Hi Claire and WT community 👋, Monday morning is always so wonderful because of Porch Coffee with you and this community. I have my porch coffee mug in hand and my Hazelnut flavored coffee. ☕️ Being in business for yourself is not easy. I am a crafter/ jewelry artist and it takes a lot for me sometimes. My ideal work flow would be no one here to disturb me, my music or a favorite movie on, and hours and hours of time to create. Work flow can be ebb and flow, especially when you’re working for yourself. Inertia happens. Everything is on you to succeed. The struggle is real and there are lots of learning curves. Teresa (sp?)- I love your musical garden! Some of my joys are music, gardening and puns. ❤ Keep being amazing, Claire 👍
What a cool garden, Teresa!!! Love the show and tell segment! This week, my son starts school on Thursday. I'm anxiously looking forward to it. We had an incident shortly after I got home from my trip, and I've been on edge. I hope you have a good week, Claire and friends! 💞
Your hard work setting up your own business is truly commendable Claire. Its a great skill to have and be able to share with people. I loved the garden Teresa, your video made me smile! Work is very political at the moment so I am trying to focus on my accounting studies and trying to remain focused working from home in my sensory overload free bubble!
Excited to hear new hats are coming!! I've been watching for richer, fall colors and am drooling over some of the yarn colors you've shown from your hauls!!
Hi Claire and all your wonderful gang! I have a happy set of coincidences about to occur. I just got my formal diagnosis on Thursday and was told I need to be kinder to myself. It also happens that I'm now only 4 shifts away from finishing work. It's a bit sooner than I expected but I've decided not to look for another job. Instead I am going to focus on some of my other interests, which are mainly handicrafts and make some items that might be saleable so that I generate an income to buy more crafting materials. In respect of working, it has always been difficult. It's one of the ways that I have pushed myself over the years and now I wonder how it will feel to not have to push myself just to be able to survive. Have a great week everyone!
First off, I gotta say I enjoyed that musical garden walk. As for work conditions that are more conducive to productivity for me? I have had quite a few jobs now with a variety of duties. But I would have to say in general I more productive alone. Dim lighting, quiet or constant sound helps, and access to good music is beneficial. Been a busy week. Kiddos are back to school this Wednesday and I went back last Wednesday. Still have a handful of doctors' appointments between the three of us over the next few weeks, but once those are done, we should be able to get back on a weekly routine for a bit. Have a good week!
Hi Claire, watched the glow in the dark yarn video before porch coffee. Working condition would be just doing what is needed, but not too much social interaction. Just focus on the job to do. Great to see you today Claire. Have a great week ❤
What a wonderful garden! Love it. Absolutely agree that hunkering in, with a little pool of light (and a pot of tea) is the best way to get things done. Sounds like you have been working through lots of planning. I find that's the bit that takes the longest. I'm just getting started on Etsy and have no clue what I'm doing. 🤣 The project just seems to grow arms and legs - getting packaging, deciding who to use for delivery, branding, accounts - on and on. I'm picking them off one by one.
Hi Claire. :) Thanks for these porch coffee mondays. Always a great way to start the week. :) My week has been intense so far. (only monday done and I feel it). It is great to be able to watch another porch coffee and start Tuesday off a little bit more relaxed. :) I am preparing to film my "show and tell" soon. And I am getting ready to launch my youtube channel about thread related handicrafts. ;) Stay tuned. Hugs from Norway
Hi Clare, I can feel the first hints of autumn here in the UK. The idea of glow in the dark hats just appeals to me. Thank you for sharing Porch Coffee as always ❤
Fine weeks are "fine" in the good "bad" kind of way. Thanks for singing to us. And hey, I need some sparkles to appear around my mug! Does that cost extra? Theresa, Psych Furs, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd??? Fantastic! Do The Hustle (Van McCoy)!!! Best, Daniel, Erie, Colorado
A productive week where everything was accomplished. Solitude and a whiteboard are key for getting things done with some/minimal interaction. Fitness helps me maintain Tunnel vision and routines. My treat to myself for getting things done is allowing myself to listen to you sing, very calming. An interesting show and tell this week. I like music.
Hey! Since I ordered my mug last week and not seeing the option to choose where I wanted it printed, I've received a mail saying it's being printed in Latvia, which is close to where I'm from so I think it chooses the closest printer site automatically. As always, it's super refreshing to see how open and real things are here in the mug club. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Good morning Claire! I enjoyed your ramblings on the business setup 🙂 I relate to needing a clear path to get stuff done. It helps me a lot to dedicate a few hours to create a flowchart or "path to victory" for larger projects. I treat that as a miniature project in itself. Having one of those helps my brain not wander as much.
My dropping in today was not random. I wanted Porch Coffee on Friday. Today. ☕ ☕. I'm 73. Identifying dependencies for the purpose of living as well as I can independently is a part of what I do. I practice DBT skills. Accepting reality has me getting how avoidance works. In my bubble. Sort of. Sometimes. Nice having coffee with you. Thank you for being here. My neighbor who welcomes my drop by visits had knee surgery and tested positive for covid while she was at the rehabilitation facility. I didn't realize I was utilizing conversation videos less as I had a real person who smiled and asked me to stay and visit awhile. I like your porch. 🎉
Hi, I'm most productive when I'm in my craft room. Surrounded and inspired by my paintings, dollhouses and dolls ❤❤❤ And of course having most of my craft supplies within reach. I always work on multiple projects at the same time.
Morning Claire, I enjoyed watching your glow in the dark wool video I think glow in the dark hats would be a fantastic idea for Halloween and for Bonfire night here. Thank you for joining me while I am having my coffee. 😊.
Morning, Claire! My week was productive. Got a 2 year build project done (should have only taken 4 months) and ready for final inspection. You can't rush quality! Autistic momentum issues are a real thing.
