As we step into 2025, I’m not setting myself up with a list of impossible tasks or things I "should" do. Instead, I’m focusing on resolutions that align with who I am, how I function, and what actually makes me happy. Here’s what I’ve got:

1. Work Smarter, Not Harder

I refuse to work harder—because I already do. I work hard enough, probably harder than most. This year, I’ll keep learning about myself and the strategies that work for me. I’ll focus on building sustainable habits that support me,...

I chose the theme of overwhelm this month, because I felt like I was at breaking point. I'd just let go my most high maintenance client (ironically in an attempt to feel less overwhelmed) and the result was 2 months continuing that job, whilst training the replacements (yes plural - three of them all to replace me) and trying to keep up with my other work (and failing - I had to quit another client).

I spent most of September with a tight chest, lying awake at night with stress and working...

I didn't actually consider for a moment that I might have ADHD until I was about forty. I was on a Facebook group for women with Autism, explaining how I had had yet another argument with a boss and stormed out of a perfectly good job for no good reason. One poster tentatively suggested I might have ADHD. Like most people my mind automatically went to a mental image of a little boy running around in circles or squirming to sit still in a seat. That wasn't me as a child and it isn't me now.

As...