A New Direction

No, not the boy band. Definitely not the boy band. What I mean by a new direction is a new direction for me and maybe for you. Things have been super stressful for me for the last 5 months or so and they continue to be as my dad transitions from hospital to nursing home […]

The Mystery of Multi-Tasking

Have you ever noticed the mystery of multi-tasking? On the one hand, we can be masters of doing more than one thing at a time. But on the other hand, sometimes we are so consumed with one thing that everything else gets ignored. How does that work? I think by nature we were born knowing […]

5 Ways to Reduce Your Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is something that affects many of us with ADHD. There are a number of factors behind this: We are not always able to pick up on social cues because we don’t pay close enough attention We are too busy thinking of what to say that we miss those cues and the conversation happening […]

It’s All About the Plan

Well we have survived Thanksgiving and are well on our way to Christmas or whatever holiday you might celebrate in December. Did you cook the big meal or did someone else? Most of the women I know went somewhere else for Thanksgiving and had little, if anything, to do. I got to make Thanksgiving dinner […]

When Life Happens

First of all, my dad is OK. But sometimes, when you least expect it, life happens, and you suddenly have way more to deal with than usual. Last Wednesday, my dad was having trouble breathing. He’s almost 92, legally blind, and has a heart condition. So when breathing becomes difficult, it means that there is […]

A More Purposeful Life

How would you like to have a more purposeful life? A more purposeful life is one that is more about where you want to go with your life and what you want to accomplish and less about scrubbing baseboards and organizing clutter. How do you get from here to there? It’s a process, but one […]