Good morning Claire. I've had my first working days after a short holiday. I'm an ecologist with the local government in the Netherlands. Work is about to pick up next week, so I take it a little bit slow now. See you next porchcoffee👋👋
Happy Monday Claire and everyone 🥰 Your entrepreneuriial spirit is inspiring snd I love how you have woven in with things you enjoy; also learned a bit about etsy there, interesting! Autism show and tell continues to be The Gift that keeps giving; Thank you to Theresa for sharing her musical garden 😍 It was cool to discover the musical names and connections; a good way to combine 2 interests that wouldnt find everywhere. I am loving your yarn videos! 😍
It was awesome for once to actually be awake when you posted at the standard time :) And was exactly what I needed to start my day. It's been a rough year. I so get closer to a mug ;) but its still a work in progress... I have a 7 year old metal bubba travel 32oz coffee mug that is getting old now and is great... But I cant find a new one to replace it. It would be neat to see one with "Mug Club" on it ;) JS I always appreciate your more laid back (but extremely well presented) porch talk weekly. And the business and show and tell and other day to day life long experiences are priceless! Please just be yourself and keep doing what you do. Thank You! For me self employment has always been the only way I can survive. I can navigate how I am and pick the path that looks the best. The "Status Quo" will leave me homeless. I cant be who i am in that and its not like i hurt anyone when i know. So many of us are exactly that. Thank You and please keep doing what you do!
Ideal working conditions: No idea. 😅 I've had pretty bad executive dysfunction for several years and don't really do anything. My dog's pretty happy about that, though, as I mostly just hang out with him all day. 🐕
Best working conditions for autistics? Glad you asked!: 1) QUIET! 2) Autonomous / self directed working environment - no micromanagement. Appropriate level of authority and resources neccessary to meet the demands and responsibilities associated with the job 3) Clear objectives / schedule / structure 4) Deadlines (see above) Deadlines must of course be REASONABLE in terms of the workload and time frame needed to meet them. Frequent incremental deadlines are better than infrequent do or die ones, especially with complex projects or tasks. 5) Control over the sensory environment - lighting, temperature, posture, sound, sights, smells. 6) No intrusive, random interruptions - especially social chit-chat small talk type interruptions unrelated to the task at hand. 7) Tasks that are compatible with the particular interests and thus monofocus of the autistic employee. This is CRUCIAL for well being AND productivity. 8) Supportive rather than authoritarian management structure. Respectful and accommodating of the unique needs of each employee. I maintain that "accommodations" like those above can benefit everyone, regardless of nuerotype. I was an architect, and worked in a variety of office environments and cultures, most of which were HORRIBLE. The antithesis of the above, and occasionally downright abusive. The best (and last) place I worked was at Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney had the most autism friendly CULTURE I ever experienced in a workplace. That was 25 years agon. It was still bad from a sensory standpoint however because of the semi-open office cubicles, fluorescent lights, intrusive office noise, etc. There were also a lot of social interruptions due to the open cubical thing. The most stressful part of working for Imagineering however were the frequent moves of my workstation, as I was shuffled from one project to the next as an AutoCAD "super user" (troubleshooter). This was coupled with the fact that I HATED AutoCAD (and still do) and only got good at it as a matter of survival. Here's a bit of wisdom from a 60 year old autistic person who's failed to thrive in two separate professions: DON'T FORCE YOURSELF TO GET GOOD AT ANYTHING YOU HATE! You need to trust me on this. If you get good at something you hate, your employers will give you more and more of it! It SUCKS!!! Do what you LOVE! It's what you'll best best at, and therefore it's where you'll be happiest and most productive. Seek things that intersect with both your interests and which are in demand in the workplace. Then be as selective as possible about the places you work. They'll be lucky to have you. Don't settle for bad / abusive / cacophonous work environments. If you have to work in such places to survive, be relentless in setting boundaries and protecting your senses while you search for more accommodating employment. My final suggestion is to avoid to small businesses unless the owner / supervisor is a truly intelligent and kind person. Preferably autistic too. Larger corporate employers tend to treat employees better because they have Human Resources and Risk Management divisions that weed out psychotic managers. Usually. Beware public or civil service type jobs. While the job security they offer might be tempting, they universally have toxic management structures in my experience, and are soul crushing. If you doubt this, pay a visit to any public school teacher break-room, DMV, or Post Office. These workplaces are all about petty political power struggles - the kryptonite of autistic people. Again, be selective and do what you love.
good morning , hyped still coming from the glow in the dark yarn anouncement .rolled on the mat a couple times at the nearest gym, helped a co worker make a new recepie for foodies (vitamin heavy and mineral loaded also instagram ready) someone asked me to be an extra in the new adam sandler movie at the gym after working out i saw my friends ,passes out on the couch sports recap , a bounty issued for new fabrics or designs for the teams to wear (i guess its too humid and other places are hectically cold). sunday i tried to write a script on how to use strcpy with no code low code software for my coworker my friend is out of facebook jail so i spammed my wall "welcome back, welcome back welcome back"
Hi Claire! Love love love the show and tell! My ideal working conditions are when I can fluidly hop between mental, physical, and social elements of my job in time blocked chunks. And to have a balance of the three. I work an office job and I'll flounder if I've been focusing by myself for too long without structured connection to my team or without the opportunity to do something tangible/physical. Also to be able to work in super intense bursts with long breaks.
Hey, Claire! No worries. Info dump is fine. I do it all the time. It is good actually to know more on some things. I have pondered T-shirts and such for my art if I could ever condense it into the type of art people want on a shirt or other items. At any rate, knowing a bit on how it is done is cool. I love the sounds of the work enviroment. Quiet solitude is a must for me. I can turn some chill music or a video on for background noise, but must be low. And, oooh, speaking of must - Must say yay to more show and tell! Oh my gosh, Teresa! How I loved the plants and all the great twists on the names! I really enjoy plays on words and references like that! Well done! Well, Claire, off to view glow in the dark yarn while we have some downtime around here...Big blessings on your week! Keep being you!❤
Thank you for featuring my video this week! I recently finished reading Lyric Rivera's book Workplace Neurodiversity Rising and although geared toward businesses wanting to be inclusive of ND employees, I found it helpful for figuring out exactly what an ideal work situation would be like. Thanks everyone for the lovely comments 😊
Thank you Theresa for sending in the video - I loved the musical garden and was excited to share it. That book sounds good I will have to check it out.
Thanks for starting my Monday off well by hanging out with me this morning, Claire. 💜 I enjoy anything you talk about because I enjoy you! I sometimes drop content creators because they try to sell me things, but with you, I feel absolutely no pressure to buy, and that makes all the difference. One of my special interests lately is feeding the crows in the mornings while I take my four mile walk. I just need to lace up my boots now, and I am off to treat my feathered friends. Thanks for being my UA-cam friend. I have so many friends now! 😉 😊💜
Working from home with easy access to comfort items is my preference. The one downfall I've experienced is since job my job is also my special interest, I have to be careful about not working overtime on weekends/evenings and burning myself out. Show and tell was very cool! I always enjoy those. Thank you for sharing!
