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 […]
The Art of Procrastination
We ADDers are masters of the art of procrastination. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? Now we aren’t entirely to blame all by ourselves. Our ADHD does get some of the credit. But the truth is it’s all too easy to use our ADHD symptoms as excuses not to do things […]
What to Do When Life Gets CRAZY
I know what you’re thinking. “What does she mean when life gets crazy? Mine’s crazy all the time!”. Allow me to clarify. There is your “normal” crazy life, and then there is crazy. Like chaos on steroids. Let’s face it. You may think your life is as full as it can be and you’re doing […]
The Back Up Plan
When you have ADHD, it’s always important to have a back up plan, especially for those things that give you extra trouble. If you’re always running out of socks or underwear or towels before you can get to the laundry, then maybe it makes sense to buy extra of those items. And maybe you should […]