5 Products to Help You Speed Through Dinner Prep

Sometimes making dinner can be a chore. Especially if you’ve worked all day or been especially busy. And sometimes what’s for dinner is a last minute question. My mom was a genius when it came to that. I found myself in the grocery store checkout line most late afternoons. As an ADD Mom, you need […]

Hit the Refresh Button

Surely you know that as ADDers we have a short attention span. But that’s not just confined to individual incidents like not wandering off during a conversation or while watching TV. It’s also part of the bigger picture of our life. You know how something works for you until it doesn’t anymore? Like for weeks […]

5 Ways to Put Life on Auto Pilot

5 Ways to Put Life on Auto Pilot

Are you like me? Do you feel as though you rarely have the time to breathe, much less get everything done that you need to accomplish? I end most days exhausted and feeling as though I’ve still got a mountain of things left to do. A lot of what we do, though, is the same […]

How Life Affects Your ADHD

I just got back from a wonderful week or so spent in Michigan visiting my daughter Sarah, her husband, and their brand new son, Robbie. (Our first grandchild!) Like all of us, Sarah has Attention Deficit Disorder. And with all of the lifestyle changes, she has some new challenges in dealing with her ADHD. Now […]

Diet Plans for Kids with ADHD

Today’s post is a guest post from JoEllen Krauss, and while it’s called a diet plan for kids, adults can also benefit. BIO: JoEllen Krauss writes freelance for Providian Medical who specializes in OB/GYN ultrasounds. During her spare time she likes spending quality time with her kids, baking and volunteering in her local community center. […]

The Self Care Checklist – How Do You Rate?

self care an ADD woman

Edited 12/22/18: The link to U of M is no longer valid unfortunately. However, the gist of this post is still worth considering. Self Care and ADHD Part of taking care of and managing your ADHD is to take good care of yourself. You can’t possibly expect to manage your symptoms and function in life […]