Aloha! 🍍 Howdy! 👋 Nice to meet you 😁 Welcome to my blog! I'm so glad you are here! I was recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (aka, ADHD). Awakened by my otherwise unexpected diagnosis of ADHD, I’ve decided to share my intimate mission for dramatic life change. With this blog, I’m hoping to create an inspirational space for those... Continue Reading →
Getting your "ducks in a row" is an admirable goal for anyone these days, but I’d dare say it's an even bigger challenge for the ADD’er to have one’s ducks in line. The idea behind the idiom is to have all one’s preparations done and arranged before beginning an activity or project. The phrase, as... Continue Reading →
This weekend is our little guy’s "golden" birthday … that rare and exciting day when the date of his birth matches his age. On the 10th of June, he turns 10 years old. On this magical day of all days … we’re actually giving him a 24 hour celebration starting on his Birthday Eve. A... Continue Reading →
Today I want to share some thoughts with you that are pretty personal. They don’t wrap together neatly with a bow and can't exactly be collected into a singular ADHD category, so I won't share them all at once, or all today. But I will say, they’re all things weighing a little heavy on ADHD Me... Continue Reading →
"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out." — Via from Wonder by R.J.Palacio
Mother's Day is here again! I want to wish all the mommas out there a Happy Mother's Day, but I want to say a little something special to all you moms with ADHD! When planning for my Mother’s Day post, I wanted to bring light and focus to the positives of being a mom with... Continue Reading →
ADHD and Procrastination I found myself yet again having trouble getting started with writing my blog post for this week. Even though I have this really awesome idea that I’m super interested in and looking forward to sharing with you, I found myself too relaxed early in the week with an impaired sense of “oh-I-have-plenty-of-time”... Continue Reading →
The Challenge The other day, my mind was spinning a million miles an hour and I was struggling to think in a straight line without going back and forth — bouncing between things I was juggling. My ADHD brain was on overload and in need of blog therapy. Plus I had a post to write!... Continue Reading →
What does it really mean … to thrive? It’s probably pretty fair to say that when we think of thriving with ADHD, we think of prospering, flourishing, blossoming, and in general succeeding to the level of our neurotypical counterparts, right? Well, yeah … of course! But also, I think thriving is more than “just” success... Continue Reading →
A Brain Like Mine by Imgy A brain like mine, it’s not the same Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention deficit? No, not really, more like … Scattered, smothered, diced and covered Hyperactive? Almost always, but with my mind or mouth Disorder? If you say so, developmentally different’s more the deal Watch that DNA — it’s... Continue Reading →
First things first, I gotta say … I am perfectly smitten with my BuJo. For me, using a bullet journal has become a grounding, reassuring and entirely adaptable force of good in my life. My BuJo allows me structure and flexibility — all at once. It’s a brilliant life hack that allows me to capture,... Continue Reading →
#ADHDfail I wanted this week’s post to be all about Bullet Journaling. In fact, I was looking forward to telling you why I love my Bujo. I wanted to share with you how it’s helped me and how it could help you, too. I’d planned on sharing why it can be especially perfect for the... Continue Reading →
I’ve been a fan of TED Talks for several years now … and this weekend the Hubs and I were fortunate enough to attend our first TEDx conference in Nashville, Tennessee!! My head and heart are still spinning with squee from the powerful experience. Some speakers had me crying in my seat. Had no idea... Continue Reading →
Off the Cuff This is the first week I haven’t pulled it together or committed ANY time to prepare, plan, research or do ANY solid work toward this weekend’s blogpost until the day of — today, Sunday (the day I post). Needless to say, this is going to be random and off the cuff. It’s... Continue Reading →
With Gratitude I Want to Recognize My ADHD Supporters ... This post is dedicated to my ADHD support team ... my cast and crew ... the people behind the scenes ... the wind beneath my wings. I really can’t explain the depth of my gratitude to have actually found a collection of people (my ADHD... Continue Reading →
Let Me Start With the Why From one ADHDer to another, I believe we need people in our corner who really “get it.” I know I personally have always found (even before my ADHD was discovered) that everything's better when I have people in my life whom I can trust and who believe in me. Now... Continue Reading →
Before I began working through any of kind treatment plan for managing my ADHD symptoms, I made myself a list of my most bothersome symptoms, so “Future Me” could come back later to review, compare, and — in theory — see drastic progress. Time will tell. Here’s to hoping! Cheers! The 20 Most Annoying Things... Continue Reading →
Being diagnosed with ADHD or any disorder is never on the top of anyone’s to-do list. Yes, I wanted an explanation for so many questions I’ve had about myself and my life; but still, an incurable neurological condition is hardly something anyone ever really … wants. I mean, it’s not like catching a cold. It’s... Continue Reading →
In my last 2 posts, I shared how I’ve been able to look back with hindsight and finally see there were signs and symptoms all along from childhood into adulthood (Part 1) and how my first hands-on, real-world exposure to ADHD (that I knew of) came only once our family began fostering (Part 2). Perhaps my diagnosis would have... Continue Reading →
If you've landed here before reading Part 1 of my ADHD diagnosis story, you might want to step back in time and catch that one before continuing … otherwise, please barrel right ahead! Last “episode,” I shared how, with hindsight, I’m seeing signs throughout my life — symptoms of the ADHD that I had either dismissed... Continue Reading →
Where should I begin? I’m laughing here, because … I really should answer my own question about my adult ADHD diagnosis story with “at birth.” Honestly though, I don’t think the ADHD right in front of my face would have ever been discovered without the particular set of circumstances in my life that led to... Continue Reading →
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