#now i even like to do the vacuum cleaning!

[derpycat02]

So I have a similar problem right now and I have fixed it by, drumroll please

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Scheduling things for me to do!

I SWEAR I am not being sarcastic. It took me a while to realize I don't function healthily without a schedule. So I have a day of the week for doing laundry, set times to eat with alarms that go off, a set day to go to the grocery store so that I leave the living space. I schedule time to be productive. My schedule is very loose rn bc I'm moving for the 3rd time in 2 months and that's just...a lot...but once I'm securely in my space I'm going to have a secure schedule to go along with it! And if you have trouble scheduling things for yourself, have a friend help you out!

For a good starting place, some optimal things to do once a day (generally) include: Brush your teeth, eat breakfast, go on a walk, eat lunch, do one chore, have a snack, talk to a friend, eat dinner, take a shower

Some good chores to schedule are: do your laundry, go grocery shopping, sweep the floor, vacuum carpet, mop hard floor, dusting, dishes, clean out the fridge, take out the trash

And you can even schedule a weekly enrichment activity! Such as: make a homecooked meal, invite over company, watch a movie, try something new, put on a fun outfit and go somewhere, go out with friends, do a craft, sing kareoke (yes by yourself counts), have a dance party (yes, by yourself counts), read a book

It can be really hard to feel like a person sometimes, but hopefully these are some easy (and mostly cost effective) things that can help make you feel a little less nebulous!

so does my job hate hispanics or something (/j its 90% hispanic people there) they never schedule me. i used to have like 20-25 hours a week. teyre literally scheduling me for one day a week now.

[circusinarun]

Welp... Just some time ago I realized that this is not what neurotypicals feel...

Bonus:

Yeah...I gotcha Don 😞

And yeah, small headcanon that Splinter was not aware of such a thing as neurodivergence, so he made a lot of bad decisions towards his sons, (despite the fact that he is the same... Come on, am I the only one who thinks so?). Therefore, for at least half of his life, Donnie (and his bros) suffered from not knowing what was happening to him and tried to be “normal”... Sad, but very realistic

Don't be afraid, Donnie gave Splinter a lecture and now he understands his fuck ups

[batz]

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[tenrose]

So in the end today might have started with a breakdown and me saying we should kill all men but I redirected my rage pretty well. Bow tomorrow I will have to say "ok one or two men can live and humanity has like two good aspects (food and books, and food again), sorry about yesterday"

[wewontbesleeping]

one of the biggest mistakes i've ever made was buying a shag area rug at ikea. it's impossible to vacuum. it's so hard to keep clean. the cats love to vomit on it, too, so it really is just a gigantic ordeal.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Mordecai probably lives in an apartment or something, but my first thought when you brought up the Caves on that post was that he won’t tell us because he’s been living in the Caves the Whole Time. Even tho he’d hate the slime mold.

yeah a Whole Damn House would be a bit much, and probably not as useful for the nightly bootlegging related goings on: see, freckle needing to stand around waiting for a ride before he can go shoot people. whereas mordecai can show up to the maribel hotel on foot, or at least have started out somewhere he could get a cab or whatever....and this is probably the closest to any relevant Living Situation Glimpses

someplace with a bed, and one with an art deco headboard....a modern style, so it's neither Antique nor unfancy enough to have less identifiable stylings at all. like just by guessing surely he lives in some apartment that's unassuming enough to live unassumingly in, with whatever alias, so something large & fancy would be unhelpful....plus if he's gonna be fairly rigorous in his domestic upkeep, it wouldn't really help to have a huge place, even if for the same reasons it wouldn't be too small (or old or otherwise unpleasant; hard no to slime mold, slime, or mold....) and like re: the rotating aliases, maybe he moves places fairly regularly for good measure, been at this like, a decade....tl;dr probably has some apartment/s that's roomy but not huge, nice but not Fancy fancy, at the nexus of practicality, resources, and preferences

but it's important to think about "what if mordecai's been living in the caves the whole time" b/c that's funny lmao

[kikuism]

my ribs hurt from coughing so much

[supercantaloupe]

also the more i live on my own the more i turn into my dad. i did like four loads of laundry last weekend (all my sheets and blankets, plus a load of clothing). i'm very particular about how things are loaded in my dishwasher to make sure everything actually gets cleaned. i'm actually cleaning my dishwasher rn. gd help us all if i start to vacuum every day then it will be all over

[barley-st-band]

hey does anyone know how we’re supposed to survive it all. asking for a friend

[starpros-sunshine]

We <3 hearing things

[vanillabat99]

I've done some cleaning today!! I think I am dead now. I really don't have the energy to do the rest of what I want to do, which is a bummer :( Hopefully my sister is able to finish up what I left for her when she gets home!!

