My fountain pen cleaning routine, a 1960s Parker45, and a chat about procrastination + perfectionism

Hi, friends! I hope you’re doing well. This week’s video is a chatty discussion of my thoughts on perfectionism and procrastination as someone with ADHD and anxiety. As I share my thoughts, I’ll also take you along with me as I do some pen things—cleaning dirty pens, including disassembling my mom’s Parker 45 from the 1960s (!!!), casually participating in #30inks30days (should out to @inksplat, @MariaRosseau , and @FountainPenNews for inspiring me to participate this month), and updating my pen log traveler's notebook. I’m curious to hear what your experience with procrastination and/or perfectionism is and how you manage it. Also, if you have any advice for me on cleaning my fountain pens well, let me know! Thanks for being here; I appreciate you! 💗 References The video I used to help me disassemble my Parker 45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUNqdM4GPvA American Psychological Association. (2024). Anxiety. In *APA dictionary of psychology*. Retrieved April 5 2024, from https://dictionary.apa.org/anxiety Chand, S. P., Chibnall, J. T., & Slavin, S. J. (2018). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Maladaptive Perfectionism in Medical Students: A Preliminary Investigation. *Academic Psychiatry*, *42*(1), 58–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-017-0708-2 Rice, K. G., Richardson, C. M. E., & Clark, D. (2012). Perfectionism, procrastination, and psychological distress. *Journal of Counseling Psychology*, *59*(2), 288–302. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026643 Rnic, K., Dozois, D. J. A., & Martin, R. A. (2016). Cognitive distortions, humor styles, and depression. *Europe’s Journal of Psychology*, *12*(3), 348–362. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1118 To help you navigate this video, I’ve included timestamps below: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - TSL cover ink stain and Sailor Hocoro dip pen update 13:42 - Perfectionism 14:08 - Procrastination 15:31 - Anxiety 19:53 - Is it ADHD or Anxiety? 20:14 - Am I procrastinating because I can't stay focused? 20:37 - Is it that my procrastination stems from a fear of failure? 22:03 - I have to learn and research everything before I start 22:12 - What if I use the wrong ink and completely destroy the pen? 22:16 - What if I clean the pen wrong, and it rusts or cracks? 22:36 - Cognitive distortions 23:18 - All or nothing thinking 23:56 - Catastrophizing 24:46 - What have I been doing to try to manage that? 24:55 - Practice self-compassion 25:51 - Challenge the unhelpful thoughts 26:52 - Explore worst-case scenarios Other videos: HEALTH AND WELLNESS How I use my hobonichi weeks to navigate the sunday scaries as someone with ADHD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl7ecEQmAhQ Slowing down and staying focused with year-long creative projects | crochet temperature blanket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb2nNAHClIo&t=4s How I deal with impulse spending and hyper-focusing on my fountain pen hobby as someone with ADHD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIXNXdO4CqU Why self-compassion is important for my self-care + 3 ways I'm using my hobonichi a6 cousin + weeks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui4lY6FjEZQ&t=1696s How I manage my stress and self-care when I have no time | Hobonichi + Traveler’s Notebook 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVo4sAPw3g&t=1779s How I decide what to track in my health and wellness Hobonichi Weeks | Functional planner setup 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHWRZFKSGw&t=9s How I built a better self-care plan to prevent burnout and my 2024 Hobonichi Original A6 set-up https://youtu.be/5nIZUJHux9I HOME AND GARDEN Understanding my planner fail using the Stages of Change | home and garden hobonichi weeks update https://youtu.be/WxtYyASN_sU?si=EPnksLE4n9TCfx4g Creating new habits for 2024 with my home and garden Hobonichi Weeks | Functional planner setup 2024 ****https://youtu.be/em1tUZ4L9qQ?si=3eh283JaD5TRb-jN Updating my home planner system with my Hobonichi Weeks 2024 | functional plan with me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEYhrZQi-Zo&t=3s MEAL PLANNING How I use the Hobonichi weeks for meal planning | functional plan with me https://youtu.be/25UTpMI1ALo How I adapted my meal planning to work with my ADHD | Hobonichi Weeks functional setup 2024 https://youtu.be/7HoQrBXeAzY?si=4QIZGKtZDE4zwaa8 *** Thank you so much for being here! 💗  Due to my working schedule, I am unable to commit to a regular upload schedule, so please subscribe and turn on the notifications for when new videos upload if you’d like to see more from me :) NAME: Alison INSPIRATION: My rescue dog, Coconut. 🥥 EDITOR: me!