The expectation is no longer to simply ‘sit still and listen.’ It is to ‘take charge of your life.’ Taking charge requires learning to organize. This idea is as painful to most ADHD adults as it is familiar. We embark on a new organizing plan with the best of intentions, only to watch everything disintegrate when the novelty […]
Author: Jaclyn Paul
Join me this October for 31 Days to a Clutter-Free Life
I’m going to talk a lot about clutter, organizing, and minimalism in the months to come, but why not get started on an active note? A friend recently turned me on to Ruth Soukup’s Living Well, Spending Less blog, and her 31-day challenges immediately caught my eye. Time-bound challenges are great for people with ADHD: they provide social accountability, […]
6 ways to reduce travel stress
Traveling with ADHD — especially if your family is blessed with multiple ADHD’ers — doesn’t always feel like a vacation. You forget to pack that one thing you couldn’t afford to leave behind. You have an epic fight with your spouse before arriving late to the airport again. Feel like the non-stop stress-fest isn’t worth […]