What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?
1. Spending time with the Lord in the mornings by reading His Word and praying.
2. Having routines, especially when it comes to cleaning. There are days when life becomes chaotic unexpectedly and disruptions happen. With me having Inattentive ADHD my routines are a godsend, it helps me to get back on track and keeps the clutter away.
I want to make a difference by taking away the stigma of accommodations for people with disabilities. Click on the link to continue reading. Like and share too!
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
I want to make a difference by taking away the stigma of accommodations for people with disabilities.
To bring awareness of the struggles of the disabled.
I want society to look at a disabled person to ask what accommodations that person needs to live a happy, independent, and successful life.
I’m curious about why people want to deny that ADHD does exist.
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What are you curious about?
I’m curious about why people want to deny that ADHD does exist.
Why?
With medical evidence, studies, and influencers discussing how ADHD affects every aspect of their lives. People still want to deny that ADHD exists.
I just don’t get it.
What would you change about modern society?
I would make accommodations available to the disabled community so that we can live an independent life.
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What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?
Currently, bedtime is between 11 pm to 12 am. I get up between 8am-9am.
I’m working on my nighttime routine, so I can get up early in the morning. Having ADD (inattentive ADHD) if I want to get up early then I need to go to bed early.
In the process to train my mind and body to wind down at night. I’m struggling with creating a new routine because sometimes I receive a burst of energy in the evening which wakes me up.
During the day, I’m trying to be more active but not too much where I need a nap. But enough that I will be tired wanting to go to bed at a decent hour for me.
Rheumatoid arthritis because I have it, and I know how it affects my life. To continue reading click on the link below.
On what subject(s) are you an authority?
Rheumatoid arthritis because I have it, and I know how it affects my life.
Dyslexic because I deal with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.
The Bible. I am reading it, and I want to understand God better.
Writing. For years I have researched and read books on how to write a novel.
If I have questions or want to understand a subject better, I read and research things.
Learning never ends.
What’s your definition of romantic?
My definition of romantic has changed over the years. Now, it’s just having someone get to know me as an individual despite having a disability. That’s my definition.
What makes a teacher great?
1. Compassion.
2. Patience
3. That students learn in different ways.
4. Understanding dyslexia and other learning issues.
One thing that gets on my nerves about being disabled. People try to fix my problems when I have explained why I can’t. Click on the link to read my blog.
One thing that gets on my nerves about being disabled. People try to fix my problems when I have explained why I can’t.
What do I mean “fixing my problems”?
When I have clearly stated why I can’t do something because of financial or health issues, then I receive unwanted advice on how to address the problem.
I understand that my life and my struggles are so different from able body people. Dealing with health and financial issues and fighting against a disease (rheumatoid arthritis) that wants to cripple me.
One reason why some people do this is because it is a coping mechanism. My life and their lives are radically different. Perhaps, they are comparing their lives to mine. There could be a lot of reasons why people are trying to fix my problems.
That I am a reminder that health is fragile, and that terrifies a lot of people.
I just want people to ask me if I need help, to respect my boundaries, and to ask questions. Also, realize that I am human with desires and needs, have a different perspective, and my life as meaning and value.
The one piece of advice that I would give my 20-year-old self is to learn to love your space despite your circumstances. As I mentioned in my recent podcast on May 7 of 2023 that I didn’t love my space.
It didn’t help ADHD/ADD was affecting my organizational skills. People made judgments saying I was lazy, and I didn’t care. Dealing with RA (rheumatoid arthritis) flared up that almost crippled me. So, I had a lot of resentment towards my space because I thought there was a major flaw with me.
The never-ending cycle of purging items, which I thought was cleaning. Then in a few weeks, the cluttered would return, adding to my resentment.
I didn’t understand was how the RA was impacting my life during a flare-up. Just doing the necessary chores, that was it. What I needed in those times was help and compassion.
Instead, I blamed myself for circumstances that were out of my control. Resentment continued to build towards my space as hopelessness settled in.
I wasn’t flawed.
I had the wrong ideas about clutter and organization.
Then one day, I realized that people who had organized homes and kept them maintained; actually, loved the space that they lived in and wanted the best for them and their families.
By loving my space that I admitted I deserved a clean, welcoming environment, and a peaceful sanctuary from the rest of the world. And that I needed to create a system that functioned for my lifestyle.
Alexandra Mars 