Extra great Show and Tell this week! Fun and funny pairings of plants and bands/music. I love it! My favorite working conditions are outside but on my computer…which is a tricky arrangement 😂 (power, too much sun, rain, cold, bugs, blah blah blah!) but I try to do it as much as I can! I’ve been sooooooooo unbelievably busy at work. I’m only supposed to be 20 hours/week and it’s not even close to that. The work is good but I really don’t want to do it full time. And I haven’t found the right balance between having a reasonable deadline and a gotta have it now deadline. The latter is not my fave and it’s been a lot of that for the last few months. Ugh. Gonna take a walk with a friend and her pup this week. Haven’t seen her in a while. Got a doctor’s appointment. And then more work. That’s my week! I’m excited that you’re doing more shirts! I feel ya on all of the little steps it takes to make something happen. Being in business for yourself is not as simple as it sounds!!!!! Good on ya for making it happen!
When i have a project I want to work on and I am in that mode...I do need to be alone or no interruptions. I enter hyperfocus very easily after that. It is so hard to leave that mode even when I have other things I need to do.😊 Fun "show and tell"! That is just such a creative garden! This week here. Lots going on but I have been able to plan ahead so I have breaks and quiet days sprinkled in which saves me from my anxiety so far.
"Hit the like and the share, help support your good friend Claire" is a banger, let's just admit it. (My teens said I am not allowed to say the word banger, but they will never find this.) Do you do make your own shirt designs, and if so, did you study design at some point or are you self-taught?
I bumped into your channel just today and like it a lot. Your honesty, relateable experiences and your soft voice are very useful, heart warming and soothing. Good luck with your business!
Good morning, Claire! With the magic it makes me wonder if your mom’s name is Tabitha and grandma’s name Samantha (Bewitched reference) I dig Therese’s show and tell (no pun intended) 🤗
Again: it´s Your channel, You do Yor thing and we are here because obviously we like it. Hope it helps. Don´t wanna talk about my week, was not good. actually I am full of rage and sadness, and I think nobody needs that. Am waiting for something nice to share ;-) My mood is so bad that i almost forgot that there is something nice on mondays, until I watched my coffee and "Bang, Porchcoffee, You almost forgot Porchcoffee, You 🤬🤬🤬" I am smiiiliiing. Think of flowers! Sparkles! Try..... Ugh😞
"the setup" is very time consuming. And the more time you spend setting things up properly, the "easier" things are afterwards. :) Well worth the time to #1. have a plan #2. the whole having a "red-thread" so things make sense #3. making sure the "tech" actually cooperates. 😎 Taking this time is so worth it in the long run, but agreed it takes so much extra time.
I have had a sadly non productive week. I did get some work done on a European Dragon that I have been stitching. My mom is working on getting over covid. My dad may have caught it from my mom. I have been working with a deficit of hugs this week and snuggling with a fluffle of stuffed bunnies. I did go to a charity "sale" where I picked up some yarn, but have frogged most of what I have made with my S hook (25mm).
Hi Claire, I finally got assessed yesterday after a year of waiting, and now I just need to wait for the results! I am hopeful because it seemed comprehensive, but I am anxious.
Hi Claire, another terrible episode of Porch Coffee - honestly, I don't know why I bother to tune into it every week (sarcasm). We are painting our house so we can sell it. It's long, tiring, boring work The highlight of the week has been re-potting our house plants that had babies so we now have LOADS of aloes everywhere! 💚
How do? 😊 Good week? Not the best here, as usual lately, but I'll spare the details. I finally got rid of my old coffee mug yesterday (because the author it referenced has become problematic 😅), and guess what I did? 😮
@Mykethepsych Been reading fiction about the American Pioneer West/Midwest for a spell now. Like Zane Grey, Willa Cather, et al. It's really good stuff for summer in Texas.
I totally had to laugh about good working conditions. I literally have days that are minimally productive, offset by days that are like a mad hatter combined with a plate spinner (running around crazy, while plates spinning in the air) that are super duper productive. I know it looks ridiculous to outsiders. My family has told me so, LOL. Best working conditions: I need to work from home, obviously. I need a window near me, but not one that I can see a lot of movement from by looking out from my desk. If I could see cars and people I would just look at them, not focus on work, unless it was a hyperfocus day. I need to tunnel down my focus to get stuff done, so I have turned my desk toward the wall. I can't have too much visual stimuli, but do need some distractions in order to get the most done. So I have videos or audio books going on in the background. But videos have to be the kind that I can mostly just listen too. The other thing that works is to have a friend come over and she does her thing, while I do my thing and we talk, but don't have to look at each other. Then we both get a lot done. We just "get" each other, so she understands my quirks. I have the light above my desk on, but not my main room lights. First that's just too bright to work comfortably on the computer all day. Second they flipping flicker. No one else can see them pulsate, but I can and it makes me feel awful. They are the first thing I will replace once the next big part of our remodel is done. If I'm having a rough day, I will put my soundproof headphones on and no audio. That usually helps. Have a good week and take care.
How can you get that idea of certain autistic traits being 'embarrassing' out of your system. Autism isn't shameful. Trauma isn't shameful (except to the abuser). Struggling isn't shameful. Self care isn't shameful. Ablism 'says' it is - stuff that. Consider yourself told ;) I may have said last time that my opp is next week - well it's in 2 wks. Who says time blindness isn't a thing. Most of my time is spend doing or thinking about getting ready for that. So far I'm feeling like I am being listened to and things put in place (as much as they can) to care for my mental well being as much as my physical. I'm just hoping it works. Being close to home and my friends is also very different from last time where I was 1 - 1 1/2 hrs drive away from everything that was familiar to me. That's also helping. Yesterday I visited the ward I'll be on after the opp and met with the people in change of it for a quite a long chat about what I (& they) can expect while I'll be there, see the rooms, sight's, smells & sounds etc. My therapist was with me too. I found it very helpful. Doing the same today with the surgical admittance lounge (reception). At least it's keeping my mind occupied in a relatively positive way. Another CT scan this Friday. I hope the cannula insertion doesn't freak me out again this time. 🤞
Hey claire, I was just wondering if it gets cold where you live what will you call your morning coffee? Maybe morning coffee lol? Or living room coffee? Idk.
