AS ADDers we’ve all had the experience of feeling as though our brains were cluttered with too much stuff. But did you know that physical clutter can mess with your brain too? Living or working in a cluttered environment makes everything harder. It’s harder to clean, to get around and to function. And that goes [...]
Having ADHD makes us feel bad about ourselves. We always seem to focus on the things we can’t do instead of the things we can. Instead of living in a tightly constricted box where everything is neat and orderly, we choose to live outside the box freely and with abandon. That is, we could if [...]
Managing money (and managing it well) can be extremely difficult when you have ADHD. And by managing money, I don’t mean retirement funds and stock options. I mean plain old day to day keeping track of the money so the bills get paid on time and there’s some left at the end of the month. [...]
Following is a book review for “Why Women Need Fat” by William D. Lassek, M.D. and Steven J.C. Gaulin, PhD. I was compensated for the review, but the opinions are mine. You may wonder how that is relevant to a blog about women who have Attention Deficit Disorder. In fact, it is very relevant. If [...]
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 [...]