ADHD Tips

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Battling Writer's Block with ADHD

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First 2 graphs here …I had a few weeks of what can only be described as writer's block/overwhelming anxiety. But if you’ve been following me over on Threads, you may have seen I’ve started challenging myself to weekly writing goals for the book I’m currently writing. (I talked more about it in my most recent newsletter for Creative Independent Podcasters.)

My writer’s block wasn’t necessarily anxiety over writing my book. I was confident enough in my idea to know it was possible. And I like what the book is becoming.

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Cleaning With ADHD — Finding Step 1

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Why is starting a project so hard for people with ADHD? We know what we need to do, we know how it needs to get done, maybe we can even picture the finished product or goal so clearly.

But taking that first step is the part that our brains get stuck on.

For me, getting the energy to start something feels like that long ascension a roller coaster takes to get up to the first big drop. I know once I’m in motion, I’ll be fine, but getting up the motivation to start is just … UGGGGGHHHHHH!

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A Case for Micro-Ghosting: An ADHD Reset

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Ghosting — The tactic of just disappearing and never talking to someone again, most often used in romantic situations but can really apply to any abrupt end to communication with another in order to get away.

Microdosing — Taking in small amounts of a drug in order to sample the benefits without too many adverse effects.

I'm personally not a fan of one and the other, well, that's up to you and your doctor. But can I make a case for this ADHD reset I made up called Micro-Ghosting?

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Tackling My To-Do List with ADHD - EOL001

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This post is written from the perspective of my personal ADHD experience and should not be taken as medical advice. It is for informational and educational purposes only.

Ever since being diagnosed with ADHD at 30, I've spent the last 9 years learning how my brain works. The more I learn about the traits associated with ADHD, such as executive dysfunction and trouble starting overwhelming projects, the more I began finding ways of coping. In the beginning it was medication and I think that gave me a good handle on what my brain was capable of without all the extra noise.

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Learning to Curl and Planning for Unpredictable Energy Levels

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Last week, my husband came into our room where I was enjoying a leisurely Saturday under the heating pad and said, “I have babysitting, want to try curling?!”

He was so excited in that moment and I knew he had seen the local curling club nearby was having an open house for folks to try it out.

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February Focus: Decluttering!

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This has been a long-time coming. Two years, really.

I’ll be honest, when we went into the pandemic, I was determined to get rid of excess everything to save my energy. Survival Mode felt temporary at that point and things like decluttering became something that turned from a regular thing to something I would do when everything was over and done with.

As you can imagine, that strategy didn’t work out too well. It’s not two years later and what started as small piles have become near-avalanches. It’s nowhere near what you’d see on shows about Hoarding Disorder, but every time I watch those shows, I can see that if I don’t stop and pay attention, those piles-turned-avalanches will meld together to form walls of just STUFF!

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Mid-Month Check-In — January Focus: Cooking at Home Challenge

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Oof! I didn’t think cooking 7 meals a week would be as tough as it’s turned out to be, but after two weeks, I can say that this challenge has proven to be the hardest I’ve done for blogging purposes. October’s Rocky Horror Roller Show was a challenge that took a lot of time, but I have to say, I loved every second of it. Same with November’s Writing focus. (December’s focus of Relax and Reflect was, obviously, the easiest 😂)

Cooking, though … I really hate cooking, as it turns out.

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Friendship Lessons of 2021

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I didn't originally intend for friendship to be a big theme of mine for 2021, but for a pandemic, I had a very full year of it!

I realized early in the year how much I was longing for past friendships that have dissipated or fallen by the wayside in recent years, even before quarantine and social distancing were in the picture.

This was one of the first times I know of in my life where I actively challenged myself to step outside my comfort zone of hiding behind my screen and to find people like me — and in a way that didn’t feel like I was bending over backward or pretending I was someone else or trying to act “normal” or make everyone like me (the impossible). I made some mistakes, of course. I even repeated a few until the lessons finally sank in. But I'm also proud of how I found strength and rebuilding in the process of getting back up from those setbacks.

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ADHD and Google Home Commands I Love

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Planning on getting a new Nest Hub/Google Home for the holidays and want to learn some of the ways I like using it to manage my ADHD?

Settle in because I have been immersed in the Google ecosystem for a while now. When I tell you I think of Google as my Second Brain, you’ll soon see why.

This will be a quick post, but let me know if you have any questions or want me to expand on anything I mention 😉 you can leave a comment over on my Instagram or in the comments below.