Communication Skills

Good communication skills are important to every aspect of our lives, whether it’s communicating with your spouse, your boss, or even your hair stylist. Maybe especially your hair stylist. 🙂 But as ADD Moms, our communication skills may not be as polished as we would like. It’s hard to communicate with someone if you’re not […]

Step Away

As ADD Moms, we have all had times when something we were trying to do got the best of us. I remember spending most of a weekend trying to make a change on my website and failing. Rather than stepping away from the computer for a while, I spent far too much time that weekend […]

Grocery Shopping with ADHD

Why is grocery shopping so hard when you have ADHD? Or is it just me? First you have to figure out what meals you’re going to cook and what you need to buy. And then there’s breakfast and lunch to worry about. How am I supposed to know what everyone’s going to eat for those […]

Wasting Time

How many ways do you waste time? I’m not suggesting that you do it on purpose. Those of us with ADHD, with our ability to be easily distracted, waste time without even knowing it. Here are a few places that you might be wasting time: Online Need I say more? Facebook, Twitter, checking your email […]

Dairy and ADHD

There has been continuing research over the last few years that suggest that a diet that is gluten and casein free can help minimize ADHD symptoms. Gluten is found in grains like wheat, barley and rye. Casein is found in dairy products. I eat gluten free because I have a condition called Celiac disease. Recently […]

Goals and Tasks

Setting a goal seems simple enough. Figure out what you want to accomplish and set a goal. In real life, however, things are rarely that simple. Especially for those of us with ADHD. A goal is usually a big thing, something that will take longer than 10 minutes and more than one step to accomplish. […]