Bored Games – Cluedo – Monopoly – Chess
We are in a pandemic lockdown, therefore, a stressful time for everyone. Furthermore, I read of fear and anxiety about what is going to happen next. However the media and the government are sending out so many mixed messages, it is hard to know if you are playing Cluedo or Monopoly. Therefore, please pass and do not collect your two hundred pounds on your way around. Cluedo anyone? Mrs White could commit a murder in the kitchen with the rope at the weekend. This might even be a game of chess.
Mixed Emotions
People have so many mixed emotions at present. For instance, I could do with some mind-reading skills on how people will react to me. At least I have overcome my fear and anxiety about asking for help as this can be met with a lot of anger at present. If only there had been a letter sent out stating A B C. A great idea is to set up an email for a repeat prescription. Thus, the doctor can sign this off and send it to the chemist. If only my dyslexia did not get in the way. Instead, I face an angry receptionist who keeps telling me to show up with the medication I require. I see on social media that people require blood tests and important injections. It is frightening to understand new procedures for receiving test results.
Cluedo the Kitchen
At present everyone on the front line is doing an amazing job. Places like Tesco have made ways to aid people with hidden disabilities. I am thankful for my sunflower lanyard as it reduces fear and anxiety, I know it is frustrating not being able to sequence thoughts. The staff are helpful when you have forgotten to pick up something from your list as you try and head back for it. However, I have lost my way in a one-way aisle again. I saw on LinkedIn Darren Clark talking about a visual list for shopping. What a great idea for a phone app I know it would be beneficial. I can use the app and look at it while going around the shop and remember what I need. My usual method is to write out a list and leave it in the kitchen.
Cluedo the Study
I am taking a break from the news to write this blog. Look at Kidsread2kids, Claro software, Dyslexia Test & tips, and Simplewordbooks.com. Someone else contacted me about their software, but it was expensive and a bit complicated. Also, the Wizarding World has made a dyslexia-friendly copy of all the Harry Potter books. However, I have no idea where they are selling them.
Thankfully, I have all these great resources and websites to look at in this present climate. It reduces my fear and anxiety and the stress of what is going to happen next. Westminster and the Scottish government are sending out two different messages. Confused.com. Think this weekend I will play a game of chance. I am going to set up my tent in the back garden. I will have the kettle ready for a pot noodle. My partner can get the guitar out for a sing long. Check the weather forecast to find out the temperature of the rain. Unlike sitting outside the tent in Fort William there will not be a cloud of midges. Oh, the forecast is for drizzle it could be a BBQ in the garden with the tent!