Connect
GO

« All Blogs

ADDiva Blog

« Recent Blog Posts

Archives: June 2009

The Name Game

posted: Tuesday June 30th - 4:19pm

Maybe it’s my ADD, but I still feel like I AM a child! So how am I gonna be a grandma to a little girl who will expect grownups to act like, well, grownups?

Listen to this blog! I spent an hour online this morning, trying to find a nickname I can live with and I’m running out of time. Little Lilly Surratt will make her appearance any day now and I have no idea what to call myself. It’s my first grandbaby and I’m having a little trouble coming to grips with the fact that: a) I am actually...
Continue Reading »

The Buzzzzz About ADHD

posted: Thursday June 18th - 5:15pm

I’ve learned to accommodate my ADHD's quirks and demands. But when I start to ignore it, pretend it doesn’t exist, even try to brush it off like a bit of fluff, my ADHD buzzes to life.

Listen to this blog! You know the axiom: “It takes a village to raise a child?” Well, “it takes a party” to get my house and yard clean on the same day! Last night was the annual party for my husband’s lab students. We’ve hosted the event for five or six years, so I have the pre-party To Do list down to a science. Order the Mexican...
Continue Reading »

The First Post Is the Hardest

posted: Monday June 1st - 10:06am

Count on me to be forthright, honest and open about my life, as seen through the eyes of a midlife women with "classic" attention deficit disorder.

Listen to this blog as an audio podcast! Never give an ADD woman a choice. It’s agony for me to figure out the "correct" option. I tend to fudge on my decisions by combining tidbits of several possibilities, so the outcome isn’t so black-and-white. I hate black-and-white. It’s so... final. Permanent. Ick. What if I make a mistake? Double ick. So when the web editor at ADDitude magazine...
Continue Reading »

« ADDiva Blog's blog

« All Blogs

Free Newsletter
Free Gift with Sign Up
Adult ADHD
Managing your time, money, career & relationships
Success at School
Keep kids learning! Tips for parents and teachers
Parenting ADD/LD Kids
Strategies for behavior, nutrition, friends & more
 
 
DirectoryProfessionalsSchools CampsProducts

Archives

Copyright © 1998 - 2011 New Hope Media LLC. All rights reserved. Your use of this site is governed by our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
ADDitude does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this web site is provided for educational purposes only. See additional information.
New Hope Media, 39 W. 37th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10018