Voting is patriotic
Like you, I have an opinion about tomorrow’s election. I have a candidate that is dear to my heart. And I didn’t vote early. I like the energy of going to the polls on Election Day.
So here’s the ADDiva tip of the day:
Don’t forget to vote!
Bailouts, ADD and high anxiety
OK, it’s scary out there right now.
The $700 billion bailout (with MY MONEY!), the debates, the stock market, gas prices, jobs disappearing- when will it END?
I admit it, I fell headlong into a state of depression for several weeks. I was so overwhelmed with the bad news that I just shut down and moved like a snail through my life.
I’ve finally managed to get out of the muck and feel like myself again – and it took several proactive steps. I’m listing them on the chance you might need a helping hand, too:
10 minutes of thinking = more focus
“For the next 10 minutes, I want you to simply sit and think,” said our writing coach. “And most importantly – don’t write anything down. Let the ideas flow freely. Just think.”
Gardening is good for ADHD
When my ADD has me running in circles, trying to find the beginning or the end or even a middle, there is nothing quite so grounding – literally – than getting out to my garden and thrusting my fingers into the sun-warmed soil. This week, it’s time to plant fall crops – broccoli and cauliflower.
Those precious little transplant leaves, quivering with possibility, ready to flourish with only a small push from me….pretty heady stuff for a farmer’s-daughter-turned organic-gardener like me.
The ADDiva goes green – or tries to…
I juggle a lot of “stuff” in my life – projects, relationships, households, pets, clients, travel and much more. So when I added the “go green” thing to my life, it was just about the straw that pushed me over the edge. Almost.
Recycling, composting, re-using, re-purposing are all goals to which I aspire. I don’t always achieve them, however.
Follow your path
A striking young woman read my name tag at the ACO (ADHD Coaches’ Organization) conference last weekend and did a double take. “You’re Linda Roggli?” she exclaimed. “You’re the reason I’m here,” she said. I looked puzzled for a moment, then she explained.
Three stages of ADHD in women
It has been my professional observation and personal experience that are three distinct stages of ADD and ADHD recognition and acceptance for women.
Stage One: Nuts and Bolts – OMIGOSH, I have ADD! When women are diagnosed with ADD, there is often sigh of relief (“Ah, so THAT’s what it is. Thank goodness it has a name!”) followed by a dig-in-and-fix-it determination (“Let me try everything and see what works”).
“Don’t drive while distracted…”
“Don’t drive while distracted.”
OK, so it was just a tagline at the end of a car commercial. What made it wry for me was that the car was a Ford FOCUS.Can you believe the ADD perfection in that?
Commitment vs ADHD
‘ve made a lot of commitments in my life. Lose weight. Get in shape. Write my book. Walk the dogs more often. Put money in savings. Go to bed early. Finish one project before I start another. You can see how my ADHD brain might rebel, or at least argue with, commitments like these.
To me, a commitment has always been BIG and SERIOUS and RIGID. Especially rigid.
Would you banish your ADD if you could?
If there was a little red pill that would instantly eliminate your ADHD – permanent and irreversible – would you take it?
That was the question posed on an online forum of ADD coaches recently and it caused quite a stir. The group was split about 50-50 on whether they would take it or not. Some excerpts: