Do you hate to clean your house? Me too. I am a champion procrastinator and can ALWAYS find more desirable ways to spend my time. I don’t have a messy house mind you as I can’t tolerate clutter but clean? Not usually.

I have heard tell of “spring cleaning” but don’t remember my mother ever engaging in such an activity when I was growing up which I now appreciate as I have no compunction to do any such thing myself. I have however, known others who take spring (or fall) cleaning so seriously they even (read more…)

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Yes, it’s been a long time since I have posted anything in this space! Thanks to the friends who have missed me and have taken the time to let me know. I could explain and perhaps even justify my absence but in the interest of moving forward, I will just sum it up by saying that the needs of others took precedence over my own ambitions. The story of my life it seems!

Even this week as I sit down at my desk with a renewed commitment to this blog and to my business; a hot pink list of priorities in front of me reminding me that I AM the top five, I see that my daily agenda contradicts my aim. Three of the top four “to dos” are in the interest of others. I can’t stand it! Even armed with new resolve, it is hard to avoid getting sucked back in. As I have tried to explain to my daughter who has undoubtedly inherited my tendencies to drop everything for folks in need, this is an admirable trait until it it begins to jeapordize your own health and/or well-being. At that point, which I hope you can learn to recognize, you would be well advised to take a step back. I am trying to do that now. (read more…)

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Want to learn more about adult ADHD and what it’s like?

I knew you did ’cause it’s amusing, fascinating, frustrating, and it may even be you! So here’s a story with some real irony. I met a friend for a cocktail one evening. I’ve been working with this guy on and off for years and he’s always got an interesting perspective on his ADHD. That evening, he told me (read more…)

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He put a couple of slices of bread in the toaster for his breakfast. And then climbed a ladder to the roof. To remove a brick from the chimney. While his bread was toasting.

This is ADHD. (read more…)

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a weekend without kids. I can’t remember the last time we didn’t have kids around on the weekend needing rides here, there and everywhere (limiting me to one cocktail!)  and just being generally needy. Finally, a weekend to ourselves. We were both determined to make it a really productive one.

Being ADHD, we felt sure we could accomplish something like two years worth of work in the next 48 hours. (read more…)

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