Hi everyone, I know that I have been away and am not posting as I would. In the past, I stated that I would
post every week. Unfortunately, my schedule is not allowing me to do
so. On top of this blog, I am also committed to doing various other
projects such as writing my books, which I can't wait to talk about
once I finish my first draft. In my photography business, Naturally
Nature Photography, I'm trying different printing techniques on how
to print onto wood, so that I can do the prints myself rather than
going through a secondary party to print my work making my art more
pricey than I would like to. Can't wait to show you the result of my
attempts.
Alongside these projects, I also work part-time at Home Depot for an average of 30 hours a week. As well as looking
for a new place to live and prepping for a trip to Germany next year.
I have a tendency to take on so much it gets to the point where I
just wonder if these projects are going to get me anywhere. It gets
intimidating and overwhelming sometimes, but I assure you that I will
not prevail and keep going. “Keep Walking Forward”, as I like to
say to myself, is a catchphrase that I came up with while I was
struggling during my soft more year of high school. I will continue
to post different things about autism in hopes that it will help
you understand it more. It just won't be as often as I had originally
thought I would. But I do need to allow myself more time, as I
believe in walking the walk and not talking the talk. As people say all
good things come with time and effort.
I am pleased to share that I went to a metal concert last Monday and had a blast. It was my first concert. I've never gone to one before due to my sensitive hearing. In a previous post, I mentioned that people with autism a lot of time have heightened sensory. Mine was always sensitive hearing. Growing up I
always had to hold my ears in the movie theater due to it being so
loud at least until I got older. I no longer need to protect my
ears in the movie theater, however, a concert is much louder and had me
a little concerned about how I would handle it. Especially after the
fire alarms went off in my apartment. I lived in my apartment for
two years now and Monday morning was the first time they went off for
us, due to a test on the fire alarm system. The noise through me off so bad to the point that I had to
step outside in my pajamas and bathrobe. Even then it was still too
loud for me, and it continued ringing in my ears afterward and kept me on
edge the rest of the day. Luckily by the time, we left for the concert
I was feeling much better.
I told my coworkers about the concert and that
it was my first. They asked what kind and I said it's an Indian folk
metal band called Bloodywood. I also mentioned my sensitive hearing
and that I planned to get ear protection for it. They thought it was ironic that my first concert was a metal band, but so did I. I never thought that I would enjoy metal until I got
introduced to it by my husband. But they did wish me luck and a great
time.
I bought ear protection from a shooting range
called Big Woods Goods (which is quite excellent), on the day of the
concert. They worked great! We were right at the front by the
speakers; the speakers' base made your chest vibrate. Did
not bother me one bit. What's even more exciting is that I eventually
took them off at some points during the concert. I even met this family who has a son that is autistic as well and he was there headbanging and having a great time with no need for earplugs. His mom told me how impressed she was with how well he was doing. It was so much fun and I
am so proud of myself because that honestly was something that I
thought that I would never manage to do.
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