Lessons for the ADD Mom

As ADD Moms, one of the biggest challenges we face is getting what needs to be done, done without making ourselves crazier in the process. We are easily distracted, after all, and without some structure in place, our days often come to an end with nothing really accomplished. I don’t have a magic wand that […]

Adding Structure

Like most people with ADHD, I do better in a structured environment. And while I have worked outside of the home, most of my married “mom” years have been spent at home. Home – where there is little structure unless you create it (and enforce it). I’ve been reading a lot of “makeover” kinds of […]

Make it Automatic

One of the biggest problems that we ADD Moms face is forgetfulness. Most of us with ADHD have poor short term memory, so it makes sense for us to put systems in place that will help us remember important things. (By the way, if you are of the age when menopause is a concern, be […]

Organizing Inspiration

As ADDers, we have some challenges when it comes to organizing. If we put it away, we sometimes forget about it (and buy another one). And if we leave it out in plain sight so we’ll remember (our favorite plan, not to mention so easy!) it gets covered by the 473,981 things we left out […]

Setting Goals

It’s almost the end of the year; have you been thinking about setting some goals or New Year’s resolutions? Seems like everybody thinks about those things when a new year begins. I’ll bet a lot of your goals for 2010 are the same ones you set for 2009. I know mine are. Let’s see if […]

Women and ADHD

I read an interesting article today about women and ADHD at Help 4 ADHD. Although most of it wasn’t news to me, I still found it worth sharing. Here is one of my favorite parts of the article: Some women seek treatment for AD/HD because their lives are out of control — their finances may […]