5 Ways to Decompress

When you have ADHD, anxiety often accompanies it. And if you have anxiety, you know how important it is to be able to keep it under control. I am an anxious person by nature,  but taking care of someone for 7 months and calling in hospice cranks my stress and anxiety levels way up. I […]

Organizing Ideas from Pinterest

Are you as addicted to Pinterest as I am? So many great ideas and so much to look at! An ADD Woman’s dream! Today I was looking for organizing ideas because my house closets are totally out of control. I found lots of ideas, but one Pin led me to a goldmine of ideas! It’s […]

Mental Health Blog Day

Did you know that today is the American Psychological Association’s annual Mental Health Blog Day?     You know, there are many mental health issues that carry a stigma with them; ADHD is one of them. We’ve all seen the stereotypical kid with ADHD portrayed as an out of control child (usually male) who is […]

3 Ways to Make Some Time for You

I think that it’s appropriate to talk about taking time for yourself on Mother’s Day. And yes, I know it’s Mother’s Day evening as I write this, and that you may be reading it after Mother’s Day and that you might not even be a mom. All of that is OK. The important thing is […]

A New Direction

No, not the boy band. Definitely not the boy band. What I mean by a new direction is a new direction for me and maybe for you. Things have been super stressful for me for the last 5 months or so and they continue to be as my dad transitions from hospital to nursing home […]

Stress and ADHD

Handling your ADHD symptoms on a regular basis is hard enough, but when you add stress to the mix, it can make things next to impossible. Now I know in general that most of us live stressful lives. That’s the not kind of stress that I’m talking about, although plain old everyday stress does mess […]