Life Skills

ADHD and Addictions

by Brenda on January 25, 2012

Did you know that addictions are very common among people who have ADHD? It’s true. It often comes from self medicating – an attempt to control your symptoms of ADHD or anxiety or depression. Self medicating is not always a conscious act. Think about it – we have problems paying attention – so the beginnings [...]

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Keeping Those New Years Resolutions

by Brenda on January 18, 2012

Did you make New Years resolutions this year? And if you did, how are you doing with them? It’s almost 3 weeks into the new year. Have you abandoned your resolutions already? This whole idea of keeping or maintaining New Years resolutions is part of a discussion over at Life Well Lived at BlogHer. You [...]

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Are You Getting in Your Own Way?

by Brenda on January 17, 2012

What areas in your life are you having trouble with? Right now a lot of my areas center around my desk and my computer. The account I keep meaning to cancel. The stuff I keep meaning to check on. Writing my blogs and my newsletter. I was thinking about all of that today and why [...]

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Happy 2012!

by Brenda on January 1, 2012

Happy New Year! I hope that your New Years celebrations were happy and safe. You know most of us look at the new year as a new beginning. A chance to do things better than we did the year before. You know all about New Years Resolutions. I think most people tend to slip on [...]

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Do It Now

by Brenda on December 8, 2011

I’ve been feeling particularly scattered lately. Between the holidays and my decision last week to get a new puppy, it’s no wonder I feel scattered. For instance, I have a couple of boxes in my pantry that originally contained food related gifts. They are the perfect size for me to disguise a couple of Christmas [...]

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