My sister texted me today asking if I have a wish list for my birthday on December 3. Usually, I get gift cards, socks, or other random things because no one knows what to get me. But this year, I'm prepared! I've been using a site called Chestr to create a wish list. It's not perfect—there are some accessibility issues—but it's usable.

I’ve been adding things all year, and now my list has nearly 50 items, from tech gadgets to fidget toys and puzzles. The fidget toys and puzzles are a favorite since I'm autistic, sometimes bedbound, and need things to do with my hands that provide sensory stimulation and keep me engaged. Hopefully, this makes gift shopping easier for my family this time around! 🎉🎁

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BIG shout out to those, like my daughter and sister in law, and me who have birthdays in the time weirding space between Christmas and New Year. We each of us know the peculiar pain of trying to get people recovering from a Christmas event, to organise another event! Today we are celebrating quietly with the daughter, we will catch up with the SIL later this week, and have a lunch combined birthday on Friday (get in before NYE because no-one wants to talk birthdays on that day).
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The picture is of the Illyarie gum tree currently in flower in Perth.

*you know you're getting older, when you're auto insurance agent texts you a "happy birthday," and you think it's a sweet gesture...* 🙃😂

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