Happy 2012!

Happy New Year! I hope that your New Years celebrations were happy and safe. You know most of us look at the new year as a new beginning. A chance to do things better than we did the year before. You know all about New Years Resolutions. I think most people tend to slip on […]

What Did You Do All Day?

Do you ever get to the end of a day and wonder where it went? Do you feel as though you’ve wasted the entire day with nothing to show for it? Yeah, me too. It’s pretty common for people with Attention Deficit Disorder to feel that way, and even worse – they’re often right. There […]

Good Habits: The Key to Everything

As women with Attention Deficit Disorder, we have trouble getting things done. And it isn’t just the things on our to do list, it’s everything. People who do not have ADHD don’t understand that. They don’t understand why the simplest little things can trip us up. Why is it so hard to get into the […]

Flylady Update

I have to confess. Signing up for Flylady’s emails does not equal a cleaner home. I am ashamed to say that each morning a get a digest of Flylady’s emails. Some mornings I read them; some mornings I don’t. Here’s the thing: reading her emails does not get my home any neater or cleaner. Action. […]

That Exercise Thing

You know that exercise is good for your ADD brain as well as your body right? So how come you don’t do it more often? I know you’ve got lots of answers but the number one reason has to be because it’s boring. As ADDers, we crave excitement and variety. The local gym usually doesn’t […]

Checklists

Those of us with ADHD have a hard time getting things done sometimes. A job may seem overwhelming and you just don’t know where to begin. Or maybe you have a lot of things to do and don’t know which one to do first. Boring, repetitive tasks like housecleaning are often the worst. Checklists or […]