Like Herding Cats

Doesn’t that just describe much of our lives perfectly? Herding cats.   Lately that’s how my life has felt. Chaotic and out of control. Like I have too many things to do and don’t know where to begin. Overwhelmed? Oh yeah. So how do you get out of this mode? How do you create order […]

Procrastinate Now, Panic Later

Once upon a time, 28 years ago, I was completely ready for Christmas by Dec 1st. You see, I had a baby due on the 31st who was scheduled for a C section on the 17th. Everything had to be done ahead of time. Her brother – also scheduled for a C section – had […]

Making and Using a Timeline

A timeline might not sound like a very exciting thing, but trust me, you need this. It will make your life so much easier! I know you have probably seen timelines in places like museums or in books, often related to events in history. Sometimes you will see them in the newspaper when a big […]

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 […]

1 Tip That Will Help You Get More Done

Who doesn’t like to get more done? Right? But when you have ADHD you can often get to the end of the day feeling as though you accomplished nothing. That may or may not be true, but it is how we feel, more often than not. Now there are a lot of ways that you […]

Time: Take Control

Do you feel like your always running behind? Like you don’t have enough hours in your day? And what about daylight savings time? Did that completely mess you up? I can’t get used to it. We ADDers have trouble with time and with managing it. We think we have more of it than we do. […]