This is just a standard note, but since it's here, it applies xxx I regularly 'wash' my account, so if it looks like I was interested in your content and expressed a load of support, then everything just vanished.......... I promise to try to do better with this, but as things are every few days/weeks everything just _has to go_ - I very much doubt you had anything to do with the reason for that, but even if you did, I'm on your side and think you're absolutely great. So just letting you know everything (good) I said stands. I think you're great. (Just a standard note, sending same to all relevant parties lol got no intention at all of being here to make people feel worse lol)
This is totally not healthy, I’m sure, but a lot of my best work comes when I am already deliriously exhausted and sleep deprived. That elusive third wind, perhaps.
Hi Claire! I love Teresa's video!!! I'm getting caught up on your video as I was "out" this last week taking an inpatient mental reset from a mix of my unmasking process and reoccurring trauma but I'm doing better now. I still haven't opened the mug I ordered last month and I ordered 2 shirts! Could I incorporate both in my show and tell video submission? (I'll wait for the shirts to get here 🎉) 🩵
+woodshedtheory *2 more mugs and stickers from last week? Some purchase.* As the first autist in the 東宣北米神聖教會 OMS (viz., Oriental Missionary Society) Holiness Church of North America* (a Wesleyan conference offshot from majority Methodism, and the child conference o' the 東洋宣教會 Oriental Missionary Church, a society founded 1902 at 大日本帝國東京市 ᴛōᴋʏōꜱɪ (now 日本国東京都 ᴛōᴋʏōᴛᴏ), JPN), I've a general agnosis on relational fundamentals but also a knack for audio recording. Endured multiple crashes for Audacity as Audio Engineer for 部英 English Department, 胡桃河町日系油童教會 Japanese Christian Church of Walnut Creek (CA, USA), a member Congregation of said OMS Holiness Church of North America; but execute salvage for recordings, as I did 18 August 2024 for our sermon "Citizens of Heaven." (I'm awaiting a lead scripture from Blevins Sensei.)
Spectrum Sparkle in purple for the win!!! 🤩✨ Got the Halloween decorations out this week, never too early! 👻🎃 Kids go back to school, which i'll miss them but will enjoy the quiet days again. Quiet house with just music on my earbuds is my ideal working environment 🌈🍀 Annnd started working on my video for Autism Show and Tell For sure a bit nervous but i know this community is the purrfect place to show my interests! 🌈🐻
Good morning Claire! It's good to see you and I'm glad you had a fine week, a productive one even.. 🤩🥳 I'm not having the best days, it's kinda hard just existing at the moment.. 🥀 I've been trying to tell a few people in my life that I suspect I'm autistic and explaining why our communication is difficult at times and such, but I'm not getting good responses.. Well, they didn't respond with disbelief so I got really excited and thought this will be good, but it's not because they still demand that I'm thinking and acting like before.. 😓 Which I can't even understand because I've sent videos and explained things and at that time they say they understand, but when the moment comes that these traits are surfacing, I get shut down again.. And it hurts.. I've also tried to tell a couple of people that wasn't that close, and they just responded with disbelief but I was prepared for that.. I also found this autistic Facebook group for females in Norway, but I got rejected almost instantly, so that also kinda hurt.. But yeah, this new week might be better.. 🙏🏻 I'm on disability benefits and have been for around two and a half year now, and before I crashed completely in 2016, weighing only 46kg, I worked in a kindergarten as a child and youth worker.. But if I'm working on something, like writing stuff or something that acquires me to think, I also work best in a dark, cozy space without any interruptions.. I find it very hard to sit down and concentrate if I'm not sure I'll be left alone.. Then things will just not get done.. 😬😅 I truly loved your garden Teresa, it totally made my day to know that your garden exists! 😻🥰🌱 Perfect match with the music and omg, how I'd love to be able to walk on sunshine whenever I'd like to! 😎✨️ I watched your yarn show yesterday, my first one.. 👀 I'm not really a crafty person, so I haven't thought it would be something for me, but the glow in the dark yarn lured me in! 😇 And even though I didn't understand anything of the yarn terminology, I truly loved to see your smiles and joy/ excitement when talking about it.. 💜 I'm definitely going to watch more of it, oh and perhaps I should comment something? Is that what you meant by showing some love? 👀 I've also finally got myself to purchase a porch coffee cup today, I chose the original one even though I wanted the black one first.. Only because I'm often forgetting my coffee and need to be able to reheat it in the microwave.. 🤭 So I'm excited about it's arrival, I know it might be too optimistic to hope it'll come before next porch coffee, but at least it's on it's way and that's something to look forward to! 💜✨️ Sorry for this novel length response, apparently I had a lot to say today.. 😅🤭 But I wish you a wonderful week and thank you so much for having coffee with me/us, this is now my highlight of my week as well.. Thank you for being you! 💜
Hi Claire and WT community 👋,
Monday morning is always so wonderful because of Porch Coffee with you and this community. I have my porch coffee mug in hand and my Hazelnut flavored coffee. ☕️
Being in business for yourself is not easy. I am a crafter/ jewelry artist and it takes a lot for me sometimes. My ideal work flow would be no one here to disturb me, my music or a favorite movie on, and hours and hours of time to create.
Work flow can be ebb and flow, especially when you’re working for yourself. Inertia happens. Everything is on you to succeed. The struggle is real and there are lots of learning curves.
Teresa (sp?)-
I love your musical garden!
Some of my joys are music, gardening and puns. ❤
Keep being amazing, Claire 👍
Awesome show and tell !!! 💞👊 Morning Claire ☕️ 💞👊👍🏻
What a cool garden, Teresa!!! Love the show and tell segment! This week, my son starts school on Thursday. I'm anxiously looking forward to it. We had an incident shortly after I got home from my trip, and I've been on edge. I hope you have a good week, Claire and friends! 💞
Oh I love the garden! So clever!
Your hard work setting up your own business is truly commendable Claire. Its a great skill to have and be able to share with people.
I loved the garden Teresa, your video made me smile!
Work is very political at the moment so I am trying to focus on my accounting studies and trying to remain focused working from home in my sensory overload free bubble!
Good luck with school! Just keep showing up and eventually it’s over
Excited to hear new hats are coming!! I've been watching for richer, fall colors and am drooling over some of the yarn colors you've shown from your hauls!!
Hi Claire and all your wonderful gang! I have a happy set of coincidences about to occur. I just got my formal diagnosis on Thursday and was told I need to be kinder to myself. It also happens that I'm now only 4 shifts away from finishing work. It's a bit sooner than I expected but I've decided not to look for another job. Instead I am going to focus on some of my other interests, which are mainly handicrafts and make some items that might be saleable so that I generate an income to buy more crafting materials. In respect of working, it has always been difficult. It's one of the ways that I have pushed myself over the years and now I wonder how it will feel to not have to push myself just to be able to survive. Have a great week everyone!
