Mom of twins, Autism Specialist/advocate, DJ/MC, Owner of PDX MMES, she/her, an ally for BIPOC, LGBTQ, womens and environment rights & a military spouse too
The Great America 250 Smoke Out: For those of us on the south side of the DC fireworks, it started out great. The beauty of it didn't last long on our side. Watch what happens as I speed it up about 40 times. I said to our guests after the initial bursts, "That's not good, the smoke is coming our way." We were soon enveloped in a wall of smoke. Inside, with the windows closed, our eyes started stinging and it smelled. The smoke was visible for quite a while, and you could still smell it outside this morning. We were the unlucky ones this time, with the wind blowing our way. Not a complaint, just thought you'd like to see it. #fireworks #dcfireworks #july4th #weather @capitalweather@ARLnowDOTcom@matthewyoung31@NFTC_News@dougkammerer@HillaryHowardDC
A proposal to make hunting and fishing illegal in Oregon has received enough signatures to advance to the Nov. ballot. The Sec. of State needs to validate all the signatures first. A Portland City Council member wants to rename Cesar Chavez Blvd. Details: https://t.co/JUbTl3v7Dy
ADHD isn’t always hyperactivity. Sometimes it’s sitting in the same spot for 3 hours, thinking of 97 things to do, and doing none. Then hating yourself for it. Then dissociating. Then apologizing. Then repeating. It’s not laziness. It’s invisible burnout.
Portland residents could see a significant increase in water bills as the cost of the Bull Run filtration plant has exploded. The woman who lit fire to the Elephants Delicatessen in NW Portland will see a six-month jail sentence. Details: https://t.co/JUbTl3v7Dy
Took mom out for a Mother’s Day boat ride.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM this Thursday. The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM-2:00 PM, prior to the service.
nobody told me this when i started working a 9-5:
- you get home, cook dinner, and don't feel like doing anything else for the rest of the day. then it's right back to work before you know it.
- you used to play guitar. you used to read books. you used to work out. they just slowly get phased out of you and you don't even notice it happening.
- you eat lunch at your desk because the job is understaffed and you have too much to do. that "1 hour break" they sold you doesn't exist.
- you leave the house at 7. you get home at 6. you are physically and mentally exhausted. this is a "good" day.
- you sit at your desk and can't get past 5 minutes without being the most bored you've ever been in your life
- you feel ready to have a mid-life crisis in 3 years let alone before you turn 40
- one day you realise you're giving up 5 days of your life every single week just to have a few hours at night and 2 days on the weekend. and you just accept it.
So apparently people with ADHD get migraines and headaches at way higher rates than people without ADHD.
And nobody tells you this. You just spend years thinking you're unlucky or stressed or dehydrated.
Turns out it's biological. The same dopamine dysfunction that gives you ADHD also makes you more prone to headaches.
Plus your ADHD meds can cause headaches. Plus irregular sleep causes headaches. Plus your disorganized eating habits cause headaches.
It's headaches all the way down.
🚨#BREAKING: A former gym employee deliberately rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into an athletic club.
📌#Portland | #Oregon
At this time, the FBI and other agencies are on the scene after a former gym employee rammed a vehicle loaded with multiple explosive devices and propane tanks into an athletic club in Portland, Oregon early Saturday morning, creating a highly complex and dangerous situation that authorities are still working to secure. Officials confirm the driver is deceased. His identity and motive have not yet been officially released. Early reports suggest the suspect may have been a disgruntled former employee. Investigators say the driver had been slowly circling the building before crashing through the front entrance, driving inside, and ultimately coming to a stop within the facility. Authorities believe the vehicle contained a combination of propane tanks and improvised explosive devices, including possible pipe bombs. Police are urging the public to avoid the area as bomb squads continue to dismantle and investigate the devices.
I STUDIED 50 PEOPLE WHO SEEM "LUCKY" IN LIFE.
None of them journal. Or wake at 5am. Or have a "system."
But They All Do These 12 Things Religiously:
1. They don't wait for the weekend to live.