This post was updated (and audio narration added) on December 9, 2020. Some time ago, an interview on NPR caught my ear because it used a word I’d never heard before to describe a concept I live and breathe on this blog. The topic was kin-keeping: all the acts, big and small, that keep family […]
Category: Women & ADHD
Managing GTD contexts as a stay-at-home mom with ADHD
I received this message from a reader struggling to set up David Allen’s Getting Things Done system: I’ve tried to set [GTD] up so many times, but I get hung up on contexts. Since I’m a full-time homemaker, everything happens at home. I’ve tried dividing my list based on my priorities, and I’ve tried setting it up […]
ADHD clues: My embarrassing 2nd grade papers
“At least you didn’t do worse than chance.” I had to laugh. My dad had unloaded a huge, unwanted box of old school papers on me. While most went into the recycling, I found a few gems. Among them, a pattern-recognition exercise where I scored an overall 25% on a four-part multiple choice. As my […]