That Negative Voice

You know, as ADDers, we tend to struggle with our self esteem. It’s hard not to when you face the kinds of challenges we face on a daily basis. I think many of us live with a negative voice running through our head, evaluating everything we do or say and pointing out our mistakes and […]

Change

In the past two weeks, I have: Dog sat for a very big, energetic dog Had weekend houseguests Welcomed my youngest daughter Caitlin back home due to some changes in her relationships – along with all of her clothes and “stuff” – which is everywhere. Literally. I’ve also got out of town guests coming for […]

Are You Taking Care of You?

You know, as an ADD Mom, it’s vitally important that you take good care of yourself, including your ADHD. All moms are good at putting themselves last, but if you have ADHD, you owe it to yourself and your family to make yourself a priority. When you are tired, run down and stressed, your ADHD […]

Schedules, Structure and ADHD

I think anyone with ADHD sees words like “schedule” and “structure” and they cringe just a little bit. (Show us the word “organized” though, and we’re all over it). Schedules and structure imply things we should do but aren’t so good at doing. We know that order is good for us, and that structure creates […]

How ADD Are You?

One of the frustrating things about ADHD is the way it changes on you. Some days are pretty good and others are anything but. You know how sometimes you get a cold and it just knocks you on your butt for weeks? And then sometimes you get a cold and it’s just a case of […]

Keeping Up with Lists When You Have ADHD

Do you keep lists? I do, although I’m not sure where all of them are 🙂 One thing I used to be really good about was writing a grocery list. Every week I would plan our meals, write down what we needed under special headings (Dairy, Meat, Produce, Frozen, etc) and then do my shopping. […]