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Fiadh Leigh

@fiadhleigh.bsky.social

Leftist librarian, queer femme, PLANTS🌿, neurodivergent, anticapitalist, foul-mouthed brilliance. Navigating the intersection of being multiply disabled and my place in the revolution. Curator of The People's Library - ABQ. So tired. #EhlersDanlos #AuDHD

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A sky blue origami 5 pointed star sitting against a hand

A sky blue origami 5 pointed star sitting against a hand

In today's #Origami adventures... A star!

28.03.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Behold! My first #origami crane!

27.03.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I *strongly* considered lino cutting!!! Could just start on those pink erasers, right? I would love to explore that. Downside: I am not artistic at all and was entirely dependent on reference pictures & tracing paper when I did woodburning. Is that a possibility with linocuts?

27.03.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Leather work might be fun but the outset cost is a little high for now and acquiring leather dependably may be challenging... But I will definitely keep leather work in mind!!!

27.03.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison

26.03.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10616    πŸ” 2257    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 95

anyway calling these "war plans" when they were actually plans to blow up an apartment building full of civilians because the girlfriend of a guy we don't like lived there sounds more like "terrorism plans" or perhaps even more accurately "terrorism factory creation plans"

26.03.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 26456    πŸ” 5680    πŸ’¬ 390    πŸ“Œ 225

Considered returning to a previous #Hyperfocus like
#BalloonTwisting #CrossStitching or
#Woodburning but none of them gave me that "can't wait to do it & everything else is a mere interruption" πŸ’₯sparkπŸ’₯.

Like all my exs, those hobbies used to thrill me but going back to them is uninteresting.

27.03.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm leaning towards #origami right now so I got a little kit to try. #Paper shopping is VERY appealing & it doesn't require 100 steps to set up or sitting uncomfy for a long time. The stars look easy enough & like a pleasant fidget.

I got 3 #crochet kits & no urge to even open 'em.

27.03.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost April & I haven't picked a hobby yet. Tbh at this point, my "hobby" is aquatic therapy, PT, therapy therapy😝, cardiology, podiatry, dentists, calls to every specialist & insurance... But I know I ✨need✨ enrichment.

#Hobby or #Crafting tips for the perpetually #Tired & #ChronicallyIll?

27.03.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

She was with him for FOUR YEARS. They were married for 2. She repeatedly told him what she needed, he repeatedly declined to meet those needs.

How tf you gonna say she "used" him?!

26.03.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be 1000% honest, this human is like 85% of the reason I drift over to the book of faces now & then. This human legit changed my life by giving me the tools to solve the medical mystery that had been plaguing me for 8+ years.

Welcome to bluesky, @yourferalmd.bsky.social !!!

24.03.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My name is Fiadh. It's pronounced FEE-ah. I get:
Fee-ah-duh
Fy-da
and... Inexplicably... Faith

My partner & I have a running joke/bet at dr appointments if they'll just call my last name or butcher my first name.

I also get Vicky a lot, probably based off my last name "Vick" but c'mon...

20.03.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Then if I feel like I did A LOT that day, I like to add up how many things I finished & Γ· by # list total to calculate my "grade" (if I did 23/25 tasks, I earned an 92%, so an A- day!)

19.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BONUS CHALLENGE: if it has prereqs (like getting mop b4 sweep), try doing both. This has the added benefit of a dopamine rush for crossing off multiple items.

19.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

W/ πŸ’©πŸ€¬πŸ€’πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜« tasks I reduce the suck like "Kitchen: 30mins" instead of "kitchen" or "wash/dry/fold 1 load" as 3 tasks. If I legit CAN'T (like too early for meds) I gotta do smth (like get meds out & in sight) & don't cross it off.

19.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I make a list 1-10/20/30/wtv of all kinds of tasks (I do treats & self-care & stuff I ✨GOTTA✨ do), commit to the result (NO CHEATING), & use a random # generator to choose your fate.

19.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Dr. Wes Ely β€” alie ward What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’...

Finally: LONG COVID. Post-Viral Epidemiology is up.

