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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1021 , Friday 14/08/2026

Woke up just after 06:30 - my body is getting used to the every other day gym session. Today however I woke with the headache I went to bed with last night & felt like someone had hit me in the face. So I decided that cautions was the better side of valour & skipped gym - I will get back on that particular horse next week when the weather has cooled down a bit!

Next door prevented me for sleeping in, they hit the hoover about 5 minutes after I initially woke up! What is it with these people!

Had a relaxed day, chores & some gaming then finishing off the Hobbit trilogy.

Ordered a Hotdog stuffed crust pizza … interestingly I got a hot (spicy) pizza with a cheese stuffed crust - no hotdog to be seen though.

I only managed ½ of it I can take spicy food to a certain degree but not a whole pizzas worth!
Still one way to help with the diet!!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, we managed to move forward with regards to my MiL’s property, still a work in progress but every step is a step closer!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1007 , Friday 31/07/2026

Friday, last gym day of the week & it took me an age to get ready & get out of the house.

Not a bad session at the gym though, although I was forced to use the despised new treadmill! Really they could have got one with a fan!

Got home, did my chores & finally got breakfast at around 9am. I do appreciate it when Mrs S helps … on the odd occasion when she does. Today was not one of those days.

I was all set to go to my late MiL’s & have another go in the garage but once again the car was suddenly unavailable.

So I spent the day doing various bits & bobs in Starfield but my heart wasn’t in it.

Final Thoughts.

I don’t miss much since I retired but I REALLY miss having my own car!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 975 , Monday 29/06/2026

Monday started at around 6am as it is a gym day.

Not a bad gym session, pushed past the 5.7km/h barrier I’ve been struggling with on the treadmill so that was encouraging.

Did a little gardening after breakfast & chores then some exploring in Starfield.

We had a Costco™ trip late this afternoon … heck stuff is so expensive now.

Had a naughty takeaway for tea, we were originally going to have tea at Costco™ but it was literally standing room only in the cafe & neither of us fancied that!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, although I had a dizzy turn in Costco™, I think these are caused by a mixture of me being really tired & the lighting in there!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 942 , Wednesday 27/05/2026

Up early, before the 06:30 alarm - the cold woke me … I say cold it was 21ºC but given it was 27 when I went to bed it was considerably cooler!

Hit the gym then did my chores.

Then I spent a chunk of the day fitting a shelf/ step in the box room & then tidying said room up for the decorator tomorrow.

Managed to squeeze in a couple of hours on the PS5 then had to make tea when Mrs S got home. Chicken burgers with the last of the salad & then a couple of scoops of ice cream for dessert.

Final Thoughts.

A very busy day but I actually feel like I accomplished something - even if,as is useually the case these days, wholly on my own.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 960 , Sunday 14/06/2026

A quiet day with nothing really to report.

Given that I had an epic gaming session (the first time in a long time) that lasted until it was so late at night it was early in the morning, this was not a bad thing.

Final Thoughts.

The bug I picked up last week lingers, a bit achy & a bit snotty & coughing.

Still struggling to read large tracts of text, it’s weird like I can see the words but it’s like trying to see the crystalline form of a snowflake - in a blizzard.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 988 , Sunday 12/07/2026

Ugggggggggg!

Final Thoughts.

To be continued!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1008 , Saturday 01/08/2026

Saturday has been a fairly quiet day.

I seem to have pulled a muscle of 3 in my chest this week, exertion has been painful today & left me a little short of breath today.

Tidied up some of the stuff in the garage to start to make some room for all the stuff that my late FiL left me.

Takeaway for tea accompanying ‘Night in the Museum 2’ - Mrs S’s choice. It was ok but not as good as the original.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day I hope that my chest is less painful tomorrow I need to have another session sorting out in the garage at my late MiLs.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1022 , Saturday 15/08/2026

Saturday started quite late at just before 07:30.

A quiet day, we continued out LotR fest this afternoon - sadly our (very) well used blu-ray extended collection is starting to show it’s age with the first disk of ‘The Two Towers’ sticking in several places even after some (careful) cleaning.

We succumbed & got the remastered HDR 6 movie set from Apple by way of a late anniversary present to each other.

