Put It In A Box!

Earlier this year I went on an organizing binge. I don’t know where I picked that particular bug up, but I wish I could get it again. 🙂 Anyway, in contrast to other times when I have attempted to organize something, this one has really stuck. Stuff I organized a month or more ago is […]

Clean Your Bedroom!

Are you getting spring fever? I know I am. We’ve had a mild winter here (much appreciated in Chicagoland) and already there are signs of spring. With spring, though, come a couple of things: spring cleaning and allergies. And if you have allergies, you know that spring cleaning is important, but also likely to stir […]

9 Laws of Time Management

I can’t take credit for this one. Sarah from Buttoned Up is the genius behind this. Sarah has written a wonderful article full of great tips for managing time, including a few that we ADD Moms should tattoo somewhere. You really need to read the whole article, but here are a few of my favorites: […]

Are You Ready?

In cooking – well, French cooking I guess – there is a term: mise en place (MEEZ ann plays). It means to have everything ready before you begin. For instance, if you were making a vegetable soup, you would have all of your pots and utensils ready, your vegetables out, washed and cut or diced. […]

Giving Yourself What You Need

As women and/or moms, we are really good at putting our needs last. And when our ADHD complicates and confuses our lives further, it becomes even easier to let our needs go. That’s not good. It’s not good for us nor is it good for our families and the people who surround us. And when […]

You Are Not a Deficit or a Disorder

Having ADHD makes us feel bad about ourselves. We always seem to focus on the things we can’t do instead of the things we can. Instead of living in a tightly constricted box where everything is neat and orderly, we choose to live outside the box freely and with abandon. That is, we could if […]