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365 Grateful: Library
Today, I’m grateful for my library. It’s not the library in my town, but the one in the next town over. The picture above is one of the doors. I have been working here since about 11AM (and I’ve gotten a CRAZY amount of work done), but just a few minutes ago, I had my first issue with bloodsugar in about 6 months. I had eaten before I got here and forgot my extra food at home, but I figured that I’d be fine since I hadn’t had an issue while I was sick, and I wasn’t eating…
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On ADD/ADHD, Huffington Post Articles, and How People Respond to Things
Awesome photo. Love to know who made it. My friend sent me this article on the Huffington Post and it bothers me for multiple reasons. Not just what Katie Hopkins said, but also the response of adults below who think that they are defending people, when really they’re just insulting and bullying a woman who clearly doesn’t understand ADD/ADHD. I understand that Ms. Hopkins feels that it is the diagnosis de jour, and perhaps it is, but I don’t think she understands what it really is. She also feels that having a diagnosis is an excuse for students not to do work, to take it easy, or to not take…
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Sometimes…
Sometimes holidays make you think. It has been brought to my attention by a goodly number of people the past few days that I really am getting up there in age and that I should be considering ways to make my father a papou. Now, let me start out by saying that none of these people are my father. They are friends of the family, friends of our friends, and my friends–many of whom are happily married with children. I think people are concerned that I won’t have the joy that they have in life, and honestly, sometimes my life is a bit lonely, but it seems odd to me…
