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 […]

If It’s Monday…

When I first got married, my mother-in-law embroidered me a set of tea towels with the days of the week on them. One day was for washing, another for sweeping or going to the market. I think a long time ago that was a way for women to get things done – assign a task […]

Hello Again!

Bet you’re wondering where I’ve been. I haven’t been around much since my dad got sick in early December. He is home now after a month+ in the hospital. Hopefully things will get back to normal now – or at least our version of normal. 😉 I’m changing up a few things on the blog […]