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10d • BEDFORD TO BALI
WHEN THE FOG LIFTS AND THE FIRE COMES BACK
FEELING HUMAN AGAIN
I’m starting to feel a lot better now.
My voice has returned and the low energy and tightness is starting to subside. I slept for 9½ hours yesterday which I clearly needed.
So today it was very much a busy day, but in all the right ways.
THE BALI MOVE BECOMING MORE REAL BY THE DAY
Over the last few days I’ve managed to get quite a few things sorted out for the big Bali move.
Everything feels like it’s really happening now. It’s falling into place.
Big things with my home have been organised and are now in the process of being sorted out which helps to cement the realisation that we are actually going.
BACK INTO THE FLOW OF WORK
I did lots of work today. Lots of connecting.
I had an amazing call with two epic women in my community around masking and overwhelm which I really enjoyed actually.
Then I carried on working on my business, getting more visibility and continuing my A–Z of all things Neurodiversity which I’m really enjoying.
It’s getting really good feedback from a lot of parents and I can see how sharing my knowledge in this way is really helpful for other parents.
Because I’m taking away the jargon and the “I know something is going on but I don’t know what it is” kind of thoughts that so many of us as mums have.
FINDING OUR RHYTHM AGAIN
Me and Lily have been finding a new rhythm since I’ve been unwell.
We slowed down with our morning routine for a few days but that’s now starting to come back into play.
And actually it’s helping me feel better.
Not doing movement in the morning definitely didn’t help with feeling sluggish and a bit crappy through the day.
COOKING, CONNECTION AND A SURPRISING DINNER WIN
Tonight we made Katsu vegetable curry which was really nice.
And I’m actually surprised that Lily really liked it.
That felt like a win.
Instead of watching the program we’ve been watching recently we decided to watch something different.
A PROGRAM THAT HIT HARD
We watched a program called I Swear on Netflix.
And I’ve got to say, it completely floored me.
But in a mixed kind of way.
I’ve actually written a post about it which I’ll link because programs like this hit people in a really deep way.
The realisation of what actually happens to those of us who are seen as different, and what it feels like to be that person who is seen as different.
THE REFLECTION THAT STAYED WITH ME
I’ve gone to bed tonight with a deep feeling of gratitude for this guy who went through hell.
But also with a deep sense of reflection.
Reflection on what I went through as a child.
What my adult kids went through as kids.
And what Lily has been through as a child.
And all of that combined has made me realise something.
Although we have come on quite considerably from when I was a kid…
There are still massive changes that need to happen in the neurodiversity world for kids to truly be seen and heard. 💗
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