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It's been a good couple of days. I've watched two great webinars about awesome research into how social and communication disabilities in autism aren't due to deficits with the autistic person, but differences in autistic and non-autistic communication. And my copy of this stunningly beautiful new release by @whitepeak_ruth arrived today. I'm going to devour it this weekend along with copious cups of tea and (some of) the chocolate crackle cookies that Lily has just taken out of the oven.

Last month I applied to register my PhD project. My plan is to explore how autistic adults choose to spend time they have alone, what kind of space(s) they like to be in, and how they feel this time benefits them.

This is the first time I've posted in about a gazillion years. Or a few weeks. I'm not sure which. Lockdown time is weird right? What even is a week these days? Anyway. There have been some lovely bits since whenever ago and some utterly shitty bits (which I would like to forget about, quite frankly). But this insanely cute gluten-free, cinnamon and sultana loaf was a lovely bit of today, toasted and dripping with golden butter and with slivers of raw cheese on the side.

Yesterday I was unreasonably grumpy about the idea of new year resolutions and all the bullshit that goes with them. Like we aren't collectively dealing with enough shit already! But today I have revised my thinkings and am stating here my commitment to even more of the following in 2021: muffins, candles, strolls, outdoor fires, staring at the sky (from outside or inside, whatever), tea, meals in the garden, singing loudly. Who is with me (although ok, I understand if you don't want to be with me when I'm singing loudly)?

Yesterday was one of those days when I felt myself helplessly spinning into the void. So today Simon drove me to the woods as the silvery moon drifted down through pink clouds and the golden sun rose in a clear blue sky. I leaned against a tree, closed my eyes and breathed deeper than I have in months. Then we crunched homewards through ice-dusted leaves, past mossy trees and towards white chocolate muffins, hot from the oven. (See today's story for more pics.)

I have an unexpected day to myself. I've got fantastic jazz, blues, folk and soul tunes playing full blast (thanks to the magic of Spotify), the low sunshine is blazing through the windows, and I appear to be doing some spontaneous pre-solstice cleaning. Whaaaaat?! On a more serious note though, I'm sending all of you big ❤️ but especially those of you back under lockdown.

And this, my friends, is how I intend to spend my entire birthday. There may also be hot coffee and dark chocolate and sweeeet 90s soul.

I had my first PhD supervisor team meeting yesterday - and I'm going to have to rethink that method of support!

I miss doing Maya's Halloween make up. But these days it's pretty similar to her everyday makeup so she doesn't need me any more 😢

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