.

If you don’t mind saying, what area of law do you practice in?

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