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Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. (age-activated attention
deficit disorder). This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch
table that I brought up for the mailbox earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I laid my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage
can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage
first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out
the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only on check
left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house
to my desk where I find the can of diet Coke that I had been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the diet Coke
aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I realized that the Coke
is getting warm, and I decide that I should put it in the refrigerator to
keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye. They need to be watered.
I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses
that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide that I'd better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going
to water the flowers.
I set the glasses down on the counter, fill a container with water, and
suddenly I spot the TV remote control. Someone left it on the
kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV I will be looking for the
remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table. So, I
decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water
the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote control back down on the table, get some towels
and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
1. The driveway is flooded.
2. The car is not washed.
3. The bills are not paid.
4. There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter.
5. There is still only one check in my check book.
6. I can't find the TV remote control.
7. I can't find my glasses.
8. I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then I try to figure out how nothing got done today. I'm really baffled
because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired!
I realize that this is a potentially serious problem, and I'll try to get
some help for it. But first I'll check my e-mail. And here I am at the
computer e-mailing you this message. I'm so confused! Don't laugh!
If this isn't you yet, your day will come!
Love,
Me
PS: Have a great holiday weekend! Happy Easter!
you sound like me. I have always wondered why I do, did the things I do. , since I reconize what is going on. tip for gardening , #1 get tools that are bright color so you can find them, a half a mile away. tip #2 when going that far, wear horse blinders, so you only see the tool while walking to it. Except if you have dogs using the yard. #3 clean it up. #4 what was #1 ?
QUOTE(LoisFaith2000 @ Apr 16 2006, 02:45 AM)
Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. (age-activated attention
deficit disorder). This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch
table that I brought up for the mailbox earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I laid my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage
can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage
first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out
the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only on check
left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house
to my desk where I find the can of diet Coke that I had been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the diet Coke
aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I realized that the Coke
is getting warm, and I decide that I should put it in the refrigerator to
keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye. They need to be watered.
I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses
that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide that I'd better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going
to water the flowers.
I set the glasses down on the counter, fill a container with water, and
suddenly I spot the TV remote control. Someone left it on the
kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV I will be looking for the
remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table. So, I
decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water
the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote control back down on the table, get some towels
and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
1. The driveway is flooded.
2. The car is not washed.
3. The bills are not paid.
4. There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter.
5. There is still only one check in my check book.
6. I can't find the TV remote control.
7. I can't find my glasses.
8. I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then I try to figure out how nothing got done today. I'm really baffled
because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired!
I realize that this is a potentially serious problem, and I'll try to get
some help for it. But first I'll check my e-mail. And here I am at the
computer e-mailing you this message. I'm so confused! Don't laugh!
If this isn't you yet, your day will come!
Love,
Me
PS: Have a great holiday weekend! Happy Easter!
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deficit disorder). This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch
table that I brought up for the mailbox earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I laid my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage
can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage
first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out
the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only on check
left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house
to my desk where I find the can of diet Coke that I had been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the diet Coke
aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I realized that the Coke
is getting warm, and I decide that I should put it in the refrigerator to
keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye. They need to be watered.
I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses
that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide that I'd better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going
to water the flowers.
I set the glasses down on the counter, fill a container with water, and
suddenly I spot the TV remote control. Someone left it on the
kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV I will be looking for the
remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table. So, I
decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water
the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote control back down on the table, get some towels
and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
1. The driveway is flooded.
2. The car is not washed.
3. The bills are not paid.
4. There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter.
5. There is still only one check in my check book.
6. I can't find the TV remote control.
7. I can't find my glasses.
8. I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then I try to figure out how nothing got done today. I'm really baffled
because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired!
I realize that this is a potentially serious problem, and I'll try to get
some help for it. But first I'll check my e-mail. And here I am at the
computer e-mailing you this message. I'm so confused! Don't laugh!
If this isn't you yet, your day will come!
Love,
Me
PS: Have a great holiday weekend! Happy Easter!
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dont be surprised if the Holy Spirit is leading you to pure Genius and im not joking
how your mind is working at the moment could well be the foundation to looking at the world in a differant way which could end up more beneficial overall
................................so in all things Praise the Lord
LOIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm 40, single mom 3 kids, two of which are teens, oh, and they are all 3 in a total of 9 sports................oh yea and i am a full time student in college for the first time in my life......
