“What happened? How am I in my room?” I say all jumbled. “Hi Anna, you had a panic attack that caused you to blackout and faint. Willow notified us, we moved you to your bedroom for monitoring until you recovered and not to worry, your parents have been notified and are coming by later when…
I wish autism had an off button
I really like autism to not be there for a day. Just one single day. I see others and Ii just wish I could be social like them. What sparked this post and idea is how I went to my Christmas staff party a few nights ago (yes hospitality workers do their parties after Christmas…
My 2026 Book Challenges for myself
As mentioned in my Hopes and Goals for 2026, I am trying to do better with reading as 2025 I was pretty rubbish at it and it's something I enjoy and a special interest. I figured let's start the year with a few simple challenges to help keep my love of reading alive and make…
My Hopes and Goals for 2026
Hello everyone, hope you all had a merry Christmas and overall a good holiday season for whatever you do celebrate! Since it's the end of 2025 and 2026 is happening in the next 24 hours from writing this, it's always a good time for reflection and new goals. These are not resolutions as such as…
Dealing with change and autism
Change and autism do not go well together. Right now I have lots of big new changes happening all at once, from moving house to changing jobs to change in career. It's alot and I have never felt good with change transitions or new things but I have some tips and things I do to…
Why it is so important to receive a diagnosis as an adult?
Recently a good friend of mine received a diagnosis after 4 years of waiting. I won't say whom or what their diagnosis was as that is their private information, however I am happy they received a diagnosis they have been waiting a long time for. This then created an interesting conversation around being diagnosised and…
My Top 15 Books of all time!
My friend at work recently asked me "what is your favourite book?" I did not answer very well and gave her a list of top 5 I could think of at that very moment of time while making drinks on the bar. This made me think I should write a blog answering my friends question…
Sometimes I just don’t want to be autistic…
Last night I did something different and I tried to go out with some work friends after shift and have a drink and be social as one of our team is leaving this week and it was her leaving drinks. I am proud I tried and I went. However it did result in a meltdown…
I hate Valentines Day.Yes there I said it.
Yes I am single and this is a natural way of hating valentines day as I am single. In my 26 years on earth, I have had one valentines day while in a relationship. We went to somewhere that had 4D mini golf (dinosaurs themed!) and had a nice meal and shared my first kiss…
How I am dealing with Christmas as an autistic to avoid overstimulation
Merry Christmas! Here are four things I am doing to accommodate my autism during this Christmas season to prevent overstimulation and burnout. Just to state I am very lucky and grateful that my Christmas is always pretty chilled and not over the top as we have always never made Christmas a massive thing but still…
