Living in Your Head

Do you live in your head? I know I do. Or do you think that’s a crazy question? Actually I think a lot of ADDers live in their heads. By living in your head, I mean that you spend a lot of your time thinking, analyzing every moment as it’s happening. You spend time at […]

Time Management and ADHD

Time management is such a critical thing for we ADDers. Those of us with Attention Deficit Disorder experience time differently than people without ADHD. While we perceive time as being elastic, they see it as relatively inelastic. By elastic I mean that when we’re doing something we enjoy, time flies by and when we’re bored, […]

Video Professor and ADHD

I am so angry that I wanted to share my experience with all of you. As you know, I have 3 kids with ADHD. A few weeks ago, my son Andy (with my permission) ordered some educational materials that were free – you just paid for shipping. He found this offer through Facebook and got […]

Organizing Bills and Mail

Paper clutter is one of the biggest things that challenges those of us with ADHD. Six days a week we get papers, magazines, bills, letters and various sales offers through the daily mail. If we’ve got kids in school, there’s even more paper coming home, and still more if anyone is involved in outside activities. […]

Clutter, Hoarding, and ADHD

Have you ever watched that program Hoarders on A&E? I find it to be fascinating, frustrating, and heartbreaking all at the same time. If you don’t know, the show profiles 2 people each week who have issues with hoarding. Here’s what About.com says about hoarding: Definition: Pathological or compulsive hoarding is a specific type of […]

Self Care and ADHD

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When was the last time you did a self exam for lumps or had a mammogram? And what does this have to do with ADHD? Simple. As ADD Moms, we have a tendency to forget, and as moms in general, we’re really good at putting ourselves last. Remembering to […]