Hi everyone. I’m struggling with having a zillion vague ideas of what to write in my mind but not being able to get started on actually typing any of them down. This makes me feel like a failure as a writer. To counter this feeling (and to actually write something, anything…), I’m doing a list of things I did accomplish today. Here goes.
1. Did my morning ADLs. I actually needed to shower today, but had showered and washed my hair yesterday so I did a quick wash this morning. After all, I was still pretty tired when waking up. I’m content with this.
2. Went to physical therapy. I had what I might hope was my last dry needling session on my right leg. It hurt when I was being treated, but the pain has been manageable for most of the day. I probably have to thank paracetamol for that, as I now have to take that four times daily for an unrelated ache.
3. Went on two 1.8km walks. After the dry needling treatment, I’m not supposed to walk long distances for the first 24 hours, but this felt okay.
4. Experimented with seed bead stringing. I had ordered seed beads in four colors last week (the parcel I moaned about not having been delivered last week). I had also ordered a beading needle, which I expected to be sharp so I was saying that I probably needed to protect my fingers. Then again, if I do so, I can no longer feel where the needle is going. Turns out the beading needle isn’t sharp at all. And guess what? I actually succeeded at stringing the seed beads onto the wire. Granted, I haven’t tried even the most basic beading stitch yet, as I couldn’t follow the step-by-step instructions I found online and didn’t have the time to watch a video with my staff. I’ll give it a try soon though.
5. Brushed my teeth. This isn’t such a big achievement to most, but for a long while when in the psych hospital, I struggled with this. For this reason, I’m mentioning it anyway.
A Multitude of Musings 
There are days when doing the simplest everyday stuff seems too much of an effort for me, granted those days don’t happen often but they do happen. You did good
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Thank you so much. I can relate to your experience of the simplest daily activities sometimes taking enormous effort.
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When I was severely depressed I didn’t want to brush my teeth (or shower even). Even little things can be such a great effort when you are not at your best. This was a good list of accomplishments. I am really glad the bead work went well. I hope you have lots of fun with that!
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Thank you. I’m not depressed, or at least not severely so, but I have quite horrible executive dysfunction due to being autistic. I also think sensory issues might be a reason I struggle with showering and brushing my teeth.
Re the beading, I didn’t actually make anything yet, but I really hope to do so soon.
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You had a good list of accomplishments Astrid! Well done! ❤
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Aw thanks so much!
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