First off, I gotta say I enjoyed that musical garden walk. As for work conditions that are more conducive to productivity for me? I have had quite a few jobs now with a variety of duties. But I would have to say in general I more productive alone. Dim lighting, quiet or constant sound helps, and access to good music is beneficial.
Been a busy week. Kiddos are back to school this Wednesday and I went back last Wednesday. Still have a handful of doctors' appointments between the three of us over the next few weeks, but once those are done, we should be able to get back on a weekly routine for a bit. Have a good week!
Awww, loved the music-garden-thing! Clever and funny, great!
Hi Claire, watched the glow in the dark yarn video before porch coffee. Working condition would be just doing what is needed, but not too much social interaction. Just focus on the job to do. Great to see you today Claire. Have a great week ❤
What a wonderful garden! Love it.
Absolutely agree that hunkering in, with a little pool of light (and a pot of tea) is the best way to get things done.
Sounds like you have been working through lots of planning. I find that's the bit that takes the longest. I'm just getting started on Etsy and have no clue what I'm doing. 🤣 The project just seems to grow arms and legs - getting packaging, deciding who to use for delivery, branding, accounts - on and on. I'm picking them off one by one.
Hi Claire. :) Thanks for these porch coffee mondays. Always a great way to start the week. :) My week has been intense so far. (only monday done and I feel it). It is great to be able to watch another porch coffee and start Tuesday off a little bit more relaxed. :) I am preparing to film my "show and tell" soon. And I am getting ready to launch my youtube channel about thread related handicrafts. ;) Stay tuned. Hugs from Norway
I can't wait to see your show and tell!
Hooray for Theresa! Lovely garden!
I love your singsongy voice. It's so cute! This is something I do too, but I think yours is much more endearing than mine. 😊
Teresa! EXCELLENT! Loved the musical garden!
Claire you know I love hearing you monologue about business stuff but 🤷🏼♀️
Hi Clare, I can feel the first hints of autumn here in the UK. The idea of glow in the dark hats just appeals to me. Thank you for sharing Porch Coffee as always ❤
Fine weeks are "fine" in the good "bad" kind of way. Thanks for singing to us. And hey, I need some sparkles to appear around my mug! Does that cost extra? Theresa, Psych Furs, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd??? Fantastic! Do The Hustle (Van McCoy)!!! Best, Daniel, Erie, Colorado
A productive week where everything was accomplished. Solitude and a whiteboard are key for getting things done with some/minimal interaction. Fitness helps me maintain Tunnel vision and routines. My treat to myself for getting things done is allowing myself to listen to you sing, very calming. An interesting show and tell this week. I like music.
Hey!
Since I ordered my mug last week and not seeing the option to choose where I wanted it printed, I've received a mail saying it's being printed in Latvia, which is close to where I'm from so I think it chooses the closest printer site automatically.
As always, it's super refreshing to see how open and real things are here in the mug club.
Hope you have a wonderful week.
Good morning Claire! I enjoyed your ramblings on the business setup 🙂
I relate to needing a clear path to get stuff done. It helps me a lot to dedicate a few hours to create a flowchart or "path to victory" for larger projects. I treat that as a miniature project in itself. Having one of those helps my brain not wander as much.
Same for me. I need to have all the steps for my project figured out before hand. Helps me better focus and not get overwhelmed.
Love hanging out with you every week too, Claire❤…..yarn on!
Valid ramble - I looked into creating print on demand merch once and I swear my brain wrinkled trying to figure out it. Kudos to you!
My dropping in today was not random. I wanted Porch Coffee on Friday. Today. ☕ ☕. I'm 73. Identifying dependencies for the purpose of living as well as I can independently is a part of what I do. I practice DBT skills. Accepting reality has me getting how avoidance works. In my bubble. Sort of. Sometimes. Nice having coffee with you. Thank you for being here. My neighbor who welcomes my drop by visits had knee surgery and tested positive for covid while she was at the rehabilitation facility. I didn't realize I was utilizing conversation videos less as I had a real person who smiled and asked me to stay and visit awhile. I like your porch. 🎉
Hi, I'm most productive when I'm in my craft room. Surrounded and inspired by my paintings, dollhouses and dolls ❤❤❤ And of course having most of my craft supplies within reach. I always work on multiple projects at the same time.
Serious Inertia weeks here lately. From experiences these lead eventually to leveling up and more know of who i am and how i can balance.
Morning Claire, I enjoyed watching your glow in the dark wool video I think glow in the dark hats would be a fantastic idea for Halloween and for Bonfire night here. Thank you for joining me while I am having my coffee. 😊.
Morning, Claire! My week was productive. Got a 2 year build project done (should have only taken 4 months) and ready for final inspection. You can't rush quality! Autistic momentum issues are a real thing.
Good morning Claire. I've had my first working days after a short holiday. I'm an ecologist with the local government in the Netherlands. Work is about to pick up next week, so I take it a little bit slow now. See you next porchcoffee👋👋
Happy Monday Claire and everyone 🥰 Your entrepreneuriial spirit is inspiring snd I love how you have woven in with things you enjoy; also learned a bit about etsy there, interesting!
Autism show and tell continues to be The Gift that keeps giving; Thank you to Theresa for sharing her musical garden 😍 It was cool to discover the musical names and connections; a good way to combine 2 interests that wouldnt find everywhere.
I am loving your yarn videos! 😍
It was awesome for once to actually be awake when you posted at the standard time :) And was exactly what I needed to start my day. It's been a rough year. I so get closer to a mug ;) but its still a work in progress... I have a 7 year old metal bubba travel 32oz coffee mug that is getting old now and is great... But I cant find a new one to replace it. It would be neat to see one with "Mug Club" on it ;) JS
I always appreciate your more laid back (but extremely well presented) porch talk weekly. And the business and show and tell and other day to day life long experiences are priceless! Please just be yourself and keep doing what you do. Thank You!
For me self employment has always been the only way I can survive. I can navigate how I am and pick the path that looks the best. The "Status Quo" will leave me homeless. I cant be who i am in that and its not like i hurt anyone when i know. So many of us are exactly that.
Thank You and please keep doing what you do!
