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Hello friends! Belated New Year's greetings.
To say I've been a bit distracted, a bit way-laid, would be an understatement. But, it's a new year, and I hope to be more present, both in my daily and my virtual life.
Over the holidays, I was contacted by Vee Cecil, a fellow Kentuckian and personal coach who writes a wellness blog called My New Well, She has written my featured guest post this week about women and girls with ADD/ADHD and has offered some sound tips on organization. I know that I personally use her tip on cleaning -- listen to podcasts to pass the time -- and it helps considerably.
Please enjoy Vee's post and leave comments for her.
If you would be interested in writing a guest post, please send me an email.
ADHD is a neurobiological disorder that affects both children and adults, though symptoms often first begin during childhood, especially for boys. Symptoms of ADHD commonly include inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. For adults, ADHD makes it difficult to manage time, set goals, keep a job, maintain relationships, and be organized.
Disorganization is Especially Problematic for Girls and Women with ADHD
Maria Yagoda is a writer for The Wire, The New York Times, and Al Jazeera America. She also has ADHD. In her article on the ways in which ADHD is different for women, Yagoda explains that women develop ADHD symptoms later in life and have symptoms such as disorganization and forgetfulness that are different than those experienced by men. As she puts it, "ADHD does not look the same in boys and girls. Women with the disorder tend to be less hyperactive and impulsive, more disorganized, scattered, forgetful, and introverted."
In fact, many ADHD symptoms may not be present in girls until college, when the organized home life structure disappears and estrogen levels increase. Sari Solden, therapist and author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder explains, "girls see their trouble prioritizing, organizing, coordinating, and paying attention as character flaws. No one told them it's neurobiological."
Yagoda echoes those sentiments: "I considered these traits – my messiness, forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, important document-losing – to be embarrassing personal failings… I maintained a room so cluttered that fire inspectors not only threatened to fine me $200 if I didn't clean, they insisted it was the messiest room they had ever seen (boys' included!) in their 20 years of service." She has found that ADHD medication and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have helped her to become more functional.
Organization Tips
Yagoda's story may resonate with those who have ADHD or those who have yet to be diagnosed but who have extreme difficulty being organized and prioritizing. There are a few things you can do to get organized if you have ADHD. Here are some helpful tips:
- Make brief to-do lists: Avoid feeling overwhelmed by the need to be organized by making lists of no more than five organization tasks on an index card. This tip also will help you better manage your time because you will only be doing a small number of tasks at a time. Work through the card and discard it when you're finished so you feel a sense of accomplishment.
- Begin by taking small steps: For people with ADHD, it's best to start small when attempting to get organized. Set a small organization goal to achieve daily. Maybe it's to put your toothbrush and toothpaste away after you use it. Maybe it's to line up all of your shoes. Maybe it's to put your towel back on the rack instead of leaving it on your floor. Make a conscious choice to make your small organization step a daily habit and then start increasing the number of steps you're taking when you're ready.
There's no shame in starting small and taking your time. In fact, this guide for helping children with ADHD get organized suggests a 30-day plan, in which you tackle one area of your home at time, may be the best way to go about organizing your living space.
- Bank online: Forgetting to pay bills or deposit checks can wreak havoc on the financial status of a person with ADHD. One of the best ways to get organized and have less clutter on your desk is to make use of online banking. Stop paper statements so you have less paperwork. Use direct deposit and automatic payments. You may even want to choose a software solution or app to help you manage your finances or invest in a receipt or document scanner so you don't have to deal with paper receipts.
- Use motivational strategies while organizing: Sometimes people with ADHD find it easier to get organized if they use timers or music while they are physically organizing their space. You may set the timer for shorter times at the beginning and then add minutes as you progress. Or, you may choose to organize until a certain number of songs have played.
It also may benefit people with ADHD to commit to organization by using positive reinforcement or rewards. Maybe you'll make a date with friends or indulge in a sweet treat after meeting your personal organization goals for a week. Each person's motivational strategies are different, so choose what you know best will inspire you to get organized.
Getting organized is not something that people with ADHD can achieve overnight. But, it is something that you will be able to do if you take small steps and make a commitment to getting and remaining organized. You'll feel a sense of accomplishment and find yourself spending less time looking for things, feeling less overwhelmed, and being more productive.
Vee Cecil is a personal trainer and wellness coach who is passionate about all things health-related. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and two children. She enjoys sharing her knowledge about health and wellness on her blog.


