20 Minutes A Day

One of the challenges of having Attention Deficit Disorder is keeping up with all the stuff in our lives. Not just material stuff, but things like appointments, errands, and even the work we have to do. It feels to me sometimes like I’ve got this orbital path circling around my head – kind of like […]

Getting It Done

Maybe I should have called this post “Not Getting It Done”, but then you probably wouldn’t have read it 🙂 You know I’ve been on an organizing thing lately. Cleaning up and de-cluttering and rearranging in case we might need to sell our house and move. (Mark is laid off and there is a possibility […]

Cool Resource for Getting Organized

Lately I’ve been on a big organizing kick – clearing out cupboards and closets and getting rid of clutter. Part of the inspiration, I’m sure, is the spring like weather we’ve been having lately. There’s another reason, though, that’s a little more stressful. Most of you know that my husband is laid off (he works […]

Transitions, Structure, and ADHD

I’ve often written about how children with ADHD have a difficult time with transitions, and how they benefit from having some structure in their lives. The same is true when you are an adult with ADHD. We need structure in our lives, too, and we have a hard time making transitions. (Don’t think so? How […]

DO Something!

You know, one of the things about Attention Deficit Disorder is that we are easily overwhelmed. I think that leads to being unable to make a decision or to knowing where to start. I also think that most of us try way too hard to be perfect (cause we’re so used to being less than […]

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 […]