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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1088 , Tuesday 20/10/2026

Tuesday started around 7am.

Breakfast & chores were followed by a quiet day with motivation low mostly due to the weather, it being a dark, cold dreary autumn day.

Final Thoughts.

I hope the gym sessions is easier tomorrow, I need a bit of 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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1054 , Wednesday 16/09/2026

Wednesday being gym day started bright & early.

Not a bad session although I really do need a way of keeping track of how many sets I’ve done!

Mrs S was in the office today so peace & tranquility reigned!

Breakfast was followed by the daily chores then I dug out my spare pair of big boy pants & braved the garage!

Even though I spent most of the morning in there & have thrown a load of stuff away it seems to have made little impression overall!

I need to get a load of stuff down to the tip over the next few days that should clear some space for the next instalment!

A relaxing afternoon though which was nice.

Final Thoughts.

Well Mrs S goes across to let the Estate Agents take photos of her mums house so it can go on the market … there are a number of things I suggested she get fixed before selling but as usual the advice fell on deaf ears.

On the plus side it will be a nice quiet morning for me!

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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1065 , Sunday 27/09/2026

Sunday has been an utterly unremarkable autumn day.

The high point was getting a text from my sister about her changing her mobile number … & it WASN’T a scam!
I got one the other day from my Mum, which was impressive as she passed in 2019! 🙄

Final Thoughts.

Crumbs another week gone!!

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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1055 , Thursday 17/09/2026

I actually managed to get something of a lie in this morning finally climbing from my pit at just before 07:30.

Breakfast & chores then I had another go in the garage. This included a trip to the tip to take all the stuff I decided to throw away yesterday. What I want to know is why the heck it was so busy at 11:15 in the morning! Haven’t these folks got jobs / school etc to go to?

The other major thing that happened today was that I managed to wrangle space for the extra 3 toolboxes that contained the tools I kept of my FiL’s. I still need a major tool audit but in the short term they have a more permanent home!
Mrs S was thrilled when she finally noticed at 8pm this evening!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day - I am so glad to have the toolboxes in the garage!!

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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1058 , Sunday 20/09/2026

Sunday has been a lovely relaxed day!

It started with a nice lie in & ended with a naughty chinese takeaway!

There was a bit of excitement just before lunch when I had to play ‘hunt the autumn duvet’ but that was about it!

Final Thoughts.

Too full of Duck in yellow bean sauce to think! 😆

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 1063 , Friday 25/09/2026

Friday being the last gym day of the week saw me up & about bright & early.

Not a bad session although following the advice I got on Wednesday did result in more effort - & pain!
But hey no pain no gain!

Breakfast & chores were followed by another session on NMS expedition 23.

A quiet day followed ending with our Friday staples of pizza & Babylon 5.

Final Thoughts.

I am still struggling to get back on the social engagement horse, I seem to be once again becoming a more or less total hermit.

It’s weird, I’ve been going to the gym for months now & I know about 4 people, this is, I know, down to me not them. I struggle with ‘incidental’ social contacts more & more.

If I were on my own I would vanish into a virtual world & only surface when absolutely necessary.

I’m not sure if that is not more or less where I am now!

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 1034 , Thursday 27/08/2026

Up at just after 07:15.

Quiet for the most part, it being a very dark & rainy day, such conditions always leave me searching for motivation.

We had a dental appointment late this afternoon … which was booked in March!
I came thru with flying colours, the dentist was very pleased with me! 😊

We booked our next appointment as we were leaving - for next March!

Final Thoughts.

Gym again tomorrow, I hope my toes behave!

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 1057 , Saturday 19/09/2026

Well Saturday has been a very relaxed day.

Got a bit of a lie in & polished off my chores after breakfast.

Nothing exciting or even vaguely interesting occurred which these days is to be treasured!

Final Thoughts.

The world is getting madder by the day & any any pocket of peace is now something to be treasured!

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 1035 , Friday 28/08/2026

Friday started at crack of sparrow’s fart & I was down the gym before the rest of the avian world was fully awake!

Despite the fact that it rained cats, dogs & small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri last night there was little sign of it this morning in the Vally, although the leisure centre where my gym is based was flooded yesterday. Kudos to the staff there that there was little sign of it this morning!

A much better gym session today although my calf muscles are still rather stiff.

Did a few small jobs today, the bigger tasks seem to slip thru my grasp so easily these days!

Pizza for tea with a side order of Babylon 5.

Final Thoughts.

After the rain the sun came out which made the day so much better - I swear I’m solar powered!

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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1036 , Saturday 29/08/2026

Saturday started at around 07:30 & was a relaxed & peaceful day that ended with a Chinese takeaway & Denzel Washington in ‘Inside Man’.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all. Following Mrs S’s ethos of ‘you can only do what you can do’ which I normally don’t subscribe to but sometimes one simply does not have the energy to push beyond ones limits.

Beige.party is down as I write this so that’s my excuse for posting it late!

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 1037 , Sunday 30/08/2026

Up at 07:30, woken by the kids next door screaming & shouting.

