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staying calm
Here's the thing about ADHD:
If you're not very organised, your life will spiral completely out of control every time you turn your back, you won't ever remember to pay any bills, you'll forget all the events you were invited to until months later, and chaos will reign.
If you're very very organised and regiment yourself to the extreme...
you'll only forget to pay your bills for a few months, you'll find all the paperwork you'd forgotten about a little bit late, your letters will be opened eventually, you'll remember events by the skin of your teeth, and chaos will still reign.
(Just found a medical certificate that went missing back in May, a birthday card I was supposed to send to my sponsor child, a letter reminding me that my credit card is about to expire (in August) and don't forget to update my details before the next payment (in September) and many other things besides. *cries*)
If you're not very organised, your life will spiral completely out of control every time you turn your back, you won't ever remember to pay any bills, you'll forget all the events you were invited to until months later, and chaos will reign.
If you're very very organised and regiment yourself to the extreme...
you'll only forget to pay your bills for a few months, you'll find all the paperwork you'd forgotten about a little bit late, your letters will be opened eventually, you'll remember events by the skin of your teeth, and chaos will still reign.
(Just found a medical certificate that went missing back in May, a birthday card I was supposed to send to my sponsor child, a letter reminding me that my credit card is about to expire (in August) and don't forget to update my details before the next payment (in September) and many other things besides. *cries*)
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Gabrielle
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(Anonymous) 2010-10-31 01:55 am (UTC)(link)no subject
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I know I'd never have my occasional bursts of creativity if I were responsible enough to deal punctiliously with daily bull____. And I don't care about all the garbage that makes up 90% of what people want you to file and mail.
The folks who compute credit ratings think differently.
I just want to pay my bills, get new credit cards, update insurance details, renew licenses, pay contractors, and file taxes (and make payments) one time on 1 January each year so I'm not responsible for dealing with them each month. I feel like I could deal with it once a year.
I wouldn't give up the moments of inspiration just to be a better adult.