Comments on: Who’s in Charge? http://addmoms.com/2008/11/12/whos-in-charge/ *celebrating life with ADHD* Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brenda http://addmoms.com/2008/11/12/whos-in-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Brenda Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:09:28 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=392#comment-157 Cindy - set some boundaries first. All of the ideas you mentioned are really big ones. Scale them down - instead of housekeeping, how about cleaning the kitchen? Menu planning - this week's menu. Work - this week's schedule. Lesson planning - scale back by subject and time frame. Maybe this week's math lessons. Then set a time limit to work on whichever you choose. An hour ought to be plenty. Set a timer to remind you to stop. Get your supplies together and find a place to store them. I keep all of my colored markers and pens in a plastic box. I use them for mind mapping as well as journaling. I keep them in my home office along with my journal and a spiral notebook. Everything is always at hand and ready to use. You might like to use big sheets of paper for your mind maps, or just regular sized sheets of paper. You could keep them all in a spiral notebook - or maybe designate a notebook for each subject - housekeeping, etc. Some times I post mine on my bulletin board. You really should give this a try. You seem very interested, and it can really give your mind the kind of environment it needs to make connections and work the way it's designed to. Let me know how it goes. Cindy – set some boundaries first. All of the ideas you mentioned are really big ones. Scale them down – instead of housekeeping, how about cleaning the kitchen? Menu planning – this week’s menu. Work – this week’s schedule. Lesson planning – scale back by subject and time frame. Maybe this week’s math lessons.

Then set a time limit to work on whichever you choose. An hour ought to be plenty. Set a timer to remind you to stop.

Get your supplies together and find a place to store them. I keep all of my colored markers and pens in a plastic box. I use them for mind mapping as well as journaling. I keep them in my home office along with my journal and a spiral notebook. Everything is always at hand and ready to use.

You might like to use big sheets of paper for your mind maps, or just regular sized sheets of paper. You could keep them all in a spiral notebook – or maybe designate a notebook for each subject – housekeeping, etc. Some times I post mine on my bulletin board.

You really should give this a try. You seem very interested, and it can really give your mind the kind of environment it needs to make connections and work the way it’s designed to. Let me know how it goes.

]]> By: Cindy http://addmoms.com/2008/11/12/whos-in-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Cindy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:16:36 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=392#comment-156 I am very interested in this. I feel like I will hyper-focus if I start. What things should I do first? I have so many thoughts rollling around in my head--housekeeping, menu-making, work and lesson planning---where do I start mindmapping without spending an entire day doing it and not getting anything actually done? I am very interested in this. I feel like I will hyper-focus if I start. What things should I do first? I have so many thoughts rollling around in my head–housekeeping, menu-making, work and lesson planning—where do I start mindmapping without spending an entire day doing it and not getting anything actually done?

]]> By: Brenda http://addmoms.com/2008/11/12/whos-in-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Brenda Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:39:16 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=392#comment-155 Diane - I know, it's the coolest thing. It completely takes the pressure off in terms of ordering things and lets your mind do what it does best! I don't usually add pictures to mine, but I like using color. Even just pen and paper still works better than any other method. Diane – I know, it’s the coolest thing. It completely takes the pressure off in terms of ordering things and lets your mind do what it does best! I don’t usually add pictures to mine, but I like using color. Even just pen and paper still works better than any other method.

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