C E Plagmann

Just A Little Life Update

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 atContinue reading “Just A Little Life Update”

What I Don’t Love About Habit Trackers

If you’re anything like me, you need someone (or something) to keep you on track. For me, that’s my husband, daughters, phone apps, and my bullet journal. My husband and daughters remind me of my goals or routines, my phone apps give me something concrete to check everyday, and my bullet journal allows me toContinue reading “What I Don’t Love About Habit Trackers”

Adjusting My Life To Accommodate ADHD

By Clarissa Enos Plagmann A theme I see in a lot of groups I’m in that are full of stay at home moms is that their husbands/partners expect them to do everything in the home: finances/bills, childcare, cooking, housework/chores, etc. Not only is this unrealistic, even for neurotypicals, but it’s impossible for someone like me.Continue reading “Adjusting My Life To Accommodate ADHD”

Making Life Easier For Those Who Struggle

Today, my husband told our daughter E (3yo) that she needed to share the tv with other members of the family. She wanted to watch a movie and he reminded her what they discussed about taking turns and asked me if I wanted to watch something first. I said it was fine if she watchedContinue reading “Making Life Easier For Those Who Struggle”

I Need To Focus On Myself

I am struggling. I’m struggling with society’s expectations of me. I’m struggling with my knee which still hurts when I do too much or bend it too far. I’m struggling with keeping my house tidy. Essentially I’m struggling with everything society tells me I need to be doing, and in the process I’m filling myContinue reading “I Need To Focus On Myself”

My Morning Routine

Lately I’ve been focusing a lot on my physical and mental health. For the last month, that has meant figuring out the best way for me to start my day. I still have a lot of work to do, but I thought I’d share my current morning routine. I like to start my morning byContinue reading “My Morning Routine”

Keeping Home

As a neurodivergent homemaker, something I have always struggled with is keeping a tidy home. I’m fairly good at picking up toys, and loading and running the dishwasher at the end of the day, but anything more time consuming or involving more steps seems to fall by the wayside. Some of my bigger struggles: sweepingContinue reading “Keeping Home”

It’s time? Already?

The other day, I realized I only had a few pages left in my bullet journal and that I would need a new one before the end of September, even if I just did my weekly to-do lists and didn’t do a monthly page at all. So, I ordered a new bullet journal and startedContinue reading “It’s time? Already?”

LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent

By Clarissa Enos Plagmann In the last year, I’ve been doing a lot of research into ADHD and Autism. More specifically I’ve been following influencers and bloggers who are ADHD and/or Autistic, especially women (and men) who were diagnosed as adults. A few of them have talked about how common it is to be onContinue reading “LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent”

Homemaking and ADHD

Housekeeping is a struggle with ADHD. It is so hard finding a schedule for housework and sticking to it, I buy way too many decor pieces and always want more, and I just overall struggle with keeping my house clean, cozy, child-friendly, and ADHD-friendly. As always, this is a work in progress. But, here areContinue reading “Homemaking and ADHD”