chaos gremlin brunch situation
i’ve never been a breakfast person, but i absolutely live for a chaos gremlin brunch situation
what is a chaos gremlin brunch situation do you ask?
it’s when non-binary people with adhd (and their friends) do an activity, realized everybody forgot to eat breakfast or is hungry again and needs at least a little treat or snack and then scrounge like rodents for something delicious near the location of the activity.
is it non-binary and adhd exclusive? no! it’s probably something a lot of neurodivergent people do, regardless of their gender identity i’m just writing from my own experience as a non-binary person who has been diagnosed with adhd.
the activity doesn’t necessarily have to be incredibly organized, it can be as simple as bringing a portable craft to a restaurant (i have no shame and knitting/crochet help me focus on the conversations i’m having) or it can be an organized volunteer activity, a trip to a thrift store, walking around the with coffee because you accidentally forgot to check what time the thrift store opened, or quite literally anything else you make it
chaos gremlin brunch has existed long before i ever wrote this article, and will exist long after this is published.
in fact i think i was raised on chaos gremlin brunch by my grandma, because yesterday’s chaos gremlin brunch situation inspired me to write this article.
yesterday’s activity: volunteering to pack meals for a nonprofit addressing hunger
yesterday’s snacky snack: half a breakfast burrito until i got the ick for it on the drive up, and then after the activity, leftover veggies chopped up into a salad topped with tomatillo salsa guacamole and an assortment of random leftovers from my grandma’s fridge and the most amazing squash quiche i have ever eaten in my life i need to get the recipe even tho i would probably set it on fire by accident so maybe i should just stick to clothes and crafts instead except for like once a year when i pull off one really good baked good that i can never recreate this is a run on sentence oops ✨ (bonus points bc everyone was chaotically roaming the condo while snacking and doing other random activities bc packing meals apparently didn’t quell the hyperactivity enough 😹)
we need to reclaim the concept of brunch for the community
it doesn’t have to be bottomless mimosas or bad decisions or expensive! let’s take back brunch from the gentrified hellscape it has become
it can be fuel for an adventure! it can be fuel for helping your community!
and if you love the modern millennial concept of brunch i described above, that’s ok!
just please for the love of god treat your wait staff with kindness and tip everyone you encounter generously ♥️
have you unconsciously been participating in chaos gremlin brunch situations? what are your thoughts on brunch in general? please share! ilysm 🫶