Taming the Laundry Monster

I swear that there are some sort of rabbits hiding in my laundry cause it seems to multiply every time I look at it. Seriously, I feel like I can do 3 – 5 loads a day and never catch up. Is that an ADHD thing, do you think, or does everyone have this problem? […]

Containing the Chaos

Sometimes things can get a little messy. It’s like that when you have ADHD. And sometimes it drives you so crazy that you rip everything out of the cupboard and try to organize it, which instantly overwhelms you. I’ve actually been doing a lot of organizing lately. Just been in the mood, I guess. Or […]

Getting Over Overwhelm

Today I was having trouble deciding what to write about, so I asked my Facebook friends and they came up with several great ideas. One of them was about feeling overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that you have to do in an ordinary day. Inspired by a website I visited earlier and the owner’s […]

Sensory Overload and ADHD

You know that you can easily be overwhelmed by too much of anything: to much to do, too much stuff in your space, too much to try and understand. But did you know that your senses can be overwhelmed too? If you’ve ever driven past an area where a skunk just perfumed the air then […]

Stagnant: Inactive, Sluggish

Stagnant stag·nant ? ?/?stægn?nt/ Show Spelled[stag-nuhnt] Show IPA –adjective 1.not flowing or running, as water, air, etc. 2.stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3.characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy. 4.inactive, sluggish, or dull. What does ADHD have to do with the word stagnant and a […]

Ennui and ADD

For those of you who didn’t take French in college, here is Dictionary.com’s definition: en·nui ? ?/?n?wi, ??nwi; Fr. ???nwi/ Show Spelled[ahn-wee, ahn-wee; Fr. ahn-nwee] Show IPA –noun a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui. Can you see why I […]