After breakfast we went across to my late MiLs place to replace the bulbs I ordered during last week.

I took the tool boxes that have the tools for the charity back across, I’m storing them in the garage there while I get hold of the charity to come & collect them.

We stopped off at one of our favourite eateries for a roast chicken Sunday lunch - delicious!

Had a relaxed afternoon, episodes of ‘Foyle’s War’ & ‘Cadfael’ helping us along.

Beans on toast for tea, as neither of us were particularly hungry after the treat at lunchtime.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day.

Public Holiday tomorrow so I think I might skip the gym & have a lie in.

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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1060 , Tuesday 22/09/2026

Tuesday started just after 7am when I gave up trying to ignore the screaming kids next door.

It’s been a busy little day, I cleaned the bathroom & mopped the floor in there, cleaned the extractor fan too - it gets a bi-annual seeing to to keep it running smoothly.

Also cleaned the multi-sensor for the weather station, sadly the annual autumnal influx of spiders seems to have completely done for the temperature sensor so I have got a couple of Switchbot™ external temp / hygrometer meters instead. Not as good but far cheaper & they hook up to the phone so that should be helpful.

I tried out one of the new mini work lights that I got in Costco™ when I was sorting the extractor fan out - they are fabulous - really effective!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, the only downside was that I went a little wild with the sweet stuff that I got from Costco™ - I knew I would - I should have resisted buying them! Hey ho, will have to work extra hard in 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 1038 , Monday 31/08/2026

Monday, being a public holiday, started with a lie in until 07:30.

Breakfast & a few basic chores got the day underway & then I had a couple of hours on the PS5 as Mrs S was doing some admin stuff.

All was well until late morning when we had a power cut for an hour!

We relaxed with a couple of Mrs S’s TV shows this afternoon & then finshed the day with a fried chicken takeaway & ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ with Tom Hanks who is definitely one of my fave actors!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all, Northern Powergrid’s failure to provide power not withstanding!

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 1039 , Tuesday 01/09/2026

Tuesday started at just after 7am.

An unremarkable day so I wont. Remark on it that is.

Final Thoughts.

I am slowly de-googling myself. I ditched everything bar gmail at the beginning of the year but now I am moving everything off. Or at least everything that I can find an active link to.

There are a couple of services that may prove interesting to move as they are pretty much incoming only info services but no doubt there is a way to get hold of them IRL.

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 978 , Thursday 02/07/2026

Heck I completely missed that we have moved into July! Not that my brain is terminally fried or anything!

Up at 06:30 & then a day filled with chores, meal prep & Starfield.

I did also fit a hydraulic door closer to the bathroom door. We have had a spring loaded one on for ages to stop the moggy varmints getting in (because me n Mrs S had a habit of leaving the door open) & drinking out of the shower basin … not the healthiest water in the world!
The problem was that with the windows open the door slams shut & it was damaging the frame & the plaster around the frame.
So I managed to get a ‘small’ hydraulic closer & fitted it today. It is much more noticeable than its predecessor but even with the windows open blowing today the door now closes smoothly & quietly!

One of Mrs S’s gunky microwave meals for tea because I could not be arsed to do anything more challenging & we had run out of salad.

Final Thoughts.

Quite pleased with the new door closer - it’s weird how ones definition of success changes when there is so little to succeed at.

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 1040 , Wednesday 02/09/2026

Up early for the gym, a really good session as the scales finally proclaimed that I had lost a little weight!

Got home around 07:45 so that Mrs S could take the car to work.

A nice peaceful day, I even manged to spend 3 hours tidying my room - there is still a lot of paperwork to go thru, most of it I need to get stern with & throw away!
But I have boxed up the old Amp that I haven’t used in months & the Ps4 pro that has sat up there gathering dust. I had envisaged using it as a remote terminal for the PS5 but that never took off.

Watched ‘Apollo 13’ while I worked - such a good movie & one I know well enuf to be able to dip in & out of while still following the plot.

Even managed a couple of hours on the PS5 later this afternoon,

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all on the whole.

I am absolutely knackered though!

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 1041 , Thursday 03/09/2026

Thursday started just after 7am & took a pretty much instant down turn.

I had noticed a puddle of water by the door into the kitchen yesterday but I put it down to Mrs S spilling it & simply mopped it up. However it was back again this morning & although I wouldn’t put it past Mrs S to spill water twice to spill it in exactly the same spot seemed unlikely!

After some investigation it turned out to the coming from the cold water feed to the hot water system. It was only a minor leak so heaven only knows how long its been leaking for!

I have fixed the leak - I think, we shall see if the puddle reappears over night!

Final Thoughts.

I hate plumbing! We have had so many leaks over the years in so many different places!

Back at the gym in the morning & then the weekend begins!

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 1043 , Saturday 05/09/2026

Saturday started a bit late at 07:30.

Breakfast & chores as usual then started to chase the last main bounty in Starfield.

Relaxing afternoon & then a fried chicken takeaway while watching the new Apple TV ‘Mayday’.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day today although I wish I had had the energy to actually do 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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