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Our love of the San Juan Islands; Passing it On.
Opening day of freshwater fishing and we had the grandkids out for some fun.
We are fortunate to have three of our grandchildren living on Fidalgo Island with us. They are Daneil age 7, Darrin age 5, and Serenity age 4. Daneil and Darrin have become old salts on our sailboat having spent most every weekend last summer with us out sailing. Daneil really surprised me when he decided that he wanted to fish with my favorite light fishing pole (a christmas present from Ken) so I fastened a 1 oz sinker on the end and showed him how an openfaced reel worked.
I have to admit I was pretty nervous the first few times he threw that weight, just waiting for him to smack the tip and break it, but he really surprised me. After only 3 or 4 throws he had it down, and in about an hour was actually hitting spots I told him to aim for. Since he showed such an aptitude for casting, and Darrin was hot to try too, Ken and I decided that fishing poles surely were the best bet for Christmas presents this year.
We decided that Heart Lake just up behind our house, was the best bet for this trip. My son Sam and his wife Shanon brought the children and met Ken and I at the lake. Ken got the dinghy off the truck and into the water ready for him and the boys. Ken paddled out and the boys commenced fishing while I stayed on the bank with Serenity and thoroughly enjoyed watching my son teach his daughter to fish.
As I was watching my son teach his daughter to cast her pole, I was struck with so many memories of me doing the same thing with him. I am so happy that the time I spent with my children has grown in them a love for camping, fishing, the outdoors, and now that Sam is up here in the San Juans, a love of sailing.
He is incredibly patient and makes it so much fun for Serenity. He is casting a spinner just next to Serenity's bobber, trying to entice a fish to come this way. Serenity on the other hand could care less about a fish, she just likes to make the bobber bounce. This game went on for quite some time and finally we decided to put a spinner on her pole and let her cast and reel all she wanted. She got pretty good at it by the time we left.
Meanwhile, Ken and the boys were hard at it and Daneil caught his first fish. Ken is also extremely patient, and truly enjoys sharing his love and passion for all things outdoors with the grandsons. They are his little shadows and all but idolize him, (as grandsons will do), and he really loves to have them around.
We left after about two hours but it was a very successful trip, Daneil caught the fishing fever, Darrin learned to cast, and Serenity can't wait to go again.
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As we were driving home I happened to notice some ferns that looked to me like fiddleheads and Ken spied some stinging nettles. We pulled off the road and sure enough I was in a huge patch of what I believed were Lady Ferns. I did not have my copy of Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast with me so I only harvested about fifty fiddleheads, just in case they were actually braken ferns. Ken pulled on his rubber gloves and commenced to harvest a very nice batch of stinging nettles and we knew we had the side dish and veggies for dinner all taken care of. I have been looking forward to some Fiddleheads so I could try out a new recipe idea I had for them. Chris Troutner was pulling up just as we arrived so I didn't even have to get the book out for identification. Yay! Time to try Fiddleheads with Peppers and Pasta.
This was just one day of the many that we are so fortunate to enjoy here. Our love of the outdoors and our passion for sufficiency as a lifestyle makes everyday a wonder, and seeing it anew through the eyes of the grandchildren makes it all worth the effort.

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A state district judge set bail at $100,000 Tuesday for a former Garland police officer charged with manslaughter, even though prosecutors were willing to accept bail as low as $10,000.
Judge Lena Levario refused to lower the bail for Patrick Tuter, 33, citing public safety as a concern.
Tuter is accused of killing a man when he shot at him 41 times after a high-speed chase in August 2012. When Tuter was charged this week, it was the first time in more than 15 years that a Dallas County grand jury had indicted an officer in a fatal shooting.
The standard bail amount on a manslaughter charge is $25,000, but prosecutors agreed to a $10,000 bail because they didn't believe Tuter would flee if he posted bond. They said Tuter had been cooperative in the criminal and internal police investigations, as well as in the district attorney's investigation.
But Levario said she wasn't worried about whether he would return to court. "I'm concerned about public safety," she said.
On the night of Aug. 31, 2012, Tuter engaged in a half-hour high-speed police chase in an attempt to catch 25-year-old Michael Vincent Allen, who had a history of run-ins with law enforcement and had fled from Sachse police. The chase ended in a Mesquite cul-de-sac when Tuter's squad car crashed into Allen's truck and Tuter opened fire.
Tuter allegedly shot more than 40 times, reloaded twice and emptied three magazines, Levario said. Allen died of his gunshot wounds.
But Levario said Tuter also could have killed others, including a passenger in Allen's car, a civilian whose home was struck by a bullet and the other police officer on the scene, who sought refuge from the bullets behind his patrol car. Defense attorneys said the other officer was never in any real danger.
Garland police fired Tuter earlier this year after concluding he had violated the department's use-of-force and pursuit policies. Levario pointed out that he had been reprimanded once before for excessive force. Levario said she set the $100,000 bail with that in mind.
As a condition of bail, Tuter cannot work as a police officer or hold any job that requires him to use a weapon. He was booked into jail Tuesday.


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text: Well I don't know if there has already been a post on this subject but I just need to say this ! The other day I was on a 30 min ride and about half way in I had a chain malfunction with a broken link. So I pedaled to the closest major intersection with a service station and as I did not have a master link with me as I don't use them (very weak) nor did I have a chain breaker with me I had only one way that I know of to fix this and I needed a tool for that as well. Thinking that the service station would ether not have it or if they did they would not let me use it I thought it's worth a shot ! So I went in and told them of my situation and asked them if they had a hammer thinking no way in **** are they going to have it but to my shock they sure did and they let me use it as well ! So while I am doing this crude repair to my ride there were people going in and out of the service station store. Keep in mind that it is around 11:00 pm and I noticed a lady that had gone in the store and back out to her car but had not left and after about 5 min she very quietly says excuse me excuse me do you need help or like a ride somewhere ? Now you must also keep in mind that I am a long haired hippy type and she in her benz ! I kindly told her that I would be fine and thanked her for her offer to help ! I know that if it were me in the car I would have done the same but never expected for someone to offer to help me ! I was touched that a stranger was willing to help and I want to say thanks to all of you out there that would take the time to even at least offer to help someone who looks like they may need help ! So thank you ! And to the rest of you you should maybe think about if it were you that needed help ! Just sayin !