One of THOSE days...

I didn't write this, but when I read it I could totally relate!


Recently, I was diagnosed with C. A. A. D. D.
Child Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:

I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the
basement, I notice that there are cheerios all over the floor and my
car keys are in the cereal bowl.
I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my
car keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trash can under the
counter, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I decide
to take out the trash.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take
out the trash I may as well pay the bills first. I take my checkbook off
the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks
are in my desk in the office/playroom, so I go to my desk where I find a
sippy cup full of juice. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I
decide I
should put the sippy cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head
toward the kitchen with the sippy cup a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye - they need to be watered. I set the sippy cup on the
counter, and I discover baby wipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better
put them back in the bathroom, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I
set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot
the TV remote, one of the kids left it on the kitchen table. I realize that
after school when they go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote as
they fight over who lost it, 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 splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the
floor. So,I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up
the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't
paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter,
the flowers aren't watered, there is still only one check in my
checkbook,I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't
remember what I did with the car keys.
when 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.