Spinning Out of Control

Sometimes life surprises you. And sometimes it’s not such a pleasant surprise. But even if it’s a wonderful surprise, it can still throw your life into chaos. Chaos and ADHD are like those two kids who shouldn’t hang out with each other cause they always cause trouble. Lately my life has been a lot like […]

Nite Nite!

Some time ago one of my readers asked me for some tips on getting a good night’s sleep. Wouldn’t you know it? A few days later I got hit with springtime allergies and spent a week in bed. Nothing like research I guess! Here are some ideas I came up with: Make sure your bedroom […]

Giving Yourself What You Need

As women and/or moms, we are really good at putting our needs last. And when our ADHD complicates and confuses our lives further, it becomes even easier to let our needs go. That’s not good. It’s not good for us nor is it good for our families and the people who surround us. And when […]

One Thing at a Time

That’s how you’re supposed to do things, right? You start a project and you work on it until it’s done. You never start one thing without finishing the other thing before it. Ha. Are you kidding me? Right now I bet we have 3,674,765 projects going. Or something close to that. I bet you do […]

Money and ADHD

Managing money (and managing it well) can be extremely difficult when you have ADHD. And by managing money, I don’t mean retirement funds and stock options. I mean plain old day to day keeping track of the money so the bills get paid on time and there’s some left at the end of the month. […]

Entertaining with ADHD

This post is a part of BlogHer’s Life Well Lived – Getting Organized series. Join the discussion here and enter to win the sweepstakes here. Question: What is your best tip for hosting a gathering, get-together or party that is enjoyable and stress-free for both the host and guests? Entertaining can be so difficult for […]