I decided to try using military terminology in this post because it sounds cooler. And if there's one thing I know about the military, it's that it's full of systems and lives to streamline for efficiency. Which, coincidentally (flips hair over should like Cher), is my goal in life.

I tell you, you have to be really smart if your end goal is to be lazy.

So in this post, I'll be sharing what I learned from my 30 day challeng where I shared things that make my life easier as a neurodivergent part-time single mom of neurodivergent kids, going back to school full-time in my 40s...in French. Say that ten times real fast.

1. What was supposed to happen?

   To be honest, my goal was really just to complete 30 days of posting something on my blog and on my YouTube channel. I think my intention was to get over my fears of both posting regularly and possibly looking like a dumbdumb online. I also wanted to test the waters to see if there's space for me somewhere in the world wide interweb. Maybe I'm too niche? Maybe there are others out there like me? I'm don't actively search out my kind.

   
   

2. What actually happened?

   I learned a lot! Primarily, that I can post daily while going to school right this semester. I did get some engagement on my YouTube channel and managed to grow it by 88 subscribers, I think. That wasn't my intention but I'm happy if people are resonating.

   
   

   

   
   

3. What went well (Sustains)?

   As it turns out, I discovered the joy of writing daily. I endeavour to keep this up.

   
   

4. What can be improved (Improves)?

   Oh, plenty! For one, I think it would be a lot easier if I wrote out everything I wanted to say before recording instead of just plopping down in front of the camera, winging it, then trying to make sense of it all in editing later. Thank god for descript.com.

So, what's next?

Well... having looked at the stats of which posts performed the best, I came up with a 7 day challenge:

7 Days of Money Tricks From This AuDHD Mom

Which, to be honest, will probably end up turning into a 14 day challenge because I have a lot to say. Who knows. I will take the next week to organize it all and start shooting over the weekend.

Welp. There you have it, folks. Starting off modestly. Comfortably.

I like this pace.

What projects are you working on?

-J