7 Ways to De-Clutter

If you’ve got Attention Deficit Disorder, it’s easy for things to get piled up and cluttered. We put things down without thinking (and wonder where they are later). We leave stuff out so we won’t lose or forget it and then it gets lost in the rest of the stuff we’ve left out. Here are […]

Clutter, Organization, and ADHD

If you have Attention Deficit Disorder, I probably don’t have to tell you about how easy it is for clutter to creep up on you. It’s everywhere – the house, the car, our workspace, even our purses or briefcases. Clutter is one of the biggest reasons that we find it hard to keep our houses […]

Money and ADHD

I’ve been thinking a lot about money lately. The current economy in the United States has everyone thinking about money these days, regardless of where you live. At my house, my husband has been laid off, so we’re watching our budget even more closely than usual. People with Attention Deficit Disorder struggle a lot with […]

Mindfulness and ADD

Today I had one of those days. Errands I thought would take an hour or so took more than two. The ham I planned for dinner is now tomorrow night’s dinner because it took far longer to cook than I expected. And to top it all off, I had a truly ADD moment. Our insurance […]

ADHD Planning System

I got the basis of this system from a friend. It’s based on David Allen’s “Getting Things Done”. I have used a similar system in the past, outlined in the book “Sidetracked Home Executives” by Pam Young and Peggy Jones that worked very well for me. This system will take some time to set up […]

Lost, Not Found

Edit: 3/15/19. I just made a few updates – changing “Palm Pilot” to cell phone, for one. And no, I never found the rings. Losing Things I’ve just spent the last two hours searching for my mom’s wedding rings. My mom passed away on this date 2 years ago, and I’ve been told that I […]