One Thing at a Time

We ADDers are supposed to be so great at multi-tasking, but the truth is that we do a lot of things at once and don’t really accomplish a lot. I’ve also noticed that we seem to really only be able to balance one part of our lives at a time. For instance, if your home […]

Sensory Overload and ADHD

You know that you can easily be overwhelmed by too much of anything: to much to do, too much stuff in your space, too much to try and understand. But did you know that your senses can be overwhelmed too? If you’ve ever driven past an area where a skunk just perfumed the air then […]

List It and Forget It

That’s what usually happens with our to do list right? We add 47 things to it but never actually do any of them. We tend to forget them. Or maybe ignore them is a better way to put it. Or maybe we do some of them, but those are rarely the most important ones. (Unless […]

Why Can’t We Just Throw it Out?

I have a story to tell you. I bet you’ll be able to relate. My husband (who has ADHD) keeps a messy pile of “work clothes” on the floor of our bedroom. These are the clothes he uses to paint in or do other messy chores. Apparently they aren’t worth washing but he is willing […]

Do You Procrastinate?

LOL. Did I need to ask that question? Seems like if you have ADHD, you must be a procrastinator. We are geniuses when it comes to putting things off and doing less important things first. We also tend to be perfectionists, which just makes our procrastination worse. You want to do an amazing job, so […]

Are You Worthless?

Well of course not. But I bet you feel that way sometimes. And what about your family and friends or co-workers? How much do they think you’re worth? People with ADHD almost always have low self esteem. When you have a “deficit” and a “disorder” then it’s assumed that you are damaged somehow and therefore […]