Get ready, this is a doozy. Thankfully I bought this book second hand, so he didn't get any of my money through this. This book is not worth the read. It's rambly, redundant, braggadocious, and gross 🤮 . It does show how people like him really think though. So, here's the TLDR of Roger Stone's 140 Insane Rules for business, politics, and fashion. 

Inspired by the video in the below link, I decided to make and share my own Dopamine Menu. I've been needing this for a while. 

I call it the Reaction Matrix, aka my emotional support spreadsheet. When filled with a seemingly unmanageable emotional state, this chart can help remind oneself of actions within their control that can lead to a more manageable emotional state. 

As a neuro-spicy individual, I have spent an inconceivable amount of time trying to figure out how I'm supposed to "be" - and I still don't get it. 

I want to be one of those girlies that keeps some kind of bullet journal, planner, pocket calendar so freaking bad. I am so very online though it's redundant with my calendar app and honestly.... less useful. I'm too enamored with the concept to let it go though.

Routines are hard for me. There are many reasons why that probably is, but trying to pinpoint them all just traps me in my Ivory Mind Tower of Analysis Paralysis. 

... I truly believe the acronym was thought of first. 

Pinterest boards get messy for me after a while since "this is what I want" so easily becomes "but what if..." 

One thing I learned unexpectedly is that mantras and things are more effective when you think them and hear them, instead of saying them aloud. For me to think things over and over, I need to read it. My hack is to use a read text aloud app to tell me the following: 

Writing resumes for my loved ones is so fun for me. I get to capture their essence and present it like a battle card designed to weaken the defenses of any company that they wish to infiltrate.

I know there are people out there that say never looking in a mirror is the best way to not care how you look, but we are not discussing "how to not care" we have established that we DO care and this is what we are going to do about it.