Using Bits of Time

Five months after my oldest daughter Sarah was born, I went back to college. I gave birth to Andy a couple of weeks after I finished up my statistics class in the summer of 1984. Carrying a full class load and taking care of 2 babies – they’re 16 months apart – was a lot […]

Day Planner Simplified

One of the challenges that people with ADHD face revolves around time management and organization. We have appointments to keep and errands to run and things to do. And we have to remember it all, and remember it at the right time. You can spend $100 or more and buy a really cool day planner […]

Time Management and ADHD

Time management is such a critical thing for we ADDers. Those of us with Attention Deficit Disorder experience time differently than people without ADHD. While we perceive time as being elastic, they see it as relatively inelastic. By elastic I mean that when we’re doing something we enjoy, time flies by and when we’re bored, […]

Organization & Time Management

It seems that when summer starts coming to a close and the new school year is approaching, everyone gets interested in being more organized and time efficient. That’s especially true if you have kids in school, but even if you don’t, September is sort of like clean slate time. I haven’t been posting here much […]

Change

In the past two weeks, I have: Dog sat for a very big, energetic dog Had weekend houseguests Welcomed my youngest daughter Caitlin back home due to some changes in her relationships – along with all of her clothes and “stuff” – which is everywhere. Literally. I’ve also got out of town guests coming for […]

Are You A Family Manager?

Family Manager to me equals mom, so that means that I qualify. A Family Manager is pretty much responsible for running the household. Cleaning, finances, scheduling, meal planning and more. And while I’m not as bad at it as I used to be, there’s always room for improvement. The Family Manager System is a program […]