Long winded Brain.

I had my morning wee.

Then I sat looking at the cupboard, knowing I need to send a Gas meter reading.

I picked up my phone from the lounge (it sits away from me, as a strategy) and took a picture of the Gas meter reading inside the bathroom cupboard.

Gas meter needs a photo because it's dark in that cupboard and I have not yet put on my glasses.

Except before I even do that, I decide to have a veggie healthy breakfast so I put the veg sausages in the Air fryer. And 2 hash browns. And tomatoes.

This means I'm winning because Air fryer cooking and me doing something = multitasking.

Back to the picture-taking. Done.

Back to the kitchen because as I put the tomatoes in the Air fryer I remember I'm trying to increase my veg and fruit intake.

So I whizz up some pineapple and cucumber, and set it up to drip/strain into a bowl. Again multi tasking aka winning.

The Air fryer pings and I warm up some baked beans, then plate up my Breakfast.

I'd spotted some lemons so I quickly cut up a slice and make a lemon/squash hot camomile tea to go with my sugar tea my Partner made for me, 10 mins ago.

I sit down with 2 drinks and my breakfast, and my phone (I've just remembered the Gas meter reading) except I laugh at my manic start, look at my chilled Partner and remember I need my Adhd meds.

I Jump up to get them from the kitchen. Then back to the lounge still holding my phone.

I look at my Partner and wonder what it's like to be Him.

He merely gets up, makes us a drink, offers to make me breakfast, makes his Weetabix and sits down. Just like that. simply.

(I know how fussy I am with food so I'd said no re help).

And this is why I'm sat here, with a cold breakfast, writing a Blog post, aware that the kitchen that was tidy 15 minutes ago but is now a complete mess, lathered in cooking/fruiting stuff.

This is still winning.

Because without him here, I'd still be in bed, wondering if I have a frozen Almond Chocolate Croissant I could eat (reduced price stickered from Morrisons) and probably without Meds or a drink until at least midday, psychologically paralysed, wishing I could get up.

Instead, I wonder, shall I eat the cold breakfast or upload the Gas meter reading.

This is Body Doubling. Having another body in my vicinity, someone who is kind and safe and wondrous and every day I am thankful for that.

Body Doubling is not just an admin strategy. For me it's a Life Strategy.

A very privileged, lucky, healing Life.

Pic description: a colourful plate of veg and eggs and sausages, knife and fork on each side, sat on a striped blanket.

(Blog originally published on 21st December 2024 on NeuroDiversity University Blog FaceBook page)

Pic description: a colourful plate of veg and eggs and sausages, knife and fork on each side, sat on a striped blanket.