Enjoyed a chinese takeaway while we watched Gandalf free Theoden from Saruman & evict Grima.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, I am slowly moving all the stuff from

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1009 , Sunday 02/08/2026

Sunday & I managed to get a bit of a lie in this morning, getting up around 07:30.

Made breakfast for the two of us before doing my chores.

We went across to my late MiL’s & continued with the seemingly never ending job of clearing it out. Although to be fair one or possibly two more trips should see the job done.
I bought back ½ a dozen tool boxes to sort out during the week - I suspect most of the tools will need a new home but some of them I will keep.

We had a fest on the TV show ‘The Capture’ there is a new series out but we are starting from season one again as it’s been a while.

Huntsmans pie & a mixed salad for tea with the old strawberries & ice cream for dessert.

Final Thoughts.

I’m not feeling the whole shilling tonight, I hope I’m not coming down with a bug - I’m wondering if it’s why I have been a bit short of breath when exerting myself the last few days.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 939 , Sunday 24/05/2026

I managed to get a bit of a lie in this morning but the sunlight streaming thru the window woke me up & drove me out of bed.

It has been a day of frustration of beauty & of sadness.

Managed to get windows 10 onto my MBP this morning, so that was heartening,

Mrs S & I went out for a short walk in the glorious sunshine by the local reservoir & I was reminded that we live in a most beautiful part of the world!

I got myself a Steam a/c & got a copy of Elite Dangerous this afternoon but could not get it to run, it was a bit of a long shot on a 7 year old machine. I will have to wait for Christmas for a gaming PC.

Late this afternoon I found out that a lovely friend that I met on here some time ago had passed after succumbing to an illness they knew nothing about at the start of the year.

I will post a G.N.U. for them after their funeral but I will let others formally announce their passing as they have asked.

Final Thoughts.

Nobody is truly gone as long as their name is spoken by those who knew them & cared for them.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 954 , Monday 08/06/2026

Monday started early as it was a gym day.

It has to be said that I’m finding that the gym would be less traumatic if there were less people in there - I had to re arrange my gym routine again to cater for other folk!
I know that this seems somewhat selfish but it breaks my brain a little bit when it happens!

Got home & then breakfast & chores happened.

The rest of the day has been spent on NMS missions & exploring a tiny bit of Mars (using actual NASA data generated landscapes) in Starfield.

Final Thoughts.

Mrs S used her ‘study’ for the 1st time in anger today & appears to be very happy with it so that’s good!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1023 , Sunday 16/08/2026

Sunday started very late at gone 8am after a very rough night filled with painful arms & legs & feeling cold enough to need a blanket & bed socks on a warm evening.
I think this is related to feeling rough Thursday night into Friday morning, although I did think that was done with!

Today has been a day of no energy, aches & chills - can one actually have cold flushes, because I have had a few thru the day!

I hope that some sleep tonight will leave me well enough to go to the gym in the morning!

Final Thoughts.

No thoughts, just cold flushes!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Ooooops, in my (continued) manky state I forgot to post this last night! 🙄🤦‍♂️

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1010 , Monday 03/08/2026

Monday started early & with a distinct struggle!

Not been feeling the full shilling the last few days & I felt it in the gym today, I persevered but was not at my best.

After breakfast & chores I tackled the first 3 of the toolboxes I brought back from my late FiL’s place.
I also did some digging & there is a UK charity that takes old tools, renovates them & then sends them to 3rd world countries. Perfect for the tools I won’t be able to keep!

I was totally drained after 3 boxes so called it a day & went roaming around the galaxy again.

Chicken thighs & salad for tea - rather nice even if I do say so myself!

Final Thoughts.

I’m not sure how much of this malaise is physical & how much is a MH thing. It seems like an extension of the whole not being able to concentrate on reading.
Writing the diary tonight was a conscious effort.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1012 , Wednesday 05/08/2026

Wednesday started early & it was a real struggle to get out of bed. I had a rubbish night & struggled to get to sleep until the wee small hours!

Despite yesterday’s events & the lack of sleep I managed to get my ass into gear & down to the gym.

It was a challenging gym session, not only because I was tired & out of sorts but also because I had to break my routine because others were using the kit. It’s not their fault obviously but it does make a difference.

Got home & breakfast was followed by chores.