-symptoms
-why it happens
-who believes in it
-why it sucks so bad
-what you can do

Dr. Wes Ely is THE guy when it comes to Long Covid. Spread this around to anyone it might help -- which is everyone.

www.alieward.com/ologies/post...

12.03.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 391    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 13

We have to remember that the American public being misinformed and lacking knowledge of what’s happening right now is only their fault *to an extent*

Our entire media ecosystem has been purchased and controlled by billionaires and oligarchs.

A misinformed public is MANUFACTURED AND INTENTIONAL.

09.03.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2253    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 37
Picture of a mid fat alt aesthetic femme wearing a black and white polka dot dress, cat motif platform maryjane shoes, with visible tattoos, a side shave, bright pink hair, black cat eye glasses, and multiple face piercings. Femme is doing a partial curtsey pose and looking away from the camera. Background is a wood floor, a sliding glass door to the left, and various bee themed decor on the wall to the right.

Picture of a mid fat alt aesthetic femme wearing a black and white polka dot dress, cat motif platform maryjane shoes, with visible tattoos, a side shave, bright pink hair, black cat eye glasses, and multiple face piercings. Femme is doing a partial curtsey pose and looking away from the camera. Background is a wood floor, a sliding glass door to the left, and various bee themed decor on the wall to the right.

I love to play dress up and very much do gender as performance most days for work & going out type stuff.

08.03.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

& to a lesser degree, cEDS but I have almost every symptom on the hEDS list that AREN'T on the other subtypes' lists so if I have stuff that is associated w hEDS but not listed for c, k, or vEDS can I stop worrying about those or do the presence of those things not exclude other subtypes?

08.03.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm on the wait-list for the genetic testing but I'm trying to determine my freakout level. I have atrophic scars AND hemosideric scars, chronic fatigue, skin hyperextensibility >2cm, tachycardia, scoliosis, hearing loss, among plenty of other things from the hEDS list. So I'm stressing vEDS & kEDS

08.03.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
hEDS - The Ehlers Danlos Society Find out more about Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome using our easy to navigate body map. Find out how hEDS is diagnosed and can be managed.

Qs for the #EDS crew! I know hypermobility occurs w/ most EDS subtypes but I'm do/can the other signs/symptoms listed for hEDS occur w/ the other subtypes as well? Looking specifically at www.ehlers-danlos.com/heds/ list. Like is #dysautonomia exclusive to hEDS or can it occur w other subtypes?

08.03.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LICHRALLY tho this is how I feel about being a woman. I am not a woman but I'm not not a woman but I like playing high femme dress up but I have no desire to be or internal feeling of being a man but I'm probably not non-binary enough to be non-bjnary... Is this a required choice? Can I opt out?

08.03.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think what anti-SW people really object to about "sex work is work" isn't what it implies about sex work but what it implies about all other work

06.03.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1923    πŸ” 396    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14

Inspired by @Ologies.bksy.social

What could make today great?
What were yesterday's glimmers?

5 things I deserve
5 things I'm grateful for
5 people to send love
5 minutes to be mad/sad

3 things I'm eager for
3 goals
3 things to set down for today
3 self compliments

Read
Exercise
Meditate
REM

05.03.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My 2nd therapy session today since 02/2024. I have this bad habit of intellectualizing my feelings & trying to think away hard emotions AND I really NEED to create joy in my life so I don't lose myself in the pit of despair that is OUR/MY reality so we created a realistic gratitude practice

05.03.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He looks like a man who has never had a woman tell him to sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up and mean it. He needs to be detoxified before he's allowed to speak to another woman period.

05.03.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh lord, when he snatched the phone from her in their OG season and ripped out one of her extensions? 🚩🚩🚩

05.03.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like Coltee & Debbie could've been superstars on "I Love a Mama's Boy" but maaaaaaybe Larissa should just... Not.

05.03.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was NEVER a grade grubber but sometimes when I've accomplished lots of my to-do list I like to give myself a grade. Today I tackled 19/21 work tasks so I got an A-. Today was also my 1st day at 80mg #Atomoxetine AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I picked up my son's testosterone rx for his 1st shot tomorrow!!!

04.03.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0