5 Tips for Organizing Your Spaces
Something about the new year makes me want to clean and organize! (Not my house. Just a random photo. Hopefully there is an “after” for this “before”.) Do you feel that way? Maybe its the fresh start...
View ArticleHow Does Your ADHD Affect You?
I think that all of us who have ADHD hold back a little part of who we really are unless we are among people we are comfortable with. For instance, the day my daughter Sarah put a pot lid on her head...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Life Gets CRAZY
I know what you’re thinking. “What does she mean when life gets crazy? Mine’s crazy all the time!”. Allow me to clarify. There is your “normal” crazy life, and then there is crazy. Like chaos on...
View ArticleThe Planner Chronicles
Each January (and other times throughout the year) I get what I call planner fever. I have this idea that there is one perfect planner out there and if I can just find it, my whole life will fall into...
View ArticleThe Planner Chronicles Continued
So the last time we talked about my quest to find the perfect planner, I mentioned that I had challenged myself to make the perfect one with just stuff I had around the house. I have at least 3 or 4...
View ArticleYour Impulsive Side
…our impulses are too strong for our judgement sometimes. – Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles You know, as a woman with ADHD, that we have a tendency towards impulsive behavior. A bit of...
View ArticleAttention Deficit Dis- Order
31 Day Challenge: Day 15 Since we are talking all things orderly this month, I thought that it would be appropriate to point out that October is ADHD Awareness month. (Yes I am taking advantage of the...
View ArticleA More Purposeful Life
How would you like to have a more purposeful life? A more purposeful life is one that is more about where you want to go with your life and what you want to accomplish and less about scrubbing...
View ArticleCreative Journaling for Your Soul
Do you journal? And if you do, how often do you do it? I tend to be a “when I need it kind of journal writer”. If I’m upset, worried, or angry, journaling helps me work things out. Sometimes I journal...
View ArticleTeepees 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...
View ArticleColored Pencils, Markers, and ADHD
Have you noticed the recent popularity of adult coloring books? They’re everywhere, at all kinds of prices. Including free, if you do a search on the internet or Pinterest. I actually considered buying...
View ArticleWhat Works? High Tech or Paper and Pencil?
When you are trying to stay organized and on top of things, what works best for you: high tech or paper and pencil? If you’re like me, you probably use a combination of both. Or to be more accurate –...
View ArticleThe Way You Were
I’ve been doing a lot of introspection lately; reading a lot of self help books. It’s not about my ADHD, but trying to find my life again. One of the books that I’ve been reading is “The Artist’s Way,...
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