• barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    16 hours ago

    I’m just hoping to get through the next 6 months, and then the next 3 years, without the government harassing me or my family.

  • Johannes Jacobs@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl
    10·
    2 days ago

    Hopefully, i get my drivers license! Exam is on June 23th.

    I’m 43, always been taking care of my parents. Getting my drivers license is the first thing i do “on my own” so im pretty excited! Then i’ll spend the next 6 months enjoying not having to go through public transportation :)

  • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    FINALLY getting my ADHD assessment. It’s long overdue, and it’s pretty obvious I have it. Now I will get assessed and finally get some meds to help.

    • Bombastion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      3·
      2 days ago

      Here’s hoping they help! I waited until just last year to get diagnosed at the ripe ol’ age of 36. It took a whole to get the right meds figured out, but they’re helping a ton. They also have the side effect of severely reducing some chronic pain I had.

      I will say that I kinda had to convince my psych that I actually had ADHD despite it being super obvious to all my friends. I scored too “well” on a computer aided test (oops, all video games). The thing that convinced her was making a spreadsheet of all the symptoms if both types and making a tick for each day they adversely impacted my ability to get stuff done.

      • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        That’s a great idea with the spreadsheet. I might do that too. I wrote an essay detailing all my symptoms and how they affect me, but I do indeed like your method too. Thanks for the advice :)

        • toynbee@lemmy.world
          3·
          21 hours ago

          My wife also made a spreadsheet detailing her symptoms before her assessment (which was with a GP, not a mental health professional). Apparently the mere existence of the document was sufficient to earn her a diagnosis.

  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    2 days ago

    Part of my 2025 mental and physical health plan has been building and landscaping my little slice of land to go from an unfenced hillside of lawn to a walled and terraced garden.

    Removed the sod and got a dumptruck load of granite stones at the start of the year. I am building using a dry stone technique and moving it all by hand on purpose. Currently finishing the main terraces and wall base, beginning raised garden beds now. Every day I move a couple stones into place and it feels like an accomplishment that is quite literally building on itself.

    I look forward to seeing how it (continues to) come together.

    • psyvibe@lemm.ee
      3·
      2 days ago

      I did a similar project a few years ago with stones, old logs and repurposed rebar. It was sooo rewarding, especially after the plants matured.

  • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    i’ll get a cash bonus once the probationary period is up at my new job, which i can use to knock like 10% off of the cost of my mortgage.

    a friend of mine is getting bottom surgery and i’m looking forward to it for them, it’s nice that people around me are happy.

    also, dunno if it’s something to look forward to exactly but if it turns out i do have hypertension and i can get on exforge i may not only be rid of my chronic headaches but also figure out if i actually have adhd, since amlodipine apparently lessens the symptoms. it would be nice to be able to do things.

  • tipicaldik@lemmy.world
    7·
    3 days ago

    CT scans every 4 months… probably gonna get another nodule in my left lung nuked at some point. Hoping maybe the distended aorta that showed in my last scan takes me out quick so I can bypass all the misery of my advancing emphysema or the lung cancer possibly spreading. Aside from that, I’m just going to enjoy my family. Got three grandkids that are a real hoot right now. Counting my blessings is pretty much the priority…

  • Alk@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    3 days ago

    I’m going to get my commercial drone license and start doing freelance work to supplement my main job that doesn’t pay too well. Very excited.