I read a report about the effects of eating from heated plastic containers over the weekend & one of the things it mentioned was an increased risk of thyroid problems. Mrs S & I have both encountered thyroid issues this year & so this was the catalyst that has driven us to use glassware instead of plastic in future.

To support this move we bought a 20 piece set from Costco™ - WARNING it seems that the lids are counted as ‘pieces’! I was not amused when I discovered this & will be saying as much when the inevitable request for a review hits my email inbox!

Anyhow I had a massive culling session today & while I have kept some of our existing plastic ware for storage & prep work the bulk is history!

This afternoon I finished going thru the toolboxes that came from my late FiL’s house. At some point I will have to find homes for the tools I am keeping (they are all sharing a cardboard box at the moment) but that is a job for another day!

Chicken skewers for tea with the last of the salad from the weekend. Very nice!

Final Thoughts.

A better day than I thought it would be & more productive too!

Tomorrow maybe a challenge - the current plan is to drop Mrs S off at the office then drive thru to my late MiL’s house & continue work in the garage - I must remember to take some cans of pop with me because there is nothing in the way of beverage prep in the house any more!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 964 , Thursday 18/06/2026

Thursday started much earlier than I anticipated at just gone 6am. I tried to get back to sleep but gave in & was up by 06:30.

Summertime has returned to deepest, darkest Yorkshire with warm dry weather - the cats love it!

Spent most of the day in outer space. I might be addicted to Starfield, although I did take time out for meals & chores.

Final Thoughts.

Lots of little niggly things have completely ‘knocked my duck off’ today, my mood is so low this evening a limbo dancer would struggle to get any lower!

I have not got the spoons to be social tonight so folks will have to make do with a like rather than a response.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1024 , Monday 17/08/2026

Up at 06:30 but the bus that ran over me yesterday did it again! I was tempted to just go back to bed but decided that I wasn’t gonna give in totally to this bug & went downstairs for breakfast.

It has been a day of aches & little energy.

I did perk up enough to make a salad for tea to go with a huntsman pie that Mrs S got over the weekend. However the lettuce fought back & I nearly chopped the tip off my left thumb!

Final Thoughts.

This bug has drained me of energy, I hope I can beat it by Wednesday, I need to get back to the gym!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1025 , Tuesday 18/08/2026

Another really rough night led to me sleeping in till past 8am this morning.

It has been a very quiet day, although I did do a couple of chores.

Lasagne & salad for tea, which went well with an episode of Cadfael.

Final Thoughts.

I am feeling better this evening, less achy than I have been although I am still short on energy, once more the gym goalposts move .. here is hoping Friday is the charm!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1026 , Wednesday 19/08/2026

Wednesday started at around 7am after a much better night.

I skipped the gym again but I am a lot better than I was at the start of the week!

A lovely peaceful day as Mrs S was in the office.

Final Thoughts.

Not a lot really, not looking forward to the evening temperatures over the weekend, single figures (Celsius) in AUGUST! Well I hope all the local climate change deniers take note!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1027 , Thursday 20/08/2026

Another late morning, not up until just after 8am following a rubbish night where I couldn’t sleep & struggled to get comfy because I have apparently pulled a muscle in my left thigh & knobbled my knee!

Another slow, quiet day. There were a million things I planned on doing & I managed precisely none of them!

I need to get my act into gear soon!

Final Thoughts.

Apropos to absolutely nothing I realised this evening that I still think of my parents house (well my Dad’s hose now since my mum passed in 2019 ) as ‘home’.

Where I live now is just … where I live.

When we go over to see my Dad I always think of it as ‘going home’.

Weird no?

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1028 , Friday 21/08/2026

Another rough night, another late morning!

What I thought was a pulled muscle in my leg is … not!
I had a deep ache in the bones of both legs last night so I gave up & hit the codeine, which helped a lot!
So now I know what to do tonight if it kicks off again!

Another quiet day, the highlight being the stringing of a new washing line in the garden - I know, what na exciting life I lead!

Pizza for tea accompanied by the start of season 3 of Babylon 5.

Final Thoughts.

Seems the rain gods are making up for ignoring us over the first part of summer, it rained cats, dogs & small cephalopods this evening!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1029 , Saturday 22/08/2026

Well throw an acorn at me & call me a nutter, I actually managed to get some decent sleep last night - more or less a full 8 hours!

