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Tim_McTuffty

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An itinerant squirrel poet, aka @MAJ1

New to the whole word smithing thing so don’t be too harsh.

Write as the muse hits me in the face, so output will probably be irregular, but I want to explore a world of art n poetry that has previously eluded me so will be boosting along those lines.

Boosting is the algorithm here, so if you like my stuff please get it out there 🙏

‪https://justmytoots.com/@Tim_Mctuffty

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 246 , Sunday 30/06/2024

Had a nice lie in this morning , I do like Sundays.

I took a day off chasin the Elephant today, it was getting dangerously close to overwhelming me, & they do say that a rest is as good as a change.

A dear, dear friend is starting the adventure of a lifetime tomorrow , moving to a new home on her own!
I wish her all the luck in the world & hope that she makes herself a fantastic life in the new place.

Had a very minor adventure of my own today - a trip over to Costco. Absolutely heaving !
I managed to survive the experience , but I regret being a ‘good boy’ & forgoing all treats 🙄🤦‍♂️

We binge watched Fisherman’s Friends 1 & 2 - a very pleasant experience😊

Final Thoughts.

There is so much going on at the moment , a day of peace & quiet has done me good.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Thank you 🙏 🤗🥰

Wishing you all the best of everything for the move !! 🤗🥰

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 245 , Saturday 29/06/2024

Just another day in paradise (to quote Phil Collins)

I spent all day ‘chasing the elephant’ -> stop , think where we are , got it ? Right , good, I’m glad we got that sorted !😆

It was too close to being a chore today , I don’t like being pressured into doing stuff, by myself or others.

I did have a good time though, had a lot of laughs with loads of Peeps , who enrich my life beyond all expectation!

I may take tomorrow ‘off’ & just play on the PS5 or read , there is such a thing as ‘too much of a good thing’.
I would hate for my brain to perceive SM as a requirement , rather than a pass time.

Final Thoughts.

To Toot or not to Toot, that is the question,
wether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous dad jokes, Or to take arms against a sea of memes…

(Apologies to The Bard 😋)

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic

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@DoubleTreble @actuallyautistic Thank you 🙏 🤗🥰

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Thank you 🙏 🤗🥰

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 244 , Friday 28/06/2024

A really rough & disturbed night last night, the windows were open to keep the room cool but there was a decent wind & that was making a din. The PF in my right foot decide that it was jealous of all the attention Geoff has been getting & played up all night!

Thankfully today has been a quiet day , no dramas , or need to interact with anyone .
Spent a chunk of the day in the Fediverse chasing the elephant. 😊

Pizza & Thatchers zero for tea & a bit of a Supernatural fest.

Final Thoughts.

Peace - the most elusive of gifts for the ND mind I think .

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic

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@pathfinder @actuallyautistic Evening Kevin 👋😊

I’ve never got used to them either, it worse when your just to tired to do anything but lay there in the desperate hope that Morpheus will callin you at some point before you have to get up.

I hope we both get a better nights sleep tonight !

Be safe my friend 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Hey Cynni 🤗🥰

Awww thanks 🤗

Ta for the meme tis excellent ! 🤗🥰

Not caught me yet 😜😂

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@BernieDoesIt @actuallyautistic Hi Bernie 👋😊

That might be it.
It’s nice to just rest in silence sometimes though!

Have a really good Saturday 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Tee hee hee ! 😆

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 243 , Thursday 27/06/2024

Up around 6am after a disturbed night.

Achieved a couple of things today managed to descale the coffee machine , I was gonna clean it but that is not one of my favourite jobs so I fixed the kitchen tap which has been sticking for a while instead.

I also managed to rearrange the appointment with Beth, the MH Practitioner.

The sock aid that the Occupational Therapist recommended arrived today, I am officially old !
It doesn’t help that I went for the one with the nice fleecy lining rather than the cheaper plastic ones 🤦‍♂️
Today the sock aid , next week the zimmer frame!

On the whole today has been a much better day than yesterday.

Final Thoughts.

Life is such a rollercoaster, the best we can do is hold on for dear life !

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic

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@skyfire747 @actuallyautistic Afternoon Puzzler 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Awww thank you for the meme - it’s cute !

