Maybe five minutes after this tweet, I decided, “fuck it. Melted cheese on chips is dinner tonight.”

Got to the fridge, saw the olives, changed my mind and got them and some deli meat out as well. Thought about how they’d all taste a little better if a little warmer. 1/? https://twitter.com/metacookbook/status/1277777334116864000">https://twitter.com/metacookb...

Figured I’d tackle a project I told Cocktail Genius I’d tackle tonight. Couldn’t possibly take more than half an hour, right?

Well, I’m just now sitting down to eat. Because I was wrong. This is a standard thing for me, & I now know it’s ADHD-related. 2/?

Food is a weird thing for ADHD, I’ve come to learn. I grew up regularly forgetting to eat until my body rebelled and I was a hangry motherfucker. I think I taught myself how to ignore normal hunger indicators. Not out of poverty, but hyper focus. 3/?

I was thinking about it as I worked, which is where this thread comes from. In this case, I wasn’t truly hyper focused. Not as I recognize it in myself. But I was focused and started a project that was messy and grew more & more determined to do it excellently. 4/?

There definitely came a point where I could stop, I could tell it would have been sufficiently done, and the food was RIGHT THERE. But the perfectionism bug had struck. Maybe another ADHD symptom? 5/?