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✨ Is My Life Allowed to Be This Good? ✨
I had a thought recently that I didn’t quite know what to do with. Is my life… allowed to be this good? And I know how that sounds.A bit dramatic. A bit over the top. But it came from a very real place. Because lately, things have felt… good.Calm.Steady. And for some reason, that can…
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Almost 33, No Kids — and Totally at Peace
I’m nearly 33. I’m engaged. I’m building a life I love. And I’m childfree by choice. Not “we’ll see” childfree. Not “maybe one day” childfree. Just… childfree. And while I’m at peace with it, the world around me often isn’t. What People Still Say: I’ve heard it all. And sometimes, when the questions come from…
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✨ Juggling Myron, Meetings & Meltdowns: My Life as a Neurospicy Creative Human ✨
Let’s be real — being autistic and juggling anything is already a full-time job. But here I am, trying to balance three major things: Some days I’m thriving. Other days I’m crying over reheated pasta while Daisy screams in my head. That’s just the vibe. 💕 The Relationship Bit Myron is the calm to my…
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Welcome to Actually Asten!
Sighs The first post is always the hardest… Anyway! I’m Asten (she/her) and this is my little corner of the internet. One of them, anyway — I’ll explain more about that in a moment. I live in the UK, I’m in my thirties (how did that happen?), and I’m autistic. Diagnosed at age four, told…
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