Melvin<p>Howdy pals! I'm alive, just barely been online because I've been staying at my sweet boyfriend's place for the last two weeks. </p><p>It reminded me how I've had different cycles in my life of being very online and pretty offline, which was interesting to reflect on.</p><p>I am <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/procrastinating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>procrastinating</span></a> some life things, but it's okay because I am mainly focused on <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/recovering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recovering</span></a> from the <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/burnout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>burnout</span></a> of last semester.</p><p>I have a referral for an <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> assessment through my insurance. Looked through the list of docs and picked an in-person place, but with the spread of this new highly contagious variant, I want to try to find a way to do it through <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/telehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telehealth</span></a> -- which adds a few steps.</p><p>I feel like I have a lot on my plate to deal with at the moment, but I am doing a pretty good job focusing on the good and what I'm <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/grateful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grateful</span></a> for, which is one of those cliche <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/strategies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strategies</span></a> that, somewhat annoyingly, works (for me). </p><p>For instance, my car window got smashed out and hundreds of dollars of stuff (guitar amp, bags, clothes, air purifier, etc) was stolen. It's a bummer for sure, but I am just so glad I have comprehensive insurance to cover the repairs and rental car (minus my $250 deductible; grateful that $ doesn't mean I can't eat etc), that it was mostly stuff I don't *have* to replace, that I wasn't hurt, and that I don't live on the streets/have a drug addiction and have to steal other people's property to survive. It's a privilege to even have a car in the first place. </p><p>If I didn't practice <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/reframing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reframing</span></a> things looking for gratitude, I think I would be suffering a lot more about the whole thing.</p><p>That's a bit of what's been going on for me lately. </p><p>How are you all doing?</p>