Dinner with ADD

Yes, even those of us with ADHD have dinner most days. And those of us who are ADD Moms not only eat it, we have to plan for it and then prepare it too. Do you have a plan for dinner each day? Or are you the way my mom was? Every day about 2 […]

Getting It Done

Yesterday, I wrote about self management; about how it isn’t our time we need to manage so much as ourselves. Katrina left me a comment: …HOW do I get motivated to take that shower first thing in the morning and ready for the day? Katrina makes an excellent point. Setting aside time every day to […]

Self Management

I heard something the other day that really hit home with me. I wish I could remember where I heard it, because I would like to credit whoever it was. Anyway, the general idea was about time management and how we all seek to manage our time. The truth is that each of us has […]

Organizing Inspiration

As ADDers, we have some challenges when it comes to organizing. If we put it away, we sometimes forget about it (and buy another one). And if we leave it out in plain sight so we’ll remember (our favorite plan, not to mention so easy!) it gets covered by the 473,981 things we left out […]

Are You an Ostrich?

Do you bury your head in the sand whenever you need to deal with something uncomfortable or stressful? Both my mom and my mother-in-law were master ostriches. My mother-in-law lived by the motto “if you ignore it, it will go away” and my mom always felt that going to the doctor was unnecessary. “If it’s […]

Mantras and ADHD

Do you know what a mantra is? It can be defined as a sound, a series of sounds, a word or series of words that, when used consistently, can bring about a change in your thought process or even your life. That’s my definition, anyway. Another one is that a mantra can keep you sane […]