It's hat buying time, folks! WhooHoo! 🎉
Ideal working conditions: No idea. 😅 I've had pretty bad executive dysfunction for several years and don't really do anything. My dog's pretty happy about that, though, as I mostly just hang out with him all day. 🐕
Best working conditions for autistics? Glad you asked!:
1) QUIET!
2) Autonomous / self directed working environment - no micromanagement. Appropriate level of authority and resources neccessary to meet the demands and responsibilities associated with the job
3) Clear objectives / schedule / structure
4) Deadlines (see above) Deadlines must of course be REASONABLE in terms of the workload and time frame needed to meet them. Frequent incremental deadlines are better than infrequent do or die ones, especially with complex projects or tasks.
5) Control over the sensory environment - lighting, temperature, posture, sound, sights, smells.
6) No intrusive, random interruptions - especially social chit-chat small talk type interruptions unrelated to the task at hand.
7) Tasks that are compatible with the particular interests and thus monofocus of the autistic employee. This is CRUCIAL for well being AND productivity.
8) Supportive rather than authoritarian management structure. Respectful and accommodating of the unique needs of each employee.
I maintain that "accommodations" like those above can benefit everyone, regardless of nuerotype. I was an architect, and worked in a variety of office environments and cultures, most of which were HORRIBLE. The antithesis of the above, and occasionally downright abusive. The best (and last) place I worked was at Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney had the most autism friendly CULTURE I ever experienced in a workplace. That was 25 years agon. It was still bad from a sensory standpoint however because of the semi-open office cubicles, fluorescent lights, intrusive office noise, etc. There were also a lot of social interruptions due to the open cubical thing. The most stressful part of working for Imagineering however were the frequent moves of my workstation, as I was shuffled from one project to the next as an AutoCAD "super user" (troubleshooter). This was coupled with the fact that I HATED AutoCAD (and still do) and only got good at it as a matter of survival.
Here's a bit of wisdom from a 60 year old autistic person who's failed to thrive in two separate professions:
DON'T FORCE YOURSELF TO GET GOOD AT ANYTHING YOU HATE!
You need to trust me on this. If you get good at something you hate, your employers will give you more and more of it! It SUCKS!!!
Do what you LOVE! It's what you'll best best at, and therefore it's where you'll be happiest and most productive. Seek things that intersect with both your interests and which are in demand in the workplace. Then be as selective as possible about the places you work. They'll be lucky to have you. Don't settle for bad / abusive / cacophonous work environments. If you have to work in such places to survive, be relentless in setting boundaries and protecting your senses while you search for more accommodating employment.
My final suggestion is to avoid to small businesses unless the owner / supervisor is a truly intelligent and kind person. Preferably autistic too. Larger corporate employers tend to treat employees better because they have Human Resources and Risk Management divisions that weed out psychotic managers.
Usually.
Beware public or civil service type jobs. While the job security they offer might be tempting, they universally have toxic management structures in my experience, and are soul crushing. If you doubt this, pay a visit to any public school teacher break-room, DMV, or Post Office. These workplaces are all about petty political power struggles - the kryptonite of autistic people.
Again, be selective and do what you love.
Good Morning Claire!!!
☕️ I watched glow in the dark yarn and hats video the day it aired
You explained the biz stuff, and I got overwhelmed 😂
Have a great week, y'all 💐
My favorite part of autism show and tell is your moving lips, makes me laugh every time.
good morning , hyped still coming from the glow in the dark yarn anouncement .rolled on the mat a couple times at the nearest gym, helped a co worker make a new recepie for foodies (vitamin heavy and mineral loaded also instagram ready)
someone asked me to be an extra in the new adam sandler movie at the gym after working out i saw my friends
,passes out on the couch sports recap , a bounty issued for new fabrics or designs for the teams to wear (i guess its too humid and other places are hectically cold).
sunday i tried to write a script on how to use strcpy with no code low code software for my coworker
my friend is out of facebook jail so i spammed my wall "welcome back, welcome back welcome back"
Hi Claire! Love love love the show and tell!
My ideal working conditions are when I can fluidly hop between mental, physical, and social elements of my job in time blocked chunks. And to have a balance of the three. I work an office job and I'll flounder if I've been focusing by myself for too long without structured connection to my team or without the opportunity to do something tangible/physical. Also to be able to work in super intense bursts with long breaks.
Love the musical garden!
It is so cool
Actually have a coffee in hand this time! Hazelnut mmmmmmmm
Hey, Claire! No worries. Info dump is fine. I do it all the time. It is good actually to know more on some things. I have pondered T-shirts and such for my art if I could ever condense it into the type of art people want on a shirt or other items. At any rate, knowing a bit on how it is done is cool. I love the sounds of the work enviroment. Quiet solitude is a must for me. I can turn some chill music or a video on for background noise, but must be low. And, oooh, speaking of must - Must say yay to more show and tell! Oh my gosh, Teresa! How I loved the plants and all the great twists on the names! I really enjoy plays on words and references like that! Well done! Well, Claire, off to view glow in the dark yarn while we have some downtime around here...Big blessings on your week! Keep being you!❤
Hope your week is amazing too!
Finaly! Summer holyday is over. I get alone time again. 😁
Thank you for featuring my video this week! I recently finished reading Lyric Rivera's book Workplace Neurodiversity Rising and although geared toward businesses wanting to be inclusive of ND employees, I found it helpful for figuring out exactly what an ideal work situation would be like. Thanks everyone for the lovely comments 😊
Thank you Theresa for sending in the video - I loved the musical garden and was excited to share it. That book sounds good I will have to check it out.
Oh, wow, I love the musical garden! What a cool idea.
Thanks for starting my Monday off well by hanging out with me this morning, Claire. 💜
I enjoy anything you talk about because I enjoy you! I sometimes drop content creators because they try to sell me things, but with you, I feel absolutely no pressure to buy, and that makes all the difference.
One of my special interests lately is feeding the crows in the mornings while I take my four mile walk. I just need to lace up my boots now, and I am off to treat my feathered friends. Thanks for being my UA-cam friend. I have so many friends now! 😉 😊💜
I'm so glad I found your channel.
Me too! Welcome
Working from home with easy access to comfort items is my preference. The one downfall I've experienced is since job my job is also my special interest, I have to be careful about not working overtime on weekends/evenings and burning myself out.
