Your Impulsive Side

…our impulses are too strong for our judgement sometimes. – Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles   You know, as a woman with ADHD, that we have a tendency towards impulsive behavior. A bit of leaping before we look. Sometimes it’s a good thing and sometimes, well, not so much. Trying your hand at making hard […]

The Planner Chronicles Continued

So the last time we talked about my quest to find the perfect planner, I mentioned that I had challenged myself to make the perfect one with just stuff I had around the house. I have at least 3 or 4 planner binders, tons of spiral notebooks, and a couple of bound journals all waiting […]

The Planner Chronicles

Each January (and other times throughout the year) I get what I call planner fever. I have this idea that there is one perfect planner out there and if I can just find it, my whole life will fall into place. Last year I used an Erin Condren planner. I liked the way it was […]

What to Do When Life Gets CRAZY

I know what you’re thinking. “What does she mean when life gets crazy? Mine’s crazy all the time!”. Allow me to clarify. There is your “normal” crazy life, and then there is crazy. Like chaos on steroids. Let’s face it. You may think your life is as full as it can be and you’re doing […]

How Does Your ADHD Affect You?

I think that all of us who have ADHD hold back a little part of who we really are unless we are among people we are comfortable with. For instance, the day my daughter Sarah put a pot lid on her head and pretended it was a hat – in front of her boyfriend – […]

5 Tips for Organizing Your Spaces

Something about the new year makes me want to clean and organize! (Not my house. 😉 Just a random photo. Hopefully there is an “after” for this “before”.) Do you feel that way? Maybe its the fresh start of the new year that makes us want to freshen everything. Maybe its just a response to […]