10 good, fun things.

She’s trying to save me from looking stupid, but she is really just being a close-minded jerk.

2032 Patty is a whole vibe.

This is not about avoiding the moment, or STUFFING THE MOMENT DOWN and pretending it doesn’t exist. More like a tiny little mental escape from the day-to-day.

Somehow, I knew early on that the map of my life would look different than the norm.

I felt like a tourist in Paris… because I WAS a tourist in Paris… and I hated it.

A total of 30 hours in Paris and a week in Sibenik, Croatia.

The dust has settled on two years and I FEEL WEIRD!

Practice not letting your inner imposter win.

Success is all up to you.

Choose a word.

The 15 books that distracted me from the burnout of the past two years!

How to navigate life when anything could go wrong at any time.

I’m not going to say I’m thankful for my mom walking my dog (although I am) or the sun rising every day bringing each of us a fresh start!!! Instead, I’m going to share my appreciation for the very little things. The underrepresented bright spots in our days. Those are the real heroes and keep us afloat when nothing else seems to work.

It’s a gamechanger to know that we can choose how to show up for our own lives, or in this case, our own holiday seasons. We know what brings on happy feelings, so how can we create activities or moments to bring them out?

I couldn’t have made it through the last week without the tools I have acquired throughout 30+ YEARS of struggling with my mental health. That’s an entire lifetime! I actively work on it, and I was so thankful for that this past week. I’m still very sad, but I’m okay. Here’s what I did, and maybe it could help you with something you’re going through.

Making a case to embrace your ADHD-ridden self, or friend, or child, or sibling, or parent. We’re virtually SUPER HUMANS! And are also likely RIDDLED WITH ANXIETY (the two are closely connected) so if you don’t support us, we’ll likely spiral out of control and show up at your door and clean your whole house while singing songs from Cinderella with Brandy and Whitney Houston.

Nature is dying, but it’s time for us to COME ALIVE!