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I would spend all week taking my medicine and thinking about what kind of treat I was going to get myself and then reveling in the fruits of my labor when I got to have one. My roommates got in on it and it often became a Sunday activity we did together, which made it all the more special. The cognitive load of big change is intense. As a disabled person, a grieving person or as a person who is overwhelmed for any reason, figuring out how to make more change is hard. In the years since making my first chart for me, I have also made them for people who were struggling to go to class or work, people who needed to make more space for joy in their lives, or even grieving friends who wanted to remember to brush their teeth every day. In my last post, I talked about my partner’s ongoing back issues. Thankfully, they’re up and about a lot more than they were two weeks ago, in large part because of how well she’s been taking care of herself. 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