Welcome to me
I find myself once again writing a blog, this time as part of the SSSC 23 Things programme for digital learning. I have decided to be totally unmasked and avoid the fluffy warmness of the comfort zone with the hope that it will at least be freeing. I am a student at Fife College and I work part time. Seems like a perfect combination but my reality is complicated by a misdiagnosed chronic pain syndrome and late diagnosed autism. I am playing tug of war with my own identity (or lack thereof) while constantly underwhelmed with my life and regularly overwhelmed by society. I was a dancer and a Scout but both have been largely absent from my life for a number of years. I am happiest when I am being creative. I enjoy research but I am still paying for a Master's I was unable to complete because of ableism, bureaucracy and Covid-19. I am overqualified and underpaid for my job and I am living below the poverty line. What's new? Yet I love my job, my husband, my dog and my family. I