Perimenopausal autistic bookworm 🪱with a couple of bonus chronic conditions and oh the brain fog. LGBTQIA+ ally 🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩵🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)https://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mzlqcbdjac2lI just went on Facebook. It suggested I might like to be friends with someone who's starting at my work next week! We have no friends in common (I don't friend work people). It's very unsettling!05 Nov 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlqcbdjac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mzizjrnqt22bHave I travelled in time? Constant barrage of fireworks outside is so loud I just had to double-check the date. So, we celebrate Bonfire Night Eve now? Or is it a celebration of the Republicans misfortunes?04 Nov 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzizjrnqt22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mzgdkknw5s2sSo burnt out feeling. Left the office for a rare lunch break and nipped to Aldi - dear lord, the beeping! I felt like the ad they made of what life was like for autistics. Later, fled to toilet for 2 mins peace. Nope let's use the deafening hand drier for AGES.03 Nov 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgdkknw5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mz6tvpsvhk27It was lovely and I was so pleased they won, but last celeb series I am sure we heard from the celebs about their chosen charities and reason for supporting during the series rather than just tacked on at the end. The cynic in me wonders if it was because of the causes supported. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6tvpsvhk27https://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3myrrqjzzzk2tToday, this was just what I needed to listen to as the rain pours outside and my soul feels weary. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrrqjzzzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3myrg4qkeq22pAbsolutely this. A big part of why I (undiagnosed ND) failed in-person uni was that presentations made me physically unwell for days beforehand and eventually I just couldn't do them. It took Open Uni and distance learning to prove to myself that I might not actually be stupid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrg4qkeq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3myrdbpvnx22pDiscussing Channel 4's The Experiment with husband and saying that I nearly had to give up early on because they kept almost boasting about using AI to generate posters/leaflets and images. He thinks that may have been another thought experiment: to see if I would actually stop!26 Oct 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrdbpvnx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mypqn7ioxk2fI am watching The Experiment on Channel4. Interesting, horrifying and thought-provoking. Glad to see someone challenge the greatness of the idea of segregating people with disabilities to save money. Also, that dorm is exactly like boarding school!25 Oct 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypqn7ioxk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mymca76e5s2pI like to pick up random books at the library and my most recent one "The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo" was one of these. Loved it, despite it being harrowing in parts. A man who, as Aleppo turned to hell, started to rescue injured people and feed stray cats, because that was the right thing to do. https://ernestosanctuary.org/mission/24 Oct 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymca76e5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3myfhluzb422wReduced to tears by BMA response to the NHS England guidance issued last week. Igi es me hope to see them advocating for trans and non-binary staff and patients and saying outright that the guidance is unimplementable and risks harm. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfhluzb422whttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3my7rit732k24Today, stranger coming 10-12 to replace a tap (10.15, not here yet); known stranger coming to hopefully finish sorting boiler issues. Wait mode engaged, anxiety 100% and counselling cancelled due to aforementioned strangers expected in house. Happy Monday?19 Oct 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7rit732k24https://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3my56vecop22sSome people really don't seem to have much good in them - & I doubt that many of those doing the destroying and looting have any real political opinions. Historic Hotel de Ville in Limoges destroyed by arson. Crowds cheer. I despair. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c6e3xjw37wn7o18 Oct 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3my56vecop22shttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxzdkvxtr22rPlease, please make it stop 😭. "some of your colleagues may not believe in transgender or gender identities and, if this is a philosophical belief, it is protected under the EA.". This does appear to be actual guidance issued today. 🤬😡😤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzdkvxtr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxwfcdmbw22dProud of me post: I hate making phone calls but this week I have called boiler engineers, insurance company (several times) and a plumber to replace the suddenly profusely dripping bathroom tap. Insurance company approved claim, boiler being done Saturday 🤞, downstairs sanitised. Despite ailing.15 Oct 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwfcdmbw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxvzevlaes22Yorkshire Wildlife Park is one of my happy places and the incident there is heartbreaking. Hard to imagine how family feel. But Trump's actions around it? Inhumane. If he can sue BBC then surely he can be sued? What an absolute monster of a man.15 Oct 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvzevlaes22https://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxvrfz5skc2oGo me! Emailed in sick this morning (justifiably so since I can't stop shaking and feel sick and ill - stress or actual illness? Hard to tell. Anyway, this has given me time to sort quotes to send to insurance company and contact plumbers. Why can't you call in sick for life, not just work?!15 Oct 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvrfz5skc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxozsoyplk2aI am sat here with burgeoning cystitis waiting for a drainsperson to come and hopefully unblock our drains and stop toilet waste dripping through our boiler so I can use the loo/taps. Meanwhile husband's on way back from weekend in Munich, sending cheery photos from his trip.12 Oct 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxozsoyplk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxohb3h66k2aOh, this gets better. My boiler is full of wee and poo because when it was fitted they didn't fit a valve to stop sewage backing up into it. British Gas dealt with blocked drains last week and seemingly moved on blockage so the easiest way out is via the boiler which is now literally full of shit.12 Oct 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxohb3h66k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxoerkbpcc2aI am eagerly anticipating a visit from the heating engineer. A knock at the door... ...I open it and see a man who seems familiar and says hello. "Hello, come on in" I enthuse. The man delivering my veg box edges uncomfortably away!12 Oct 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxoerkbpcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxm6zyspfk2pBoiler serviced a month ago and part replaced. I noticed a dripping after so messaged engineer who ignored me. Today: filthy, smelly water pouring out of all the boiler's orifices. Engineer says he can come tomorrow. Meanwhile I empty buckets, mop floor and stink. Can't shift stopcock 😭😭😭.11 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxm6zyspfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/turquoisespiff01.bsky.social/post/3mxlq5oldhc2iToday I am exploring the realms between coping and just not being able to carry on. Currently my son and his girlfriend are with me (barrening my wild garden) but they need to leave later on. Then I may allow myself a little wallowing time.11 Oct 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:5ccrc3n7ehibpsccefsujfry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxlq5oldhc2i