This is a guest post from Claire Wentz of Caring from Afar. Exercise is important at any age, but staying active is especially vital as you get older. After retirement, it’s too easy to slip into a lazy lifestyle. Resist that urge. Staying active is not only good for your health, it will keep you […]
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Derailment, ADHD, & the Pit of Domestic Despair
Toward the end of March, my immune system sabotaged all my good habits. My son brought home a bug that hardly affected him, but — like the evil kid illness it was — gave me 12 days of low-grade fever. I muddled through. Mostly. But I didn’t exercise, hardly set foot in my office, and got off track […]
Conquering the automatic “I have ADHD & I suck” response
I love using the line, “I’m bad at that” (or some variation thereof). The underlying message being, funny story: I have ADHD and I suck at some things. I’m not proud of this. In all fairness, it’s true. However, I suspect many of us use this mentality to avoid certain tasks and responsibilities. We use it as […]