The word of the week is club, and this one, while fictional, treads a little closer to reality in points than maybe it should. I think we have all been here a time or two, and this is the story of our narrator that gets a little overwhelmed by all the things they need to get done…
I started the day, the week, the month even, with a plan, and then life snuck up behind me with a club, bashing me over the head a few times.
I can’t blame reality, as in retrospect, as everyone else knew that I had bitten off more than I could chew, and scheduled more social engagement than any introvert would tolerate.
It took a single addition for what I felt were carefully laid plans, but were more like block activities stacked precariously by a toddler, to come tumbling down around my feet.
With too many options to choose, no way to prioritize, and a panic that it all had to be done now, I did what I do best in these situations, that is to say, nothing at all.
Paralyzed with indecision the tasks piled up, becoming an insurmountable wall of things to do, so high that I could no longer see anything, even that things that bring me joy.
I reacted at first like the toddler who stacked my to do list, crying, and then I threw half my list out, as I accomplished the rest slowly, in mourning for the tasks that wouldn’t be, in large part, due to untreated ADHD.
Hello Hello, it’s ADHD awareness month, which I just realized, because it snuck up on me again, even though I knew it was coming, and is the same month every year…wonder why?
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Wonderful portrayal of ADHD! My husband and son and, to a lower extent, my daughter all suffer with it. And I? I’ve learned to be a steady calming influence for all of our sake. Thanks for this!
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Very, very well constructed Six.
ADHD … big discussion and one that should be done repeatedly beyond the annual days…will not tire you or the readers with my thoughts, but a big question mark is: How willing are we to accommodate, accept and live together with Different?
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I can relate totally to this. Well told.
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as some of ours friends might say: The here and now is available in individually-packaged sizes. All for our own choosing, if we can but remember to take just enough for the moment at hand.
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Nice description of carefully laid plans as “block activities stacked precariously by a toddler”. Most of the stuff on my lists never get done.
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Well done
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I loved the line ‘ scheduled more social engagements than any introvert could tolerate’. I had a neighbor who went with her moods, one day she would be happy and planning all kinds of activities, and the next day she would be down and cancel them all.
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Any of us can plan way too much into a week, or even a day. Live and learn and do it a bit differently next time, right?
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I’m an introvert, and I can relate to scheduling in too many things. I’ve learned what my limits are better now.
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Countless times I’ve convinced myself I can accomplish what on paper, appears impossible! Sometimes I come close. Other times? Not so much, lol. I’ve realized the key to success lies in the order in which I tackle my tasks/projects. Makes a huge difference. Altogether different from social events but perhaps the same principle can be applied?
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