I love paying bills before daylight. No one is up to distract me, and I had large Property Taxes to pay before the end of the month, by phone (there's no cellular here)
Besides keeping a record of bills and payments, budgeting and planning, this is the only clear-thinking time of the day for me. All this stuff goes through my head at 4 am, which is why I got up.
Is there anyone else, with #ADHD , that find the morning to be the most productive time of the day?
@Rasta ... pretty much anytime after midnight doing so when no distractions and not too tired some have closed the telephone access after hours which means holding for an hour or more...
@Rasta My most producitive time of the day is, depending on if it's daylight saving time between 0-3 or 1-4 am.
In times, when I used to stand up very early, I could still get done more before 6am, but if I was used to waking up at 6 am, I would be the most unproductive.
A lot of people with ADHD have "delayed sleep phase syndrome", which means naturally waking up at noon and going to bed early in the morning.
Being forced to spend your most restful hours awake is unhealthy and unproductive.
@hauchvonstaub I only sleep 4 hours. I'm tired now, before 8pm. In an hour, I will be falling asleep, and if I do, I will wake at midnight. I try to stay up closer to midnight and wake before daylight
@Rasta I have ADHD and yes, very early mornings used to be the most productive time, until I had children who wake up at 4.30am every day. 😭 I used to do essays and important admin between 5 and 9am, no idea how I'm going to manage that level of productivity again...
@jeztastic sometimes you can get an hour in. I used to hide at work before hours and wotk. People didn't know I was at work yet, so no one interrupted me.
I had 24/7 access in headquarters, so I went in on Sunday and did Monday's work 😅
@Rasta I have horrible insomnia from my ADHD. I usually get up early on weekdays to exercise, pull breakfast together for my wife and myself, empty the dishwasher, etc.
@cynical13 I
Me too. I can only sleep 4 hours at a time and have to pass out from fatigue, I'd fight sleep. If I wake for a pee at 1 am (hopefully 🤣) I can't go back to sleep. My head is overactive and will cause me anxiety . I just accept it, get up and start my long day. 4 hours too early again today
@Rasta I have no idea if I have ADHD ... I find the morning the best and love waking up at 3.30am, out of bed by 4am and working by 5 am ... I love it ... I call it my time ... Hugz
@Rasta I used to go for a walk at that time ... I had to stop going due to humans ... Pout ... I think the bears and coyotes would be great ... They don't attack for no reason do they ? ... Hugz ... But you never know they might be a bear or coyote like some humans ... Better be safe ... Hugz
@melissabeartrix bears don't bother anyone, if you don't scare them.
Coyotes are unpredictable. One did kill a woman hiking in Cape Breton highlands. There's a big one that runs the center of the road at night, taking chickens and cats he finds along the way
Before I could afford to retire, I had to dump any big bills, loans, etc.
I paid off my mortgages, did major renovations that I would not be able to afford on a pension, and when I had no loans or payments other than monthly bills, I retired.
Since I planned this, I had enough money for a modest living on a pension only. But since then, regular bills have increased so much, that it's becoming a monthly concern!
My property taxes are 3x the amount of my first mortgage.
Home/Auto insurance up
Every time I hear the city discussing luxury projects (stadiums, streetscapes) I am reminded how may homeless people it caused that Halifax has become such an unaffordable city, and they exclude the rest of the municipality from this luxury spending. We don't even have public transit or cellular here? City puts in Free Wifi for tourists, like that helps coffee shops and businesses that provide?
And our taxes increase.
I may be forced to move into our cottage if I go above $200/mo taxes
@Rasta went for flu shot and shopping and could see for myself how expensive it got..watched as others were Not buying alot..using small carts or hand baskets ..or just buying very few items to carry in small bag..
Many things marked down but were still outrageously priced.. there was the odd item priced less than WALMART... finally got some sandwich meats and were double the price normally would pay..4 bean salad in medium container almost 8.00...😬
@Lstn2urmama things I added to my pickup order on repeat, I modified to take out unnecessary things that were outrageously inflated in price. IE; Frozen pizza, $3.29. Now $4.50, hot chocolate, 3.36 to $5.00 so I just stop buying those
@Rasta . Hate to tell you those things are cheaper there than here... when I place orders on Walmart I leave and come back to see what changes need made as to more immediate needs..plus have lots at home to use ..just need to unthaw ...out of practice..😬
@obster I am, but I think some folks are just better organized in the morning. I have excess energy for a few hours after waking, it was stressful for my co-workers that I came into an open office concept like a tightly wound spring in the morning. So, I'd have a 10 mile run before work, to wear down my energy and give their ears a rest ;P
I just hate that it's too dark to begin work, and hardware stores open too late.
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