Show and tell was very cool! I always enjoy those. Thank you for sharing!
oh that is a good point - it is easy to get burned out if you aren't careful
Extra great Show and Tell this week! Fun and funny pairings of plants and bands/music. I love it! My favorite working conditions are outside but on my computer…which is a tricky arrangement 😂 (power, too much sun, rain, cold, bugs, blah blah blah!) but I try to do it as much as I can! I’ve been sooooooooo unbelievably busy at work. I’m only supposed to be 20 hours/week and it’s not even close to that. The work is good but I really don’t want to do it full time. And I haven’t found the right balance between having a reasonable deadline and a gotta have it now deadline. The latter is not my fave and it’s been a lot of that for the last few months. Ugh. Gonna take a walk with a friend and her pup this week. Haven’t seen her in a while. Got a doctor’s appointment. And then more work. That’s my week! I’m excited that you’re doing more shirts! I feel ya on all of the little steps it takes to make something happen. Being in business for yourself is not as simple as it sounds!!!!! Good on ya for making it happen!
It really isn’t that simple - I try to remind myself that some people go to school just to study business - it’s normal for me to feel overwhelmed
@@WoodshedTheory This exactly!
When i have a project I want to work on and I am in that mode...I do need to be alone or no interruptions. I enter hyperfocus very easily after that. It is so hard to leave that mode even when I have other things I need to do.😊
Fun "show and tell"! That is just such a creative garden!
This week here. Lots going on but I have been able to plan ahead so I have breaks and quiet days sprinkled in which saves me from my anxiety so far.
Yes as long as I have my space I can focus and do fine
"Hit the like and the share, help support your good friend Claire" is a banger, let's just admit it. (My teens said I am not allowed to say the word banger, but they will never find this.) Do you do make your own shirt designs, and if so, did you study design at some point or are you self-taught?
I bumped into your channel just today and like it a lot. Your honesty, relateable experiences and your soft voice are very useful, heart warming and soothing. Good luck with your business!
You looking good like always
Good morning, Claire! With the magic it makes me wonder if your mom’s name is Tabitha and grandma’s name Samantha (Bewitched reference)
I dig Therese’s show and tell (no pun intended) 🤗
Again: it´s Your channel, You do Yor thing and we are here because obviously we like it. Hope it helps.
Don´t wanna talk about my week, was not good. actually I am full of rage and sadness, and I think nobody needs that. Am waiting for something nice to share ;-)
My mood is so bad that i almost forgot that there is something nice on mondays, until I watched my coffee and "Bang, Porchcoffee, You almost forgot Porchcoffee, You 🤬🤬🤬"
I am smiiiliiing. Think of flowers! Sparkles! Try..... Ugh😞
"the setup" is very time consuming. And the more time you spend setting things up properly, the "easier" things are afterwards. :) Well worth the time to #1. have a plan #2. the whole having a "red-thread" so things make sense #3. making sure the "tech" actually cooperates. 😎 Taking this time is so worth it in the long run, but agreed it takes so much extra time.
Theresa's garden made me so happy lol.
it's so cool
I have had a sadly non productive week. I did get some work done on a European Dragon that I have been stitching. My mom is working on getting over covid. My dad may have caught it from my mom. I have been working with a deficit of hugs this week and snuggling with a fluffle of stuffed bunnies. I did go to a charity "sale" where I picked up some yarn, but have frogged most of what I have made with my S hook (25mm).
Great show and tell. 😂👍
love the music garden
Hang in there Claire, you got this ❤️ just ordered my b-day present from you for next month ☕☕
yay thank you for your support lesley
@@WoodshedTheory anytime, been waiting to do it for awhile ❤️
Idea for a t shirt- ‘don’t touch me, I’m autistic’ rather than the ‘kiss me, I’m X’ shirts
Hi Claire, I finally got assessed yesterday after a year of waiting, and now I just need to wait for the results! I am hopeful because it seemed comprehensive, but I am anxious.
oh wow that is amazing that it is finally here - it is totally normal to be anxious, i know i was
Hi Claire, another terrible episode of Porch Coffee - honestly, I don't know why I bother to tune into it every week (sarcasm). We are painting our house so we can sell it. It's long, tiring, boring work The highlight of the week has been re-potting our house plants that had babies so we now have LOADS of aloes everywhere! 💚
How do? 😊 Good week? Not the best here, as usual lately, but I'll spare the details.
I finally got rid of my old coffee mug yesterday (because the author it referenced has become problematic 😅), and guess what I did? 😮
How do?? Are you from Yorkshire? Lol
@@Mykethepsych 😆 Nope. Oddly enough, Texas. I just tend to adopt mannerisms from whatever I happen to be reading at any given time. 📚
@@inspectre27 where do you think you picked up How do??
@Mykethepsych Been reading fiction about the American Pioneer West/Midwest for a spell now. Like Zane Grey, Willa Cather, et al. It's really good stuff for summer in Texas.
@@inspectre27 Fair play. How do? Is very common in the north of England near where I'm from.
What the heck time do you get up where you live? It's still dark where I live.
In UA-cam world she’s recording likely on Sunday mornings. Posting on Monday mornings.
Sparkles😯😰😭
I prefer a dark room, background noise, coffee, and water (I can have up to 3 drinks going at a time.)
nice! sounds ideal to me. i usually put on talk videos or that youtube channel for chill study vibes
I totally had to laugh about good working conditions. I literally have days that are minimally productive, offset by days that are like a mad hatter combined with a plate spinner (running around crazy, while plates spinning in the air) that are super duper productive. I know it looks ridiculous to outsiders. My family has told me so, LOL.
Best working conditions: I need to work from home, obviously. I need a window near me, but not one that I can see a lot of movement from by looking out from my desk. If I could see cars and people I would just look at them, not focus on work, unless it was a hyperfocus day. I need to tunnel down my focus to get stuff done, so I have turned my desk toward the wall. I can't have too much visual stimuli, but do need some distractions in order to get the most done. So I have videos or audio books going on in the background. But videos have to be the kind that I can mostly just listen too. The other thing that works is to have a friend come over and she does her thing, while I do my thing and we talk, but don't have to look at each other. Then we both get a lot done. We just "get" each other, so she understands my quirks. I have the light above my desk on, but not my main room lights. First that's just too bright to work comfortably on the computer all day. Second they flipping flicker. No one else can see them pulsate, but I can and it makes me feel awful. They are the first thing I will replace once the next big part of our remodel is done. If I'm having a rough day, I will put my soundproof headphones on and no audio. That usually helps. Have a good week and take care.
i love reading what works best for you, seems like you have it worked out!
