Posted on November 9, 2026
Between a dip in my health (including a handful of migraines and a pain flare up), a very stressful medical appointment, and probably more travelling than I could physically handle, I haven’t been able to write as much this last month as I had been hoping to. I’m working on some posts that I’m really excited about but they’re taking longer than I hoped – I’m looking forward to sharing them when I do get them finished though! In the meantime, I’ve been posting about my music and music-making endeavours on my Instagram and TikTok. And a post I did manage to pull together this month was another photo challenge… I just really love taking photos and documenting my days.
I liked how much possibility this one allowed for, although there were several letters that did prove to be a bit of a challenge in themselves…
1. A IS FOR… ALICE CHILTON – It took me a while to really get into the fourth season of Ted Lasso but I’ve stuck it out because I know they had a lot to establish with the new women’s team, all of the new characters, and so on and, unsurprisingly, I have ended up absolutely adoring it. And I particularly love the new coach, Alice Chilton. I’ve become so attached to her and her story arc and I think Tanya Reynolds does a really fantastic job at showing us so many different sides to Alice, giving us all of these tiny glimpses into that you sometimes don’t even catch on your first watch. I loved her even more in the most recent episode – Mae Rides The Bus – and I’m so excited (and nervous, truth be told) to see how they’ll wrap up her story for the season. I need a season five! I need more Alice Chilton!


2. B IS FOR… BULLET JOURNAL – I’ve talked about my bullet journal before but it’s honestly my brain in written form; I could not get through the day, week, month, and so on without it. I have a post from YEARS BACK, when I was first figuring out what worked for me, but I might do an updated one because my system genuinely really helps me manage my life and some of the executive dysfunction I struggle with as a result of my ADHD.
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Hi! I’m Lauren Alex Hooper. Welcome to my little blog! I write about living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, OCD, CPTSD, depression, and anxiety, as well as other health issues including hEDS and POTS.
I’m an alt-pop singer-songwriter (it’s my biggest special interest and I have both a BA and MA in songwriting) and my most recent EP, Too Much And Not Enough, Vol. 1, is available on all music platforms and is the first in the series of works based on my experiences as an autistic person.
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