I’m a Tad Forgetful
I put items away for “safekeeping,” then cannot for the life of me find the items. I have walked around my home searching high and low for my sunglasses only to find that my sunglasses are perched on top of my head. Ooops. I have used my phone flashflight to find my “missing” phone. Doh.
Systems To Help with ADHD Deficits: Calendars
But I have systems and my systems have subsystems. I use an online calendar for work, another for my business, and yet another for my personal life. That’s three calendars…count ’em three! The trick is to sync all three calendars. So when I create an calendar entry I send it to all 3 calendars. I’m not saying I never miss an event but I miss very few events. As a new mom, I lived by my mom calendar…now you can even get a Digital Mom Calendar!
Systems To Help with ADHD Deficits: Storage Devices
From the time, I was little I have always had systems to keep track of my possessions. Some were put in place by my parents. In my childhood bedrooms, I had:
- Bookshelves for books, doll collections, toys, and souvenirs
- Wardrobe for clothes and shoes (Coats and jackets were always stored in the downstairs hallway)
- Toy box
- Bedside table for glasses, retainer, and books
When I had kids of my own, I added storage devices to their bedrooms, playroom, and even the minivan!
Systems to Help with ADHD Deficits: Bookshelves
My children were gifted bookshelves engraved with their names from their grandparents. Each child had this special bookshelf in his/her bedroom. These sturdy wood bookshelves held many books.
Systems to Help with ADHD Deficits: Moving Books as Child Ages
When my oldest was a baby, we read books all day. We read before naptimes. We read books during the day. We read books before bed time. While most of the books were stored on her bedroom bookshelf, we kept others in the family room. My oldest progressed from enjoying baby board books to toddler books.
I got pregnant with my second child and immediately started feeling “nesting” urge. My husband was adamant that our first child needed to stay in her Winnie the Pooh bedroom. Truthfully, she loved everything about her bedroom from the Pooh border to the Pooh mobile to the Pooh lamp. I knew she was about to experience so many changes with the new baby, so agreed to let her stay in her Winnie the Pooh bedroom. But, we did move all the books she had outgrown to the new baby’s room. Don’t worry she got more books including preschool books!
What is your hack for solving an ADHD deficit?
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