Turning 30

Oh boy it’s finally time, isn’t it? I’m turning 30 today. For some reason we feel like we’re going to live forever when we’re young and then before we really realize it our 20s are over and we’re supposed to be adults. I think I took a wrong path somewhere in life because I don’t … Continue reading Turning 30 →

Kataomoi

The other day when I was at work, I was listening to the Trash Taste podcast. For those unfamiliar, this is a podcast with three guys who all moved to Japan to make content there. They got their start in anime youtube and eventually branched out. I was one of the people who expected their … Continue reading Kataomoi →

Friday stories from here on out

So I’m pretty tired right now. Even writing this is taking a lot out of me. It turns out it’s easy to talk about how tired autism can make me when I’m not too busy but once I try to follow some of my own advice and actually jump head first into life it gets … Continue reading Friday stories from here on out →

Anxiety Advice #3: Fidgeting

This week in the series we're going to take a look at something a bit more small scale, but I found that it's helped me tremendously throughout the years. A lot of us nervous folks, myself included, sometimes don't know what to do with themselves. I used to just bounce my legs up and down … Continue reading Anxiety Advice #3: Fidgeting →

Looking back on writing The Hesitant Hero

I say I’m looking back, but it’s obviously not done yet. Before I even consider approaching any publisher at all I need to edit and proofread a bunch of stuff. Having said that, I don’t think there are going to be any massive differences between this version and whatever a final version will look like. … Continue reading Looking back on writing The Hesitant Hero →

Anxiety Advice #2: Backpack

Autism or not, many of us dislike leaving our house unprepared. If you're anything like me and you hate being in situations where you run into small problems that could have easily been prevented, then today I have some tips and tricks for you! These are going to be tips specifically for general anxiety. The … Continue reading Anxiety Advice #2: Backpack →

Anxiety Advice #1: Explain Yourself

I’ve probably talked about this before on here, but since today is my first real day at internship I think it’s a good topic to revisit. I have autism. I know I have autism, my parents know I have autism, my friends know I have autism and my health providers know I have autism. My … Continue reading Anxiety Advice #1: Explain Yourself →

Autism and Exhaustion

I was planning to write this post during a short moment of waiting time at my internship today. It was my first day there and it mainly consisted of meetings and talking to people. I got rudely interrupted though, by another coworker who wanted to talk to me. How dare they! All jokes aside, I … Continue reading Autism and Exhaustion →

My Book Fair Haul

There is a yearly book fair in Deventer, which is a city in the Netherlands. It’s supposedly one of the bigger second hand (and some new) book fairs in all of Europe. It is a pretty big market, although a lot of their books are in Dutch and I prefer English. I haven’t gone the … Continue reading My Book Fair Haul →

A small update

Hello, and I hope you’re all having a good Monday. I am having a pretty decent day so far. I did laundry, groceries and even some cleaning. My room is nice and clean again, and so is most of the house. I’ve always liked cleaning the house, it’s like a substitute for doing something useful … Continue reading A small update →