I am going to spend the weekend prioritising rest. These last months, have been exhausting. I haven’t had real time for myself to sit and do nothing. It has taken a toll on me this week. So, I am enjoying some hobbies today.
I have had a couple of wins already, and it is only the morning. I have had a lovely breakfast, written a poem, and now I will have a warm shower.
On one hand I am researching a load of books on autism to write some articles for here (a slow process as there is so much to read and condense) and on the other I have started dating in my late 50s after being married for 24 years so I have a learning curve for the tech and the way peope behave on the app, plus the challanges of speaking with ladies in a different language that I only know the basics of.
It is also the subject of a blog type article I am writing about using dating apps as an autist - what I encountered, how I coped with the stressers and how (if) to disclose safely.
On one hand it has led to some great encounters but on the other the masking and anxiety are placing a strain on me.
But it is good weather, I have plenty of alone time (apart from dates) and I'm looking forward to Christmas.
I currently live in Brazil by the way in case you wondered about the weather and language. I am from the UK however.