[livvyofthelake]

huge update i might get to go home tomorrow… my professor is opening our final on wednesday instead of just thursday so now i just need to see if my friend i planned to take the exam with can do it wednesday and then if she can (she almost certainly can) i can go home after……. i wanna go homeeee i want this semester to be OVER as soon as humanly possible!!!!!!

[bibleofficial]

after basking in the glow of my pettiness - writing on the mirror ‘would an adult leave their nail clippings on the shared vanity’ 4 my brother - karma got me, bc i accidentally knocked a fucking cactus onto my bed

[silverysongs]

after 2 days of feeling like i did nothing, I got so much done today!

[mirainawen]

some people can sit around all day. i am not one of those people. i sit around for half a day and i'm like

i'm going to crawl the walls i'm going to chew glass

[bbkoolkatz]

you're pregnant... katsuki made sure to remind you every single time you leaned/bent over to pick something up, when you attempted to cook something for him before he gets back from work, or even if you tried to make the bed in the mornings... he fussed over the littlest things, refusing to let you exert yourself in any manner, other than the exercises he planned out for you...

then front door burst open, and katsuki stomped in, arms loaded with grocery bags, as he kicked off his boots. his gaze immediately moved from the smiled you greeted him with on your face, to the vacuum cleaner, still on, in your hand.

"the hell d'ya think yer doin'?" he barked, dumping the bags onto the kitchen counter. before you could even open your mouth to respond, he was already striding across the room, snatching the vacuum from your hands like it was some sort of threat. "are ya' outta yer damn mind?"

you blinked at him, caught completely off guard by his sudden outburst. "i was just cleaning, katsuki... relax."

"relax?" his voice jumped an octave, disbelief dripping from his tone. he jabbed a finger toward your growing belly, to remind you yet again, as if you weren't walking around with all day. "y' shouldn't be messin' with this crap!"

crossing your arms, you fought to keep calm. "babe i'm pregnant, not incapable... the living room was a disaster, and i wanted to do something about it."

"i don't give a damn about the livin' room!" he fired back, his hands flying as he gestured. "what if you tripped? or hurt yourself? or—"

"or what? did something to pass time until you came home?" you cut in, narrowing your eyes. "i wasn't doing anything dangerous, katsuki. it's vacuuming, not weightlifting."

his jaw tightened, the muscles visibly straining as his teeth ground together. "doesn't matter. this ain't happenin' again."

you raised a brow, letting out a disbelieving scoff. "oh, really?" you grabbed a pillow from the couch and lobbed it at him, square in the chest, and he caught it, his expression a mix of shock and annoyance. "you're being ridiculous!"

"ridiculous?" he repeated, his tone dropping into that familiar low growl that always made your heart skip. tossing the pillow aside, he pointed firmly at the couch. "sit. down. now."

you held your ground, the heat of irritation flaring up again. "katsuki—"

"don't 'katsuki' me!" he snapped, his stance shifting as his hands found his hips, and he watched you up and down, with that stubborn glint in his eyes... "you either sit, or i make you."

"you wouldn't dare," you shot back, glaring at him.

"wanna test me?" he challenged, stepping closer, daring you to defy him.

the sheer intensity of his protectiveness was as frustrating as it was endearing. with an exaggerated sigh, you flopped onto the couch. "there. happy?"

"for now," he grumbled, shooting you a final warning glance before heading toward the coffee table to start tidying up the clutter.

leaning back against the cushions, you watched him work, your earlier irritation slowly fading away, taking in the tension in his shoulders, the tight set of his jaw—he wasn't just being overbearing. he was scared, though he'd never admit it.

"you're way more stressed about this whole pregnancy thing than i am." you teased, breaking the silence.

"yeah, well," he muttered without looking at you, stacking magazines with unnecessary force, "i can't do much else, so i'm makin' sure you don' screw anythin' up."

a soft chuckle escaped your lips, "you're impossible," you teased, picking up a pillow to hold it against your belly.

"yeah, yeah," he replied, his tone softer now. he glanced your way briefly, the worry in his eyes undeniable. "i just don' want anythin' happenin' t' ya' or our kid."

your heart softened at his honesty. "i get it, kats."

"good." he said, returning to his self-appointed task. "now shut up 'n let me finish this. i'll do it better anyway."

you gasped dramatically, by the jab at your cleaning skills, and threw another pillow at him, landing it against the side of his face, the shocked glare that followed was sooo worth it. and he just watched as you held his brat in your belly, laughing at him.

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