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date, created, category
| date | created | category | |
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| 2025-12-06 | 2025-12-06 |
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today's activity
todays to-dos
- MIT: Finish assignment
- do something with the pumpkin in the utility
to-don't-do
scratch pad
future to-dos
daily-reflection
three ways I made progress today
- I got the bones of TAQ1 in my assignment done, I've improved at writing!
what happened today
I'm writing this on the morning of 2025-12-07
I've been struggling to write a 600 word essay for my Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) assignment. I've been writing loads, but I'm just repeating myself over and over as I start and then re-start, and then re-start... It's been frustrating. I don't know if it's an me ADHD Symptoms thing, or I just don't fully understand the subject. But I sat down yesterday and, with AI, I really nailed down the structure, and using the 2025-12-04 1555 Essay Outline system with academic writing. And in no time at all I got a rough draft done, just like that! It was easy once I'd understood the subject and essay structure better. I've spent a redonkulous amount of time up until yesterday effectively going no where. This is a big achievement!
Jessica Louise Hodgetts and Isabella Jaime Hodgetts stayed at 9 Shugborough Close last night while me and Erin Mary Hodgetts went to Zoe (Erin's work friend) surprise 50th Birthday party at the Michelin Sports Centre. It was a good night. I'm finding that I getting better in social situations, I just have less anxiety, more confidence. I want to talk to people more, it's enjoyable. I don't know if this is the me ADHD Medication at work, or whether Volunteering has pushed me out of my comfort zone--if I can walk onto a ward and introduce myself to a complete stranger, put myself out there and initiate it, when I don't have any other agender other than to have a conversation (which is my nemesis), then doing it at a party, with familiar people, is waaay easier.
Although, I thought Sandy wasn't his normal self with me last night., he's always been really warm towards me, but I sensed something a bit off. Maybe nothing, I'm probably just over thinking it. Erin's has mentioned in the past that he can be a bit possessive with his wife, so I'm mindful of that. My mindfulness of that may have changed my interactions with him, and he's thinking something's off but doesn't know what it is too.
I also didn't want to my alcohol consumption too much last night, as in, I didn't feel the need to. I didn't set out with an intension to drink less--other than a recent realisation the first 3 drinks is the fun bit, every drink after is more impairment/hangover/money. I just didn't feel the need, I was happy in my own skin. If anything, I got less happy, more self conscious towards the end of the night. I ended up having 4 pints over 3-4 hours, the last of which I didn't really want but it was something to do as the music was too loud to talk and everyone was dancing. But this is a big difference to the old me, who would purposely get drunk to ease the social anxiety.