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How Many People are Living in Your Head?

Other People No, I don't mean to imply that you've got actual other personalities in your head. That would be something altogether different than ADHD. And I don't mean that you hear voices, like schizophrenics do. I guess what I do mean is that your head is always crowded with other people's opinions and judgements of you. Does that make sense? Or is it just me? Is someone calling a therapist right now? Cause really, I'm OK. That ADHD Thing In general, those of us with ... Read More about How Many People are Living in Your Head?

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An ADD Woman in Real Life

An ADD Woman

Yep, that's me. Brenda Nicholson, in real life. No makeup, no filters, not even a shower. (Hey - I'm being real here.) For a long time, this blog, and everything associated with it, has been neglected. You may have noticed that I've been updating the way An ADD Woman looks and feels, and I've started on my Facebook page too. Instagram is next, and Pinterest. I'm writing this post to let all of you know what's going on, and what has been going on. I've tried to keep up with ... Read More about An ADD Woman in Real Life

How to Be More Productive and Get the Important Stuff Done

Productivity

I had quite a stressful July. There was a lot going on and I didn't know what to do. Finally I decided to fall back on my reliable dump list and put together a to do list of everything. It took an entire sheet of paper! But then, I discovered the secret that made me SO much more productive! After I listed ALL of the things that I needed to get done, I first color coded them by category: house, personal, camping, An ADD Woman, and Face to Face, which is a charity that I volunteer ... Read More about How to Be More Productive and Get the Important Stuff Done

The Way You Were

Life Skills

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, A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity" by Julia Cameron. I honestly don't know why I am reading it and doing (some) of the exercises within, other than the fact that it had been calling to me for a few weeks before I bought it. I actually just read the free sample, thinking that would be ... Read More about The Way You Were

Mindfulness and Meditation and Just Breathing

Life Skills

My daughter Sarah and I were at the store the other day and I happened to be looking at the magazines. There were two I was interested in - both had the topic of mindfulness on the cover. And then Sarah said, "Mindfulness. I am so sick of hearing about that." I get it. Sarah has a full time job, an almost 6 year old, and she goes to school part time, plus she does all the things we women tend to do - clean the house, cook the meals (plan the meals and buy the groceries), and on and ... Read More about Mindfulness and Meditation and Just Breathing