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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: Static on October 11, 2007, 07:18:36 am
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Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!
Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys 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 check book off the table,
and see that there is only one 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 I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Coke aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over..
The Coke is getting warm,
and I decide to 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 water.
I put the Coke on the counter and
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 spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll 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 on the table,
get some 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 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 damn day,
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....
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!
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I LOVE IT!!!!!
This is too cute.
Have a great day,
Lynn
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My day is here!!! I love it. It explains why I get very little done.
Brendalu
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Oh, Karen, you're so stinkin funny! Great story....think I know it well. Wouldn't it be hysterical if it was videotaped and you could watch it in fast forward or backward????
Put your feet up and relax!!! ;D
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Thanks for the laugh!! It's so true. Sounds like everyday for me and a few other people I know. Now I'm off to find that warm diet coke.....
:D Mary
2cm An, Middle Fossa, HEI, Dr. Brackmann, 05/24/05
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Static,
I just wanted to say, oh, wait a minute the dog's water bowl is empty...
Rob
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oh, heck... already there! :D
..................dang it... forgot to say "hi Karen!" ;)
Phyl
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I feel like this at work sometimes .. as the senior person in my group ... I always get asked questions or asked for help .. the next thing I know.. its time to go home My work is not done .. but I helped get everyone else's done...uggg......
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very funny. I've seen this go around via email a few times. My friends who are also experiencing AAADD tell me at least I can say, "well I had brain surgery, what's your excuse" LOL
Patti UT
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that's exactly what my day is like LOL I have diagnosed myself with both AN brain and meno-brain (menopause >:() It's a wonder I can remember my own name.
Karen, is that a new puppy in your profile pic?
Cheryl
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Cheryl that is a new puppy and they look so sweet together...Thanks for sharing Karen!
M
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Static your funny..... :)
except I tend to do the same thing but I do it because if I don't do it then I will forget so like you I put it down so I can do the task before I forget but then I forgot what I was doing last.
It is the AN ::) Got to blame the AN not our age I will be 57 in 2 months
Eve
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What?
Captain Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/pirate2.gif)
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Yep, new puppy, I just put a new picture in today of her alone so you can see especially how cute she is :) Zoey is so happy to have a her new sister, Roxy, to run around and get in trouble with; they have lots of fun together!
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OK, I was laughing just SO hard at this! It is me. I am printing out the text to show my hubby. hee! -It's also why I have two master lists, one on my desk and one in my bag. I would NEVER accomplish a thing otherwise.
Deb, I was laughing and then saw your post. I went into overdrive laughing! Almost gave myself a headache it was so funny!!!
I so needed this laugh. Thanks SO much guys!
I love your PUP!! Congratulations on your new family member!
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I just keep doing this:
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/rosie_eating_chocolates_lg_clr.gif)
til it goes away!
Capt Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/pirate2.gif)
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I've tried that. It didn't work. But, I guess I'll keep trying.
Static, that is the cutest puppy! I have a golden retriever too and I remember when she was little and fuzzy like that. Now she looks more like a coffee table than a dog, but that's because my 19 month old thinks it's fun to feed Jenni her cookies and cheerios or whatever she happens to get her hands on. If I didn't have a serious case of the above named disorder, I'd figure out how to put a picture of her on there.... maybe when I'm done with 20 other things that have to get done yesterday.
Now, why did I come in here again....
Lori :-\