So as I wrote in this post, I usually get pretty stressed out this time of year. I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. I want everything to be beautiful and smell really good. But somehow the idea of getting my house together and socializing is too much for me. Generally I leave […]
Category Archives: ADHD at Home
The Busy Mom’s Guide to Meal Planning
I didn’t set out to write a guide about meal planning. If we’re being honest I don’t even like cooking. But you don’t have to like cooking to feed your family. This is where I tell you a story. My aunt and I were working to clean out my grandparents house when I got a […]
Confessions of an ADHD Housewife
Here’s the first of my confessions of an ADHD housewife: I don’t even like homemaking. I get no satisfaction out of cooking, cleaning, organizing or decorating. Culturally, we’ve put a lot of pressure on stay-at-home moms and homemakers. If you don’t aspire to domestic bliss you aren’t a good woman. Here are some stats […]
A Stress Free House Cleaning Schedule
I made a detailed house cleaning schedule during the last few weeks of my pregnancy. No joke, I thought I could just write it down and when the baby was born he would slide right into my cleaning schedule. I could get the house clean and the meals prepped while my sweet baby napped. Can […]
An Inside Look At Life With The ADHD Housewife
Life with the ADHD housewife is never dull. I’ll admit that. But*** I firmly believe that my homemaking skills aren’t much different from my non-ADHD counterparts. Think about it -Your home looks different when you know nobody is going to see it. Neurotypical people rush around to get ready for guests, too. So on a […]
The Real Truth About ADHD And Clutter
I’m sick of talking about ADHD and clutter. Seriously, as my friend Rene’ Brooks pointed out on Twitter, organizational porn is rampant in the ADHD community. We spend hours on Pinterest, and we watch Marie Kondo on Netflix. You probably subscribe to at least three organizing blogs, and you participate in a few Facebook groups […]
Paperwork Clutter and ADHD Adults
Paperwork Clutter and ADHD Adults. The two go together like chocolate and peanut butter. I have gone through periods of time where I didn’t open my mail for weeks. What happens when you don’t open your electric bill? It doesn’t get paid. And then a month later you get a letter in a brightly […]
A Great Morning Routine Begins the Night Before
I haven’t always had a great morning routine. In middle school I had a bit of trouble getting up in the morning. At first my mother would come downstairs (my room was in the basement) and bang on my door to wake me. After a while when that didn’t work she installed a bell. […]
Stop Wasting Time on To-Do Lists
Stop wasting time with to-do lists. Just stop. To-do lists are generally quite long, because they are aspirational. Long lists lead to overwhelm and inaction when you have ADHD. I should know, I used to make these super detailed to-do lists because I couldn’t depend on my working memory to recall what needed to […]
How To Prioritize Your Life
In the age of apps and instant messenger it is very difficult to figure out how to prioritize your life. On top of the constant pull of technology, we with ADHD have a hard time prioritizing day-to-day tasks. So running a home, navigating a career, and raising children isn’t as intuitive for us. We need […]
