NT no wonder I am behind, there is a reason

[fredazcpa]

AAADD ---KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!

Thank goodness there ' s a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests :

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car

and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,

I notice mail on the porch table that

I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,

Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,

And notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back

On the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, Since I'm going to be near the

mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, 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 study, so I go inside

the house to my desk where I find the cup of cocoa

I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to

push the cocoa aside

So that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The cocoa is getting cold,

And I decide to make another cup.

As I head toward the kitchen with the cold cocoa, A vase of

flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water..

I put the Cocoa on the counter and

Discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for

all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, But first

I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, Fill a

container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll 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

flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,

But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table, Get some 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 car isn't washed

The bills aren't paid

There is a cold cup of cocoa sitting on the counter

The flowers don't have enough water,

There is still only 1 check in my check book,

I can't find the remote,

I can't find my glasses,

And I don't remember what I did with the car 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,

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!!

[mcb39]

That was a definite copy and paste. Has already gone out to several people I know, including ME.

[Catherine]

That was a definite copy and paste. Has already gone out to several people I know, including ME.

I just sent it to a few myself, once I stopped chuckling. Thanks for the post!

[Lion EA]

I knew working from home had drawbacks. I found myself in the kitchen earlier with not a clue why. So, I went to the basement to put in a load of laundry. Before I sat back down in front of my computer, I remembered that I wanted to water my office plants so had gone to the kitchen to get the watering can. It's 1:15 p.m. and I've done little except return calls and e-mails. The one call I let go to voice mail ended up being my doctor who wants me to retake a blood test after a night of fasting. I'm going to be in great shape concentrating on returns after fasting two days this week!

[Catherine]

I knew working from home had drawbacks. I found myself in the kitchen earlier with not a clue why. So, I went to the basement to put in a load of laundry. Before I sat back down in front of my computer, I remembered that I wanted to water my office plants so had gone to the kitchen to get the watering can. It's 1:15 p.m. and I've done little except return calls and e-mails. The one call I let go to voice mail ended up being my doctor who wants me to retake a blood test after a night of fasting. I'm going to be in great shape concentrating on returns after fasting two days this week!

Good luck with your tests, and thanks for the reminder. It's time for me to go retrieve the dry laundry and put the washed laundry in the dryer. And then get back to double-checking these completed returns and printing them out.

:P

[Teri2414]

That wasn't cocoa you were drinkin' - wait..what was my name again...answer the phone ' is this'..'yes..how much...lower than h&r MOM The dog got out -.......... please call me to make an appointment for early next week....

[mcb39]

Why are we all doing laundry today? Two loads in the dryer here, one basket waiting to be hung out. In between washed my hair; answered phone, completed and checked two returns, interviewed a client, let the answering machine pick up a call.; (mine was a lady wanting to stop and pay me for her's and her son's returns) I sure called her right back. The neighbor lady made and sent over lunch. Told my husband to tell her she is a "wonderful" person. He embroidered it a little more and that is fine. Keep the meals coming.!!!! Fed the menfolk, back in here to read posts before next client arrives.....working tomorrow at my other job just to get away from here and see if the rest of the world is still sane.

[GeneInAlabama]

I ain't doin no laundry.

[Daune/CA]

Why are we all doing laundry today? Two loads in the dryer here, one basket waiting to be hung out. In between washed my hair; answered phone, completed and checked two returns, interviewed a client, let the answering machine pick up a call.; (mine was a lady wanting to stop and pay me for her's and her son's returns) I sure called her right back. The neighbor lady made and sent over lunch. Told my husband to tell her she is a "wonderful" person. He embroidered it a little more and that is fine. Keep the meals coming.!!!! Fed the menfolk, back in here to read posts before next client arrives.....working tomorrow at my other job just to get away from here and see if the rest of the world is still sane.

Since when has the rest of the world been sane?