ADHD and Your Environment

I think that most of us are aware that kids with ADHD are more successful in school when they have a structured and organized environment. But did you know that the same is true for adults with ADHD? You’ve all heard me complaining for months about my downstairs bathroom. (Status: ceiling in & painted, walls […]

Keeping Up with Lists When You Have ADHD

Do you keep lists? I do, although I’m not sure where all of them are 🙂 One thing I used to be really good about was writing a grocery list. Every week I would plan our meals, write down what we needed under special headings (Dairy, Meat, Produce, Frozen, etc) and then do my shopping. […]

Making the Most of Your Time

Time management is one of the things that people with ADHD struggle with. There always seems to be either too little of it or too much, depending on what you’re doing. Not only that, but we’re also challenged when it comes to estimating time. Somehow our internal clock or whatever it is that makes sense […]

The ADD Mom

I think that moms who have ADHD are in a more challenging place than other adults with ADHD. If you’re a mom, you know how challenging the job can be. Keeping track of people and their things, planning meals, doing laundry, getting everyone where they need to be on time, paying bills and managing finances […]

Organization and Time Management Tips

When I go to the gym, I always watch Food Network while I’m on the treadmill. It helps distract me from what I’m doing. This morning, I was watching Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller and she said something that really made sense to me. It isn’t as though I hadn’t heard it before, but […]

The Power of Habits

You know lately we’ve spent a lot of time on this blog talking about alternatives to prescription medications for managing ADHD symptoms. Treating ADHD, with medication or other methods, is not the entire answer. When your symptoms become less bothersome, they need to be supported with good habits. Good habits have the power to make […]