Behind the Geraniums

it’s just me and my unrealistic to-do list against the world

it has always been a dream of mine to relax

it’s just not possible

it's crazy how february-june didn't happen

You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.

Okay so real question — what’s the easiest way to actually manage to keep a recipe book with ADHD (and no printer because printing is hell)? I just kinda end up with stuff on scraps thrown all over and then can’t find anything

I think this is adhd proof because it has very little friction: make a folder on your device called recipes and save pdfs to it from the internet. Or screenshots or word docs/pictures from your scraps if you have a word of mouth recipe but internet recipes often have a button for printing and it renders the thing in pdf with the name of the recipe as the file name so you literally only have to save it to the right folder. If you collect a lot of recipes you could make sub folders like ‘dessert’ or ‘vegetarian’. I don’t have adhd but this is the only way I can actually manage to keep a recipe ‘book’.

Second reset day is not as successful… short naps and baby D currently wants no bottle and no bed. I’ve put on a cd and she’s stuck with one leg through the bars of her playpen but she’s not crying or whining so I’m letting her be until she gets sleepy. Roll around in pyjamas time for her, phone in easy chair time for me

I’m suspecting her ear is bothering her…

Kwame Akoto