When I woke this morning, the house was silent. It was dark outside and I noticed a niggling feeling in my throat, like dryness and a bit of soreness. I didn’t think too much of it. I grabbed a drink thinking maybe the heating was on too high last night and that had caused me to dry out a little bit. It wasn’t until later when I sent a voice note to somebody that I realised my voice was starting to go and that niggling feeling was actually a sore throat. My day started normally. Doing exercise, and then I sat to open my laptop. I left Lily sleeping because she’s been struggling to sleep with the full moon that we’ve just had. I was sitting there thinking I’m not going to let this sore throat knock me off path because that’s what I’ve done so many times before. So I cracked on. Duvet over me on the sofa, got comfy, and dived into doing some work. Some of that work was actually around the move to Bali. I’d been meaning to sit down and properly map things out, so I started putting together a day-by-day plan of what needs to happen between now and when Lily and I move. There are so many moving parts, and having it written down in a way that feels manageable makes such a difference. I also spent some time organising bits around the house that need sorting before we go. Little things that are easy to ignore until suddenly you realise they all need doing at once. It felt good to start putting those pieces into place, like things were slowly lining up rather than swirling around in my head. But as the day went on, my voice got progressively worse. There were points where I was trying to speak and no sounds were coming out. I didn’t manage to do the video that I’d planned to do because there was no voice to do the video. And I felt really frustrated. Because I didn’t want to lose momentum with how far I’ve come with the videos. To be honest, I’m actually really enjoying doing them. After a conversation with a friend who said sometimes we just need to give in and rest, that’s exactly what I did. I did my non-negotiables for the morning and then decided I needed to step back and have a bit of self-care today. So I went and laid in the shower, as I often do when I need grounding, because water is my place for grounding.

LAST WEEK FLEW BY So many epic things happening all at once and I noticed that being back some of my old patterns were creeping in and that’s not something that I want to continue. We had a busy week with workmen coming in because I’m having solar panels added to my home. I had four grandchildren over the weekend and last week there was so much planning happening in regards to mine and Lily’s move to Bali. The adaptations to my home were only told to me just before I went on my solo trip to Bali and since coming back it’s been full throttle. Workmen coming in to do different assessments on the property and add things that need to be added like the electrics and stuff for the solar panels and then I got the phone call that they’re actually fitting them this week. It’s been like a whirlwind. But it’s good because it lowers our outgoings and it’s better for the environment and the electricity is made from natural resources that the universe provides us. AUADHD, JUGGLING AND REALITY HITTING Now the planning for our move to Bali has been epic in every way, but it has disrupted my thinking when it comes to business and day-to-day life. But that’s just part of having AuADHD and dyslexia. Things are not always smooth sailing and can get muddled when you’re trying to juggle a lot of things at once. So as all this planning goes on, mine and Lily’s visa is now in process which has been epic and exciting but also nerve racking at the same time because reality is hitting in now. This is really real. THE VILLA, THE TEARS AND THE “OH SHIT THIS IS HAPPENING” MOMENT I’ve also secured accommodation which was a whole thing in itself. The property was advertised, a friend saw it within an hour or so of it being advertised and then when I woke up I messaged them. My friend went to view it for me. It was like 1 o’clock in the morning my time but she went to view it and I just woke up a little bit before that naturally, but obviously with intuition telling me this is when she’s going to see it.

Ever Suddenly Realise You’re Starving… and Haven’t Eaten All Day? Or feel an urgent need to go to the toilet with almost no warning? Or suddenly feel overwhelmed without understanding why? That’s often connected to something called interoception. And many neurodivergent people experience differences in it. If this helped you understand interoception in neurodiversity, explore the rest of the A–Z of Neurodiversity for grounded, real-life explanations. And if you’re navigating this as a neurodivergent mum, you’re welcome inside Mums Embracing Neurodiversity for support that understands nervous systems.

Does Your Brain Feel Like It’s Running on iOS 1? You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. You read the same sentence five times and still don’t take it in. You open a message… and the words just won’t come. That heavy, blurry, staticky feeling? That’s often brain fog. And no — it isn’t stupidity. It isn’t laziness. And it isn’t lack of effort. If this helped you understand brain fog in neurodiversity, explore the rest of the A–Z of Neurodiversity for grounded, real-life explanations. And if you’re navigating this as a neurodivergent mum, you’re welcome inside Mums Embracing Neurodiversity for support that actually understands mental load.