The Blog of a life less conventional
A neurodivergent trying to survive mentally and financially, by any means necessary, avoiding the 9-5 at all costs.
After years of trying to cram myself into a 9-5-shaped box, I gave up.
Not on life or anything, but on the 9-5. Not for me, ta.
It’s not that I won’t confirm to ‘conventional living’, it’s that I can’t.
Not without severe detriment to my mental health.
I have chosen, instead, to place the detrimental harm on my bank account and social life.
A large part of not being able to ‘conform’ is due to my ever-increasing awareness of my neurodivergence.
Sitting still, listening to people, being mentally functional and productive during set hours – nope.
I may be skint (all the time), but I am eternally happier than I ever was.
So, you know, swings and roundabouts.
Although I didn’t intend this to be a blog specifically about neurodivergence, it is such an unavoidable and unignorable part of my life that that is what it has become.
Read my half-cooked thoughts and inebriated epiphanies as I try to navigate an unconventional, but eternally happier, life, all the while learning more about my spicy little brain 🌶
If any of this absolute drivel rings true to you then I’d love to hear from you.
Love,
a life less conventional
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Alternative living: a life less conventional
A Life Less Conventional is just that: my attempt to pursue alternative living, to live a life that doesn’t follow the same pattern or path we’re all lead to believe is The Way.
It’s not that I won’t “conform”, it’s that I can’t - not without detriment to myself.
I tried living as a conventional, but I was a lifeless one.
Years of avoiding adulthood followed by years of trying it out (badly) culminated in ADHD burnout and the need to completely reset my life - to take stock and figure out what does and doesn’t work for me.