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What Else Can I Do?

Aug 27, 2023Midwest Nerd Chick1 CommentUncategorized

What else can I do? I have always struggled with the pressure to be perfect. My mother gave me what I call “Performance-based love.” I could only be loved if I performed to her high standards. This has led me to be afraid of failure and to always try to control everything. On August 12th,…

ADHD in the Workplace

Dec 5, 2022Midwest Nerd Chick1 CommentUncategorized

For those that don’t know, I have ADHD. And sometimes, it freaking great! It’s how I can hyper-focus and grind on my blacksmithing in Skyrim. It’s how, when I get a fantastic project at work, what I thought was only 10 minutes later, is actually 3 hours later. It’s how I can finish 800-page books…