Let’s Talk Tools for Organizing

Tools for Organizing Organizing is one of my favorite things. It makes life so much easier when things are organized. But getting from mess to organized takes some time, some work, and some tools. Let’s talk about tools for organizing. Tools can mean things other than hammers and wrenches, although you may need those at […]

Speed Cleaning

What is Speed Cleaning? Speed cleaning is that crazy last minute thing you do when people are coming over and you haven’t had a change to do real cleaning. You know, cause you work 50 hours a week (including the commute), you have a family, and they want silly things like food and clean clothes. […]

Teepees and ADHD

We spend a lot of time talking about the negative aspects of having ADHD. We’re forgetful, can’t focus or pay attention, can’t get organized or manage our time effectively. But there are some good things about having ADHD. We are right brained thinkers. That means that we think outside the box. We see connections where […]

Random Thoughts

I know I have been MIA the last few days. Hopefully you were too busy making memories with your loved ones to notice. My days were spent cooking and cleaning, taking a trip to the Christmas tree farm (and 3 trips to the store for enough lights), and making cookies with this guy: That’s a […]

What Goes First?

The other day I was looking for something in our downstairs bathroom closet, and because I had to move things around, I got the urge to pull it all out and organize it. Have you ever done that? Sometimes it works, and sometimes you just have a big mess on the floor. As ADDers, we […]

Overwhelmed

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? I know I do. It’s pretty common for people with ADHD to feel that way. We have difficulty prioritizing; to us, everything seems equally important. Often we choose to do something not because it is important to get done right away, but because we’re afraid that if we don’t do […]