I’ve been reflecting on what makes this community feel so different, and I think a big part of it is the people who quietly make it happen. Jim — thank you for leading by being right there with us, sharing the real stuff and making this community feel human. And a huge nod to Renee and our admin team, Melody. So much of what you do happens behind the scenes, but the encouragement, care and energy you bring absolutely gets noticed. And to everyone here who shows up, shares, encourages and cheers others on — thank you. That’s what makes this place what it is. Feeling very grateful to be part of it. 💚 Debz | Hamilton, NZ

well, we'll see how tonight goes. I drink coffee almost right up til about 8 pm. however I don't usually get out of bed until 1-3 pm. lately it's been closer 1 pm. However, I don't go to sleep until about 4 am. I actually happened to get a fitbit inspire 3 watch because I've been having a lot of health issues lately and a lot of them stem from sleep issues. I can stay in bed 12+ hours, however, I'm only sleeping anywhere from 2-6 hours. My body is not getting enough REM sleep, and for some reason my blood sugar is dipping too low, so trying some of these protocols are going to be hard for me based on those. I have an appointment on the 30th of this month to hopefully have some tests run and to figure all of this out. However, u took notes, so I can follow these tips to the best of my ability until my health issues are figured out. But, I am still going to try doing what I can with them...Small changes are small changes, you gotta start somewhere

Hi everyone! I’m Jackeline, a support teacher from Italy 🇮🇹. I’m also an agronomist and oenologist, and I came to teaching after a different professional path. I joined this community because I want to learn more about ADHD and find practical strategies to better support students with ADHD in the classroom. I’m happy to be here and learn from all of you! 😊

My lowest Harmony dimension: financial stability. Wind-down pattern I noticed: I tend to wind down after 8 PM even though I live alone. That’s just my habit. Morning pattern I noticed: what stood out the most in my morning routine was the fact that if I have to go to work, I don’t want to be bothered with noise no matter what it is. I like it to be peaceful. I like to get ready get to work get ready to start and then somebody can talk to me. I don’t really show it, but it’s very annoying to me. If someone starts to talk to me before I am ready to start work. If I don’t have to go to work, you can talk to me all you want for some reason I have to be laser focused on getting to work and ready to start. I don’t even turn on the radio in my car. I decided to (not) close my open loop: because it’s late and my loop is doing the dishes. So I’d rather go to bed. And it made me feel: it made me feel nothing different because the dishes have been sitting there for quite a while. That’s why it’s my loop. Doesn’t bother me that they’re not done. What surprised me: I think it was realizing that my “I don’t care” attitude comes from early childhood. If you don’t care, you can’t be disappointed. If you don’t get your hopes up, you can’t fall.

My lowest Harmony dimension: Physical health. Getting around with a cane, can't sit long, buried in appointments. It's the one that bleeds into all the others. Wind-down pattern I noticed: The hard part isn't starting, it's stopping. "One more level" on the game or "one more reply" on Skool, and I'm not down until 1-2am, so I wake up tired and it sets the whole day. Morning pattern I noticed: No set routine. Hobble to the bathroom with the cane, may or may not eat, one coffee, one mobile game, then straight to the laptop in back pain to run accounts or Amy's books. Busy all day, but I call it "nothing of importance." As to my open loops: I had two, and I did not close either this week, as I'm closing them on Day 5. Here it is in writing. They are: (1) call the insurance company about vision coverage for my son, and (2) call the company that sold us the Airbnb policy we never qualified for, since we're 75 miles out and a "trip" is defined as 100. I'm planning the calls today. I stalled because I don't want to get trapped in an Airbnb call that goes nowhere, and part of me knows the vision one is my oldest son's to make. He's nearly 21. But his ADHD runs harder than mine, and my wife handed it to me "because I have nothing else to do." And it made me feel: Low-grade dread and a quiet resentment. Dread of a dead-end call, resentment at carrying something that isn't fully mine, plus the old obligation click where someone else's task becomes mine by default. What surprised me: I call it "robot mode," but it's really a biological click, not a character flaw. A tired, under-fueled brain runs low on dopamine, so mid-task it grabs at whatever feels more finishable or more novel, and switches me there before I've decided to. That same switch is exactly what pulls me off the two phone calls: the brain steers away from the task with the anticipated dead-end and toward the quick hit of "done." It's not laziness. It's a dopamine-seeking nervous system doing its job a little too well.