The last couple months have been… crazy to say the least.
After my last post on here, I got really depressed and suicidal. Luckily that only lasted a couple days, but because I was feeling suicidal my husband stayed home a couple days and we had people come stay with me while he was at work so I didn’t have to be alone with our girls. We realized my depression coincided with the week or two before my period started, and when I talked to a doctor they said it sounded like Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The first way they try to treat PMDD is with depression medication (which I’ve been on since 2020) and birth control, so they prescribed birth control for me and I started it right away. Unfortunately within a week I was feeling terrible and very nauseous, which stopped when I stopped taking my birth control pills, so that didn’t work out.
This month we’ve been planning A’s first birthday party and cake smash. We did the cake smash on her birthday but unfortunately we got sick this week, so we had to cancel her party.
Overall, even though it’s been a hard last few months, I love the way my life is headed and I love my family. I’m just grateful for each day I get to spend with my husband and our girls, and everyone else I care about.
I will try to post more often, but I probably won’t be posting twice a week for the foreseeable future. I want to write more about ADHD and Autism and being a mom, so if you have any ideas for blog posts in the future, comment below or on my post on Facebook!
I hope you are all having a very happy October!
Clarissa
The Neurodivergent Homemaker 
Ooh! I just found a new blog to follow! It sounds like you and I are in a fairly similar spot – I have ADHD and a 15 month old. I’d love to see a blog post about trying to tidy a room with a “helpful” toddler – strategies to distract them so we can actually accomplish something?
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Oh yay! I love new followers! Thanks for following! I can definitely do that! Thanks for the suggestion. ^_^
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