Coffee machine is still awaiting its clean! 🙄🤦‍♂️
I’ll try & get to it after catching up on here.

Have a good day Cynni 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 242 , Wednesday 26/06/2024

TL:DR Occupational Therapy, socks & being geographically challenged !

Up around 5:45 , for those of you wondering about Geoff he has slunk off for now, satisfied that there are not enough puritans in my diet to trigger him!

Spent some time tidying up for the incoming visitor - shifted all the junk to my bedroom, which it turns out he needed to see 🙄🤦‍♂️

So had the Occupational Therapist round this morning a young chap, who was friendly & patient with my rabbiting on.

There is not a lot that he can do to help, mostly because as far as OT goes I don’t need a lot. He is going to discuss my case with the community MH team to see if they can help ( I hope Beth - who I was supposed to see today , see below, isn’t in that meeting ! ) .

He did say that he could try & help get past the agoraphobia & then help me with some of the more crippling social issues.

He also got me to order a sock aid - because I don’t have full mobility in my right leg & putting my sock on is frankly flipping annoying! So we will see how the sock aid helps. The one I ordered looks like an out sized sling shot 😆

I was due to see the Mental Health Practitioner at 15:00 today , sat at my local surgery for an hour before realising that she was sitting waiting for me 3 miles down the road at another surgery ! 🙄🤦‍♂️
Classic lesson in ‘read what it says in the text’ as opposed to letting autopilot run the show!

So now I have to wait to see if she will call me to book another appointment.

In my defence no-one in my local GPs surgery had the faintest clue if she was in the building or not!
If nothing else one wonders what they would have done in a fire or emergency situation 🙄🤦‍♂️

So now I’m stressed to buggery about missing the appointment & wasting her valuable time & her being, rightly, pissed off at me!

I’ve had time to calm down now so I’m just berating myself constantly for being a plonker!

Final Thoughts.

One of the possible co-morbidities of being Autistic is anxiety - & boy was mine triggered today.
Another on is ones mind shutting down under stress - & leading one to make really silly mistakes.
Ah well tomorrow is another day!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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@DoubleTreble @actuallyautistic Awww thank you DT 🤗🥰

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic Thank you 🙏 🤗🥰

Geoff is being good the PF in my right foot is kicking off again though 🙄🤦‍♂️

Hey ho.

😊🫶🐿️🖖

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@ldmay65 @actuallyautistic Hey Donna 🤗🥰

Oh they’re a pain in the butt sometimes 🙄🤦‍♂️

Hope all is ok with you 😊🫶🐿️🖖

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@si_irini @actuallyautistic Thank you Irini 🙏 🤗🥰

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic I walked on it , which it really hates.

I need to find some pain relief that works, apparently de-sheathing ones nerves requires something more than codeine !

It’s a lot better today though .

😊🫶🐿️🖖

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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 241 , Tuesday 25/06/2024

Up around 6am as per , house elf duties have to be done.

Once again I get to around 10am & very last drop of motivation has been driven from me.

Today is bathroom cleaning day.

I put out new towels, which herself put thru the washing machine , I really don’t know what she does with them but they end up in the airing cupboard so stiff you could use them as offensive weapons!

You would think I would be used to this after 25 years, but no, it still triggers me.

Along with all the other triggers of stuff not cleaned , stuff not put away properly & overfeeding the cats .. poof all the plans for today have been eroded away.

Still I guess I should be grateful ,we have a roof over our heads, a car to take us places & food to eat.
Many have so much less.

Just had a call from an Occupational Therapist, they wanna come round in the morning & assess me … eeek!!!
Then I have to go see Beth , the MH Practitioner who first suspected that I was ND & set me on this path.
I left frustrated last time because she failed to understand how triggering Mrs S. is.

Final Thoughts.

I don’t know what it is like for other couples , but I REALLY wish Mrs S. would treat this as OUR house not HER house.

I am really stressed about tomorrow, a stranger in the house judging me, judging the fact that I have not been able to do so many things around the house that should have been done!

Roast Squirrel anyone ?

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic

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@PixysJourney @actuallyautistic That’s no problem lovely , I know you have an enormous amount on your plate at the moment - roll on August eh!

Thank you 🙏 I will try my bestest !

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