My point is that I KNOW I HAVE A LOT ON MY PLATE,
but if I can't find my keys, they wont make it to their game on time, if it's out of town I don't have my cell phone, I think I left it somewhere in the house, THANK GOD my kids can keep up with their ball equipment, and GOD FORBID NO ONE REMINDS me to change the clocks FORWARD.
I lose things all the time, I just have to GET ORGANIZED, but don't know where to start, because, once I start in one room, if I leave that room to carry something somewhere else, I never seem to get back to the first room, cause I SAW something else that needed done...........
Sometimes I feel so detatched from my brain,,,,,,,or my brain is on OVERLOAD!!?
I sympathize with you.............................GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
My point is that I KNOW I HAVE A LOT ON MY PLATE,
but if I can't find my keys, they wont make it to their game on time, if it's out of town I don't have my cell phone, I think I left it somewhere in the house, THANK GOD my kids can keep up with their ball equipment, and GOD FORBID NO ONE REMINDS me to change the clocks FORWARD.
I lose things all the time, I just have to GET ORGANIZED, but don't know where to start, because, once I start in one room, if I leave that room to carry something somewhere else, I never seem to get back to the first room, cause I SAW something else that needed done...........
Sometimes I feel so detatched from my brain,,,,,,,or my brain is on OVERLOAD!!?
I sympathize with you.............................GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
I am SOOOOOO NOT laughing at you Lois, honestly, but your OP reminded me of one of my favorite books, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Basically, the book is quite the same, and ultimately ends where it begins. Hard to expalin.
Ooh, ooh! I know that book! Same with "If you Give a Moose a Muffin"... ah, they're great books! We're going to have to get one for Lois! :-)
QUOTE(lifeinhim61 @ Apr 17 2006, 07:39 PM)
Ooh, ooh! I know that book! Same with "If you Give a Moose a Muffin"... ah, they're great books! We're going to have to get one for Lois! :-)
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Oooooh! Hadn't heard of that one! Only If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Pig a Pancake...willhave to look for the other one!
QUOTE(PraisingYeshua @ Apr 17 2006, 06:56 PM)
QUOTE(lifeinhim61 @ Apr 17 2006, 07:39 PM)
Ooh, ooh! I know that book! Same with "If you Give a Moose a Muffin"... ah, they're great books! We're going to have to get one for Lois! :-)
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Oooooh! Hadn't heard of that one! Only If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Pig a Pancake...willhave to look for the other one!
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Yeah...you guys have children!!!!! Give a pig a pancake?
You know the sad thing is, I did all what Lois said before noon. Was exhausted and had to have a nap after lunch.
I'm just kidding. But I think I have the start of that condition too.
I'm just kidding. But I think I have the start of that condition too.
Then on top of that, you have your 93 year old grandfather living with you and
half the time we are looking for his teeth or glasses.
Today my husband was taking a shower and he knocked on the bathroom door,
and was looking for his hat.
My husband said he never takes grandpa's hat in the shower. Oh my.
Today my grandpa was restless and he has his own bathroom, but
he forgot where it is and ended up knocking on one of our bathroom doors.
Of course it was the one my husband was taking a shower in.
They had a conversation back and forth something like this.
Grandpa says is my red hat in there.
Husband says WHAT
iS MY RED HAT IN THERE.
Husand says are you okay grandpa, I can't hear you. I have the shower running.
Oh you are in the shower. Well I don't need my hat right now, I guess.
Husband finally hears him after shower turns off.
Oh your hat is not in here.
Granpa says, well why would it be in your bathroom.
Oh boy. We have some interesting days here.
half the time we are looking for his teeth or glasses.
Today my husband was taking a shower and he knocked on the bathroom door,
and was looking for his hat.
My husband said he never takes grandpa's hat in the shower. Oh my.
Today my grandpa was restless and he has his own bathroom, but
he forgot where it is and ended up knocking on one of our bathroom doors.
Of course it was the one my husband was taking a shower in.
They had a conversation back and forth something like this.
Grandpa says is my red hat in there.
Husband says WHAT
iS MY RED HAT IN THERE.
Husand says are you okay grandpa, I can't hear you. I have the shower running.
Oh you are in the shower. Well I don't need my hat right now, I guess.
Husband finally hears him after shower turns off.
Oh your hat is not in here.
Granpa says, well why would it be in your bathroom.
Oh boy. We have some interesting days here.
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