Minutes to Clean?

The other day I picked up the September 15, 2009 copy of Woman’s Day magazine. The article titled “Minutes to Clean – the Strategy That REALLY Works” caught my eye. My theory is that if I read enough books and magazines about cleaning and organizing, it will somehow change my DNA into someone who cleans […]

Homekeeping with ADHD

I like Martha Stewart’s use of the word homekeeping when it comes to taking care of your house rather than calling it housecleaning. After all, isn’t a warm, comfortable home what we’re all interested in having? And yet those of us with ADHD often struggle to find or make such a simple pleasure. As I […]

You’ve Got to Have a Plan

You know that those of us with ADHD are easily overwhelmed. We tend to overextend ourselves in an effort to stave off boredom and then we end up with too much to do and not a clue as to where to begin. Some ADDers know that they need a plan and they go about making […]

All or Nothing

Are you an all or nothing kind of person? If you have ADHD, I bet you are to some extent. Not sure? Let me give you some examples: Monday you decide to go on a diet to lose some weight. You are super careful about what you eat the first few days, but on Wednesday […]

Are You THAT Woman?

I don’t know what made me think of it, but last night I was wondering if women with ADHD look different than woman who don’t have ADHD. I don’t mean in terms of beauty – it’s more like the way they put themselves together. Now I take a shower every day and do my hair […]

Organization & Time Management

It seems that when summer starts coming to a close and the new school year is approaching, everyone gets interested in being more organized and time efficient. That’s especially true if you have kids in school, but even if you don’t, September is sort of like clean slate time. I haven’t been posting here much […]