I stole this off of Jessa's Blog I just laughed because it is exactly what I am suffering from! _______________________________________________________ Recently, I was diagnosed with C.A.A.D.D. - Child Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the basement, I notice that there are cheerios all over the floor and my house keys are in the cereal bowl. I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trashcan under the counter, and notice that the trashcan is full. So, I decide to take out the trash. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks are in my desk in the office, so I go to my desk where I find a sippy cup full of juice. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide I should put the sippy cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the sippy cup a plant on the counter catches my eye--it needs to be watered. I set the sippy cup on the counter, and I discover baby wipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back in the bathroom, but first I'm going to water the plants. I set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote, left on the kitchen table. I realize that when I go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the plants. I splash some water on the plant, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter, the plants aren't watered, there is still only one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't remember what I did with my keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today. I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Don't laugh--if this isn't you yet, your day is coming."
3 years ago
11 comments:
FINALLY! An answer to why I feel so tired at the end of a busy day, but yet NOT A THING IS DONE!
I am diagnosed ADHD, so maybe I can start telling Travis that this is what is really going on!
This is so funny, and so true!!! This is why all my tasks seem to get only 50% completed--Nothing ever gets all the way done, right?! :)
I got this in an email once and have thought of it every day since! It is exactly my day and why I am on the internet right now instead of doing what?.. OH yeah I forgot! Love this, glad I am not the only one that feels this way.
Good to here there is an actual medical condition to back it all up! Its good to know I'm not the only one either. Us CAADD women need to stick together, maybe form a support group! LOL, LOVE IT
It was like reading a journal of my exact day everyday. It's the most accurate description of being a mom that I've ever heard!
This is SO me. SO. And not fair. I am trying to break myself of this habit, but haven't mastered it yet. Someday. Maybe in 17 years or so...
lol Oh Alisha i have no kids yet and i do that! :)
lol Oh Alisha i have no kids yet and i do that! :)
That is SOO me :) I knew I had some form of disorder! YEs now I know what it is LOL
It still makes me laugh! I tagged you so if you have time check out my blog!
I'm glad I finally have an "medical explanation" for my problems. This is why my life is so hard.
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