Stop Being So Sensitive!

Stop Being So Sensitive! An ADD Woman

Are You Overly Sensitive? Do other people tell you that you’re overly sensitive? Or do you think that you are? I know that was one of my dad’s big things when I was a kid. I was always being told to stop being so sensitive. But how can you? You are what you are. Sensitivity […]

Does Your Brain Suck at Self Management?

Does your Brain Suck at Self Management? An ADD Woman

Self Management and Your Brain I can hear you already. Of course your brain sucks at self management! Or maybe you’re thinking, “It’s my brain? And all this time I thought it was me.”. Self management, when it comes to your brain, is called executive function. Sounds pretty fancy, huh? It turns out that executive […]

Taming the Squirrels

Taming the Squirrels An ADD Woman

Taming Squirrels? The other day I had a conversation with some friends on a business Facebook group I belong to. One of the women said that she was my ideal reader and asked if I had any advice on taming squirrels. I jokingly said I had nothing about squirrels, but did write a post once […]

The Magic of Routine

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Doing the Same Stuff And expecting different results? Nope. Doing the same stuff and getting more done. And what I mean by doing the same stuff is turning the same stuff you do over and over (or need to do over and over) into a routine. Have you ever found yourself driving to work on […]

Why You’re Still Living Paycheck to Paycheck

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ADHD and Money If there were ever two things that shouldn’t exist together, I think that ADHD and money might be it. In general, if we have ADHD, we’re not so good with money. And there are reasons for that: We have an impulsive nature We don’t pay attention, and that includes on things like […]

A Christmas Story

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Spoiler: Ralphie’s Not in This One Today is December 17. One week until Christmas Eve. Grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate and sit back while I tell you a Christmas story about the Christmas dinner that almost wasn’t. Let Me Set the Scene Picture it. Sicily. 1945. Oops. Wrong show. No, this story takes […]