When it comes to food prep, I have to be honest with myself about what I’m capable of—and, more importantly, what I’m not.
The problem wasn’t that I was lazy or easily stressed out. It was that grocery shopping is often inaccessible to neurodivergent people.
When I developed nerve problems in my hands, so much of what we do in the kitchen was suddenly inaccessible to me.
In the face of dire job prospects, freelancing felt like it might be a solution; a way to be a writer on my own terms.