How can you get that idea of certain autistic traits being 'embarrassing' out of your system. Autism isn't shameful. Trauma isn't shameful (except to the abuser). Struggling isn't shameful. Self care isn't shameful. Ablism 'says' it is - stuff that. Consider yourself told ;)
I may have said last time that my opp is next week - well it's in 2 wks. Who says time blindness isn't a thing. Most of my time is spend doing or thinking about getting ready for that. So far I'm feeling like I am being listened to and things put in place (as much as they can) to care for my mental well being as much as my physical. I'm just hoping it works. Being close to home and my friends is also very different from last time where I was 1 - 1 1/2 hrs drive away from everything that was familiar to me. That's also helping.
Yesterday I visited the ward I'll be on after the opp and met with the people in change of it for a quite a long chat about what I (& they) can expect while I'll be there, see the rooms, sight's, smells & sounds etc. My therapist was with me too. I found it very helpful. Doing the same today with the surgical admittance lounge (reception). At least it's keeping my mind occupied in a relatively positive way.
Another CT scan this Friday. I hope the cannula insertion doesn't freak me out again this time. 🤞
I consider myself told :) I hadn't really thought about it in that context so thank you. Sending you good vibes for the upcoming treatments.
Hey claire, I was just wondering if it gets cold where you live what will you call your morning coffee? Maybe morning coffee lol? Or living room coffee? Idk.
This is just a standard note, but since it's here, it applies xxx
I regularly 'wash' my account, so if it looks like I was interested in your content and expressed a load of support, then everything just vanished.......... I promise to try to do better with this, but as things are every few days/weeks everything just _has to go_ - I very much doubt you had anything to do with the reason for that, but even if you did, I'm on your side and think you're absolutely great.
So just letting you know everything (good) I said stands. I think you're great.
(Just a standard note, sending same to all relevant parties lol got no intention at all of being here to make people feel worse lol)
thanks for pointing it out
This is totally not healthy, I’m sure, but a lot of my best work comes when I am already deliriously exhausted and sleep deprived. That elusive third wind, perhaps.
Interesting!
@@WoodshedTheory indeed lol
Hi Claire!
I love Teresa's video!!!
I'm getting caught up on your video as I was "out" this last week taking an inpatient mental reset from a mix of my unmasking process and reoccurring trauma but I'm doing better now.
I still haven't opened the mug I ordered last month and I ordered 2 shirts!
Could I incorporate both in my show and tell video submission? (I'll wait for the shirts to get here 🎉) 🩵
💖
hello!
+woodshedtheory *2 more mugs and stickers from last week? Some purchase.* As the first autist in the 東宣北米神聖教會 OMS (viz., Oriental Missionary Society) Holiness Church of North America* (a Wesleyan conference offshot from majority Methodism, and the child conference o' the 東洋宣教會 Oriental Missionary Church, a society founded 1902 at 大日本帝國東京市 ᴛōᴋʏōꜱɪ (now 日本国東京都 ᴛōᴋʏōᴛᴏ), JPN), I've a general agnosis on relational fundamentals but also a knack for audio recording. Endured multiple crashes for Audacity as Audio Engineer for 部英 English Department, 胡桃河町日系油童教會 Japanese Christian Church of Walnut Creek (CA, USA), a member Congregation of said OMS Holiness Church of North America; but execute salvage for recordings, as I did 18 August 2024 for our sermon "Citizens of Heaven." (I'm awaiting a lead scripture from Blevins Sensei.)
I met up with some local Autists at a restaurant on Sat, 1st time meet-up, was very anxious beforehand but it ended up being great
Spectrum Sparkle in purple for the win!!! 🤩✨ Got the Halloween decorations out this week, never too early! 👻🎃 Kids go back to school, which i'll miss them but will enjoy the quiet days again. Quiet house with just music on my earbuds is my ideal working environment 🌈🍀 Annnd started working on my video for Autism Show and Tell For sure a bit nervous but i know this community is the purrfect place to show my interests! 🌈🐻
Good morning Claire! It's good to see you and I'm glad you had a fine week, a productive one even.. 🤩🥳 I'm not having the best days, it's kinda hard just existing at the moment.. 🥀 I've been trying to tell a few people in my life that I suspect I'm autistic and explaining why our communication is difficult at times and such, but I'm not getting good responses.. Well, they didn't respond with disbelief so I got really excited and thought this will be good, but it's not because they still demand that I'm thinking and acting like before.. 😓 Which I can't even understand because I've sent videos and explained things and at that time they say they understand, but when the moment comes that these traits are surfacing, I get shut down again.. And it hurts.. I've also tried to tell a couple of people that wasn't that close, and they just responded with disbelief but I was prepared for that.. I also found this autistic Facebook group for females in Norway, but I got rejected almost instantly, so that also kinda hurt.. But yeah, this new week might be better.. 🙏🏻
I'm on disability benefits and have been for around two and a half year now, and before I crashed completely in 2016, weighing only 46kg, I worked in a kindergarten as a child and youth worker.. But if I'm working on something, like writing stuff or something that acquires me to think, I also work best in a dark, cozy space without any interruptions.. I find it very hard to sit down and concentrate if I'm not sure I'll be left alone.. Then things will just not get done.. 😬😅
I truly loved your garden Teresa, it totally made my day to know that your garden exists! 😻🥰🌱 Perfect match with the music and omg, how I'd love to be able to walk on sunshine whenever I'd like to! 😎✨️
I watched your yarn show yesterday, my first one.. 👀 I'm not really a crafty person, so I haven't thought it would be something for me, but the glow in the dark yarn lured me in! 😇 And even though I didn't understand anything of the yarn terminology, I truly loved to see your smiles and joy/ excitement when talking about it.. 💜 I'm definitely going to watch more of it, oh and perhaps I should comment something? Is that what you meant by showing some love? 👀
I've also finally got myself to purchase a porch coffee cup today, I chose the original one even though I wanted the black one first.. Only because I'm often forgetting my coffee and need to be able to reheat it in the microwave.. 🤭 So I'm excited about it's arrival, I know it might be too optimistic to hope it'll come before next porch coffee, but at least it's on it's way and that's something to look forward to! 💜✨️
Sorry for this novel length response, apparently I had a lot to say today.. 😅🤭 But I wish you a wonderful week and thank you so much for having coffee with me/us, this is now my highlight of my week as well.. Thank you for being you! 💜