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Purple Malden for the solstice.

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This is a very very Christmassy binder 🎄

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I seem to have acquired another smelly Malden. This is off eBay, sold as brand new (although this colour hasn’t been on sale since 2018). It was seriously off-gassing this morning when it arrived.

I have refined my *de-smelling method since treating my first smelly Malden (ochre, smelt of petrol and mould). I’ve put bicarbonate of soda in a mesh bag in the bottom of the box, then loosely wrapped the planner in baking parchment and closed the box. A few hours later, it’s already smelling better.

* my first attempt involved sticking Malden in a bag of bicarb and shaking it. I still find the odd powdery residue two years later.

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Tea and planning

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here's your regular reminder that if you consistently, regularly get headaches, you are almost certainly having migraines, not regular headaches.

MOST recurrent headaches are migraine headaches.

"migraine" does not mean "extremely painful headache." it is a type and source of pain, not a degree of pain. migraines can also include some or all of the following: fatigue, sensitivity to light and sound, visual auras, nausea or vomiting, dizziness, cognitive impairment, etc. these symptoms can be mild or severe and it may actually be difficult to determine if you have them. (who wants a bright light in their eyes during a headache?? i thought that's just how headaches were lmao.)

this is important because while aspirin, NSAIDs like ibuprofren, and other over-the-counter pain meds can effectively alleviate migraine pain, getting diagnosed with migraines allows for a wider range of treatments and preventatives.

it's also important because, in my opinion, your average general practice doctor is not equipped to diagnose you with chronic migraine. don't go to one expecting them to. a neurologist with migraine specialty is a better option, although a regular doctor can still be useful if they listen to you lol.

my life would be miserable and unmanageable without sumatriptan. and i never would have gotten a prescription for sumatriptan if i hadn't gone to my GP and said, "i have migraines and want to try migraine medicine," even though at the time i wasn't 100% sure that was true.

if you have chronic headaches, they're almost certainly migraines. if no one has said that to you before, let me be the first. start treating your migraines.

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Planners, gleaming gently

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like to charge reblog to cast

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this shit fucked me up

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The switch from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time which will take away my glorious hour of daylight in the afternoon and give it to the early morning is just another example of how Morning People are an oppressive class in modern society

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Having ADHD is so fun because sometimes youre looking for something that you use regularly and definitely put away in a smart and reasonable place and you have absolutely 0 hope of remembering where and finding it. And then other times ur like "hmm I need a some kind of small pointed object. I feel like i remember seeing a paperclip under the left couch cushion a month ago, i wonder if its still there" and it is

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Hallowe’en getting its game face on

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I’ve stuffed a moleskine tiny notebook into burgundy Malden to help break her in. She’s looking plump ❤️

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Happy black cat day 🐈‍⬛🖤