Breakfast & then chores before a couple of hours chasing around the galaxy while Mrs S was out shopping.

Caught up on a couple of Mrs S’s shows this afternoon.

Fried chicken takeaway for tea with an interesting new sci-fi movie ‘Signal One’ for accompaniment!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, the world seems so much brighter for some decent kip!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1030 , Sunday 23/08/2026

Sunday started around 07:30 after a decent nights sleep - which was nice.

Made breakfast & did some basic chores then we went across to my late MiLs place to make sure all the light bulbs worked (spoilers - 2 were replaced & more are on order) & to take down the remaining shelves to help the cleaning folk who are coming on Tuesday.

We stopped off at one of our fave eatery for lunch on the way home - it being Sunday the choice was one of 4 varieties of traditional Sunday roast. I had lamb & Mrs S had chicken - very nice we both agreed!

This afternoon was a very relaxed affair, with a double bill of ‘Cadfael’ & then the first episode of the new version of ‘Bergerac’ which was nothing like as good as what I remember of the orginal series!

Final Thoughts.

We got a lot done today & the weather was really nice so chalking it up as a win!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1031 , Monday 24/08/2026

Monday started just after 6am & I got my ass down the gym!

I was reasonably impressed by the fact that I did not need to go for easier settings / weights. Whilst it was a hard session - I have been away for 2 weeks after all - it was not so hard that I had to lose any ground!

Got home & after breakfast & chores I spent a couple of hours going thru the tools that came from my late FiLs garage.

The vast majority will be going to a charity that can refurbish them & then get them to folk who can use them.

Spent the afternoon tacking a set of reoccurring crashes in Starfield … after a bit of research on whats left of the web it turns out that me hoarding everything that didn’t move out of the way was the problem - this was exacerbated by having a ship with a huge cargo hold. I sold a load of stuff & that seems to have fixed the problem. I still have a lot of stuff to get rid of but I can do that over the next few days.

Hunters pie & salad for tea.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all.

It has been sunny but not overly warm, the weather settling into a more familiar British summer pattern.

I am glad that I’m back at the gym … it is still a conscious effort to go, I have to force myself to get out & I have yet to encounter any kind of endorphin buzz. It is just hard work, but hopefully it will lead to me losing weight & being healthier!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1032 , Tuesday 25/08/2026

Up early - at just before 7am to see if Mrs S wanted me to go & let the cleaners in at her mums, as it happens she didn’t so while I had got up early it was somewhat of a relief not to spend most of the morning on another MiL related task.

Chores & breakfast were followed by a day of relaxing interspersed with a few odd jobs. Nothing too major because my brain was like ‘No way mate’ when I presented it with anything more difficult than some light tidying up.

I gave Alice a good brush today - it is, like cleaning out the litter tray - a job that apparently only I can do. I have to be very careful as Alice is very skittish & wary so one has to let her get very comfy & add lots of stroking & love.

We had fried garlic sausage & mushrooms with an egg& potato tortilla Mrs S got at the weekend.
Wasn’t bad, but I’m glad Mrs S stepped up & did the dishes because there were double the normal amount! (Although some basic rearrangement of the dishes in the dishwasher would have saved her washing the frying pan but she had done it before I could say anything.

Final Thoughts.

Ugg back to the gym in the morning!

Also given the amount of fur that came off Alice how is she still the same size!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1033 , Wednesday 26/08/2026

Gym day so up early & in the gym around 07:15.

Today’s session was quite painful for a couple of reasons.

I cut my toenails last week but for some reason missed a bit on the 4th toe on my right foot. This decided today was the day it was going to hold me to task by rubbing very painfully against my middle toe. I tried to adjust my socks / trainers but to no avail! Later inspection at home would reveal that I basically rasped the skin off the middle toe!

The other problem was that I did not get away completely free by having 2 weeks away from the gym, with my calf muscles complaining vigorously about the abuse. Hey ho, hopefully a few more sessions will get me limber again.

A quiet day followed, motivation being in short supply.

Final Thoughts.

Well lesson learned on the toe nail front, I will have to make sure that there are no sharp edges in future - not a problem I’ve encountered before but still.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
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