Haphazard Living

Do you live your life haphazardly? Do you bounce from one thing to another with no plan in mind? It seems that those of us with ADHD tend to do that – wandering from one thing to the next and then wondering at the end of the day why we didn’t accomplish more. That certainly […]

Organizing Clutter

This is some of the stuff from the downstairs bathroom that had to be relocated in order to make space for my dad’s things because that is his bathroom now. That basket of stuff up there in the other picture is still in our bedroom. Somehow it has to fit into this. This is the […]

Organizing My Life (and Maybe Yours, Too)

Lately I’ve been feeling like my life is totally out of control. All of the changes and adjustments we’ve made since my dad moved in are starting to add up. I have little piles of clutter here and there. My schedule feels like it should belong to at least two other people. If I gave […]

Making Sense of Madness

This post was inspired by my daughter Sarah and her family, but really I think many of us can relate. I got a text from Sarah the other day talking about how stressed out she is. She is working full time plus overtime, her husband is on midnights, they are moving into their first house, […]

Organizing Your Closet

So this past week my 90 year old dad moved out of his 91 year old lady friend’s house. They “needed a break”. Turns out he’s decided to move in with us, which is cool. As we were setting up his bedroom, I noticed how different he is from me and my family. My dad […]

Do You Plan Your Weekly Meals?

My mom (who had ADHD) was never a planner or a list maker. For her, dinner started around 1:00 in the afternoon when she started wondering what was for dinner. Sometimes she had things in the freezer, but with no microwave and no plan, that didn’t help much. Enter the daily trip to the store. […]