Step Away

As ADD Moms, we have all had times when something we were trying to do got the best of us. I remember spending most of a weekend trying to make a change on my website and failing. Rather than stepping away from the computer for a while, I spent far too much time that weekend […]

Peppermint and ADHD

What does peppermint have to do with ADHD? More than you might think. Besides freshening your breath and soothing your tummy, peppermint can be used in several different ways for ADHD. Peppermint can increase your mental clarity and improve your concentration. You can use peppermint candy for this, or peppermint gum, or you can use […]

5 Things That Keep Me on Track

Part of the adventure of ADHD is finding ways to manage the things that you need to in a way that works for you. As you know, I’m a big fan of electronics, because they help take the place of my brain when it comes to remembering things. Here are 5 tools that I rely […]

Why Your Brain is Like a Microwave

We recently got a new microwave at our house as part of the “all of our appliances died at once” jubilee. My new microwave can figure out how long to cook something if you tell it what you’re cooking. It pops popcorn based on the size of bag you have. It can even teach you […]

Whats Important to You?

As ADD Moms, we are in charge of taking care of our families. We get people where they need to be, hopefully on time. We make the meals and provide clean clothes to wear and generally keep everything running. At least we try. As ADD Moms, those kinds of things can be hard for us […]

Using Your Other Brain

As ADD Moms, we spend an awful lot of time trying to be something that we’re really not: a left brained person. Left brained people are organized and on time and rarely forget things. They do things in a logical order and must be way productive. We do not have left brain dominance. This is […]