What to Do and Why

I read something today that said that the key to getting the things on your to do list done was to also list the reason why you needed to do it. When you first think about it, that sounds like a good idea. But I’ve been thinking about this most of the day, and the […]

Stealing Time

I think that all of us waste a certain amount of time each day. For those of us with ADHD, it’s probably more than the average person. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. And most of us feel as though that isn’t enough. I bet if we could wave a magic […]

Organizing All Those Papers!

I think organizing papers is a difficult task for anybody, but for we ADD Moms, it can easily become overwhelming. As part of BlogHer’s Life Well Lived feature, I’d like to share some of the ways that I keep my papers organized and easy to find. Pop over to the discussion and give us your […]

Are You Ready?

In cooking – well, French cooking I guess – there is a term: mise en place (MEEZ ann plays). It means to have everything ready before you begin. For instance, if you were making a vegetable soup, you would have all of your pots and utensils ready, your vegetables out, washed and cut or diced. […]

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. […]

5 Tips to Manage Your Time More Effectively

Do you ever get to the end of the day and wonder what you did with all of the hours between? I know I have. It’s hard to believe that 12 or more hours have passed and the things that you can think of that you did take up only a few. Where does our […]