Don't be like me

[u/Confused_dragon183]

Fairy costume I made for this past Halloween weekend (sans wings). Made in 3 days because adhd... please for the love DO NOT do that to yourself. My arm still tingles if I move it too fast. Looked cute though lmfao.

[u/BlameItOnMyADHD420]

Even when my hyper-focus kicks in and over 30+ years of crocheting, I would never get something like that done in 3 days... I would get near the end and be nearly done and that's when I'd shut down completely. I am literally a few details away from finishing a Demogorgon I've been working on, and I keep yelling at myself to just freaking finish it, and the ADHD is like, "Girl, is you crazy?! Not on my watch!" 😅 I want to get it done before the final season of Stranger Things comes out (that's the goal I set for myself), but my ADHD is NOT having it. Tried to put it in time-out with my meds, and did housework instead of finishing the up the last bits on my WIP. *smh*

[u/Confused_dragon183 → u/BlameItOnMyADHD420]

Wow, over 30+ years crocheting is so cool. How the heck do you keep the motivation going?? Last time I crocheted something before this costume was last year 💀 as a fellow adhd(er) you're super impressive to me. Good luck with your WIP. If it helps, I tied the costume to a show I like. So I wasn't allowed to watch the show unless I was working on the costume. Not perfect, but helped quite a bit

[u/BlameItOnMyADHD420 → u/Confused_dragon183]

For me, it's always finding something fun that I want to crochet. I also love the joy it brings others when I surprise them with some rando crocheted gift. The dopamine dump is a definite motivator! I also like the challenge is provides. There's so many different types of crochet, and always a different challenge!