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Let's talk about Autism and ADHD

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 A few years back I received my autism diagnosis and quite frankly it was liberating and rather emotional. Finally I understood what I couldn't explain for nearly 60 years. The felling of not belonging on this planet was there from very young and got worse the longer I was in school. I never had a sleepover or a birthday party or was invited to a sleepover or a birthday party. Still I love school because I would learn new things and I was a knowledge hoover. Often knew more than my teachers did, especially in history. I was good with numbers. But I struggled writing until I got very ill at the age of 8 and was at home for 2 or 3 weeks. When I was starting to feel better but couldn't go back to school yet because I had lost so much weight and was too weak to walk, I was bored and my dad asked if I wanted to read. I said yes and he brough me a selection of books we had. I read Moby Dick in a day. I also read Treasure Island, 1001 Arabian Nights and other fairy tale books we had l...
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Merry Christmas Book Nook

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 I absolutely love how this turned out. Despite one piece missing and I had to cut one to size from my spares. And that's why I NEVER throw anything away. The tree was supposed to be smaller and was only lit up with 2 warn white LEDs. Me, hell no! Now trying to find some multicoloured 30cm long LED string lights. Forget it. But I found one that's just 50cm long and it even flashes. Where? Temu!  I will be ordering a couple more, just in case. Scroll down for the video!
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The Lodge Detective Agency

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 Maybe not my favourite, mainly because it didn't have a dust cover, but also most of the paper items were printed on cheap mat paper. OK it was all pre-cut which was a bonus but the quality wasn't great. So the steps needed a coat of Mod Podge to make it look more like tiles. I left the book case as it was but I sanded down the desk and gave it a coat of mahogany varnish and a couple of coats of Mod Podge. Then I also change the handles using leftovers from old kits and pins from my jewellery stuff. And yes the missing dust cover. For now it's wrapped in clingfilm. 😂 I am making now a miniature from the same producer, no dust cover as well, and will order 2 from the place I have ordered before made to measure. I am not sure yet how to deal with the odd shape. But I think it will just be a rectangular box.
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Pin Collection Part 1

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I used to collect pins, badges and stickers as a kid. Browsing through Temu I found cool pins this collector heart just couldn't resist. They are really great quality and so cheap.  
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Happy Yule

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 Wishing everyone a peaceful time
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New Helper

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 I found a new helper at Hobbycraft. Isn't he cute? 💖
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Ancient Chinese Kitchen

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 This is the kitchen that matches the bedroom. This one has a few adaptations. I stained the kitchen work top, shelves and the stool using powdered pastel colours. Works great staining plain wood. I added an orange LED in the stove so it looks like a fire. I used some orange cellophane to make the LED less harsh. I added a carpet that was a piece of fabric I had leftover from the bedroom set. I added fluffy fabric to the benches to make them look more comfy. I made a bucket out of card and used acrylic paint to create the tin look and the dirt stains. And chopped up some tooth picks for firewood I had to add a window frame on the outside because the window pieces were a tad too small.  I added a curtain rod and a curtain. That was some fabric I had leftover from a previous set. I very much enjoyed making this because of the adaptations.
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