ADHD and Your Health

As women with ADHD, it’s easy for us to neglect our health. We forget appointments and important self care, and we procrastinate about going to the doctor. We can’t afford to be this casual about our health. A couple of weeks ago my 22 year old daughter Caitlin found out that the cyst removed from […]

You’ve Got to Move It, Move It

Yesterday my husband Mark taught me a valuable lesson. (Shhh….don’t tell him I said so.) Yesterday Mark had a vacation day and even though it was his vacation, he was gone a good part of the day. He got some work done on the car, ran some errands, and mowed the lawn. He even grilled […]

Simple Organization

As ADDers, we all seem to have dreams of being organized one day. We imagine a perfect space worthy of Martha Stewart: But guess what? We’re not Martha. No one is. We don’t have her millions, her houses, or her staff. For us, simple organization is enough. Simple organization: being able to find what you […]

Getting Unstuck

Have you ever been stuck? Not in a line or a traffic jam or the mud. I mean ADD kind of stuck. You know, when you’ve got a to do list a mile long, the laundry is 12 feet high, and there’s no food in the house and yet you can’t seem to do anything. […]

Do You Have a Friend?

Making and keeping friends can sometimes be difficult for people with Attention Deficit Disorder. We often have poor social skills and can be too intense or too distracted for others to deal with. Having a friend or two who gets you, though, can be one of the best things you can do for yourself. It […]

Understanding ADHD

This past holiday weekend my daughter Sarah and her boyfriend (I’ll call him Josh) visited from Michigan. At some point during the weekend, the conversation turned to Sarah’s housekeeping skills, or rather her challenges when it comes to housekeeping. Dirty dishes were mentioned. Apparently it bothers Josh when there are dishes left in the sink. […]