Organizing My Life (and Maybe Yours, Too)
Lately I’ve been feeling like my life is totally out of control. All of the changes and adjustments we’ve made since my dad moved in are starting to add up. I have little piles of clutter here and there. My schedule feels like it should belong to at least two other people. If I gave […]
Dragging Yourself Out of Bed
I bet you jump out of bed each morning before the alarm even goes off. Maybe you don’t even need an alarm. If this is you, stop reading now. I have nothing to offer you. For those of you like me, who could always use an extra hour or two of sleep and who think […]
Making Crazy All by Yourself
Last Saturday was a crazy day for me. It ended with me being stressed out and needing a nap. Basically what happened was that I decided that yes, I am Superwoman and I can do many, many things in just a few hours. Forgetting an appointment time? Leaving late for it? Running low on gas? […]
Do You Plan Your Weekly Meals?
My mom (who had ADHD) was never a planner or a list maker. For her, dinner started around 1:00 in the afternoon when she started wondering what was for dinner. Sometimes she had things in the freezer, but with no microwave and no plan, that didn’t help much. Enter the daily trip to the store. […]
How to Stop Putting Things Off
We ADDers are really good at putting things off. We can procrastinate with the best of them, especially if it means we have to cram everything in at the last minute to meet a deadline. Angela England over at Ang England has written an excellent post about Breaking Free from the Quagmire of Procrastination. She […]
Entertaining the ADHD Way
This weekend, this guy came to visit. He brought his mom (my daughter) too. Now you may not think that having your daughter and grandson come to visit would cause anxiety. But for me, it does. It’s even worse when my son-in-law comes along. I never feel like my house is good enough or clean […]