Don’t Let the Dyslexic Fill Out Paperwork

On Tuesday, I had to fill out a big stack of forms for my boss, in order to get hired. A bunch of the forms needed that day’s date on them. A bunch of them needed my birthday on them. It was September 1st. My birthday is January 9th. So I was alternating between writing 9/1 and 1/9. I think I had to scribble out a dozen dates for being the wrong month, or day, or year.

This Is Why Everything Takes Forever

I can’t just take a calming relaxing bath.

No, in order to bathe, I must first find candles, and spend an hour making a calming itunes playlist. I seriously am the queen of wasting time.

Do You Have ADD?

Checklists make me laugh. Take this one, from ADDitude, one of my current go-to places for ADD info and support (My comments are in bold):

* Do you feel overwhelmed in stores, at the office, or at parties? Is it impossible for you to shut out sounds and distractions that don’t bother others? Oh dear lord yes

* Is time, money, paper, or “stuff” dominating your life and hampering your ability to achieve your goals? yes, yes, yes, and yes

* Are you spending most of your time coping, looking for things, catching up, or covering up? Do you avoid people because of this? Are you writing this checklist to describe me?

* Have you stopped having people over to your house because of your shame at the mess? I shut my door when people come over to our house, so they can’t see

* Do you have trouble balancing your checkbook? Thank the good lord, the goddess, and the flying spaghetti monster that my online banking does it for me

* Do you often feel as if life is out of control, that it’s impossible to meet demands? What, you mean other people don’t constantly feel like their life is a plane careening towards the ground?

* Do you feel that you have better ideas than other people but are unable to organize them or act on them? Yes. I have had several ideas that I either told my friends and they acted upon, or I later noticed other doing and profiting from

* Do you start each day determined to get organized? Today will be the day I remember to check my planner!

* Have you watched others of equal intelligence and education pass you by? God, yes. It sucks

* Do you despair of ever fulfilling your potential and meeting your goals? In my weaker moments

* Have you ever been thought of as selfish because you don’t write thank-you notes or send birthday cards? Probably. My graduation thank you cards are still sitting on my desk, needing to go out. Graduation was a month ago

* Are you clueless as to how others manage to lead consistent, regular lives? How do y’all do it, anyway?

* Are you called “a slob” or “spacey?” Are you “passing for normal?” Do you feel as if you are an impostor? Yep, yep, not very well, I put on a good show

Hmmm, I answered yes to every question. Maybe I might possibly have ADD?

Things I Have Done Today That Are Not My Homework

1. Cleaned my room
2. Organized my jewelry
3. Reorganized my closet
4. Sewed
5. Did 2 loads of laundry
6. Read a book
7. Cooked dinner
8. Signed up on yet another crafty site
9. Did research for the embroidery project I want to do
10. Made a plan for a friend to visit tomorrow, further cutting down on homework time

Things I Was Supposed to Do Today
1. My homework
2. Unload the car
3. Laundry
4. Make lunch for tomorrow

As you can see, exactly one item on my To Do List has actually been accomplished so far. Go me.

Thoughts For the Day

ADD is apparently contagious, or so I have been told.

Also, I am a vector. Have been accused of being Patient Zero

ADD Lesson Number 9003

Taking Adderall does not mean that one’s procrastination goes away, it just means that you procrastinate productively!

Things Done Today That Were Not My English Paper

1. Desk Cleaned
2. Books Organized
   Under the Bed of Doom Organized
3. School Folder on Computer Organized
4. Files Backed Up
5. Clothes Folded and Put Away from Laundry Done Two Weeks Ago
6. Yarn Box Organized