AngelonaWing Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 An example of a typical day with Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down 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 checkbook off the table, and see that there is only 1 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 can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to put the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I 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 I spot the TV remote Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we 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 flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall to put the wet towels in the laundry. I put the towels away and return trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: ----the hose is still running, ----the car isn't washed, ----the bills aren't paid, ----there is a warm can of Coke 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 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. Quote
pam Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Then I for sure have this. Happens to me all the time. I almost wanted to ask..."have you been spying on me?" Edited October 8, 2008 by pam Quote
siouxz72 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 hahahahah!! And this is why I make lists!! :) I have to keep going back to the list to make sure I've done everything. Quote
pam Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 hahahahah!! And this is why I make lists!! :) I have to keep going back to the list to make sure I've done everything. And what if you set down the list while you go to do something and then can't find the list. Uh oh!!!!! Quote
AngelonaWing Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Posted October 8, 2008 LOL LOL I really did like this story... cause it does fit me to a T!!! Quote
siouxz72 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 And what if you set down the list while you go to do something and then can't find the list. Uh oh!!!!!haha!! I've got a solution for that! I keep it on the bar in the kitchen! :) see what a smarty I am?! Quote
siouxz72 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 LOL LOL I really did like this story... cause it does fit me to a T!!!No wonder we're friends!! it fits me to a T (shout out) too!!! Quote
pam Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 haha!! I've got a solution for that! I keep it on the bar in the kitchen! :) see what a smarty I am?! Unless one of the things on the list is to clean off the bar. hahahaha Quote
lilered Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 I met to respond to this earlier, but I forgot. Quote
lilered Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Unless one of the things on the list is to clean off the bar. hahahaha You have a bar? What time is happy hour? Quote
BenRaines Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Its your age Pam. You had to know that was coming. Ben Raines Quote
AngelonaWing Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Posted October 8, 2008 Ok now I need to wait for Pams come back for Ben! LOL Quote
siouxz72 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Unless one of the things on the list is to clean off the bar. hahahaha lol! Which it is if "clean the kitchen" is on the list.... but, you know, I make do. Quote
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