Portrait of an ADD Mom

Today was an especially hectic day for me; so much so that I decided to draw a self portrait to show you. Here I am: Please note the following: My fly away frizzy hair – which needs a root touch up and a deep conditioning, not to mention a good brushing. Although you may not […]

Orggit and a Discount!

Or what??? Orggit is “…instant access to your life’s most important information, all securely stored in one convenient place.”. The nice people at Orggit were kind enough to give me a free one year membership to their site last week, and I’ve been spending some time there finding my way around. By the way, readers […]

Feeding the Family with ADHD

The other day I told someone the story about the time I invited 10 people to Christmas dinner and realized around midnight on Christmas eve that I hadn’t been to the grocery store in about 2 weeks. No milk, no eggs, no bread – much less turkey and the trimmings. And let me tell you, […]

As You Are

The other day on Facebook, I asked my friends what they wanted to know about ADHD. One replied, “How not to have it!”. OK, I guess I understand that. Although I have said before that given the choice, I would still chose to be ADHD, I can understand how it does make life more difficult […]

Self Care and ADHD

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When was the last time you did a self exam for lumps or had a mammogram? And what does this have to do with ADHD? Simple. As ADD Moms, we have a tendency to forget, and as moms in general, we’re really good at putting ourselves last. Remembering to […]

Write It Down

Do you sometimes feel, as I do right now, completely overwhelmed by all that you have to do, remember and take care of? Right now I feel like I’ve got a million things that need my attention, all at once. What usually happens in that case is that you feel overwhelmed and don’t know where […]