Are You Hyper?

Several years ago, ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder was amended to ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Prior to that ADD and ADHD were two separate things. The reasoning behind this was that most people who have ADD are also hyperactive. I can hear you now – “Not me!”. I get it. I think the […]

Why You MUST Take Care of Yourself

One of the things that I’m constantly talking about is the need for moms – and especially ADD Moms – to take better care of themselves. We’re really good at taking care of others and at putting ourselves last, but that’s not the way it’s supposed to be. When you take good care of yourself, […]

5 Products to Help You Speed Through Dinner Prep

Sometimes making dinner can be a chore. Especially if you’ve worked all day or been especially busy. And sometimes what’s for dinner is a last minute question. My mom was a genius when it came to that. I found myself in the grocery store checkout line most late afternoons. As an ADD Mom, you need […]

Hit the Refresh Button

Surely you know that as ADDers we have a short attention span. But that’s not just confined to individual incidents like not wandering off during a conversation or while watching TV. It’s also part of the bigger picture of our life. You know how something works for you until it doesn’t anymore? Like for weeks […]

Meet Kristyn: Against All Odds

I recently did a review of a wonderful book called “Easy to Love but Hard to Raise – Real Parents, Challenging Kids, True Stories”. This week the editors of the book, Kay Marner and Adrienne Ehlert Bashista, are doing a blog tour to promote the book. Oh and be sure to visit the book’s blog […]

5 Ways to Put Life on Auto Pilot

Are you like me? Do you feel as though you rarely have the time to breathe, much less get everything done that you need to accomplish? I end most days exhausted and feeling as though I’ve still got a mountain of things left to do. A lot of what we do, though, is the same […]