An Orgaization Book for those of us with ADD

Organizing Solutions for People With Attention Deficit Disorder: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized by Susan C. Pinsky



My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book had some good ideas for those of us that are ADD. Mainly it was first to purge what you don't use, then when you store it, have it out in the open where you can see it - like open shelving. I had done this with my spices - not having them hid in a cabinet but have them in a spice rack that is on the wall of my pantry. Though it may not "look" the best, it will help you function better and I have found that this is true, already doing this without knowing it was something that would benefit a person with ADD. Unfortunately I didn't finish the entire book (due to my ADD I would suppose!) but I will check it out from the library again and finish it.



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A School Play

Little Man had a performance yesterday with his school in helping the director in her bible story.  They all did a good job!  It was Jesus calling his 12 disciples.  Above is a picture of him in his costume as one of the disciples.

Here he is in the boat, casting their nets into the sea.

The disciples all gather around Jesus.

The cast.

Our favorite star of the play!

The Last Night Launch of the Space Shuttle

This was the view we had this morning of the last night space shuttle launch.  The Rocket Scientist set his alarm to get up to see it at 4:00am, and he wasn't about to miss it.  It was beautiful, as always, seeing the bright glow above the houses, then seeing the glow fade into the sky.  The space program is uncertain, with the President's recommendations in ending major programs.  Many jobs will be lost if it goes his way, but we are praying for God's will to be done and we know it is in His hands.  All we can do is pray.

Artful Thursday

It is Artful Thursday again!  Another day to assemble some things I have and create a little art out of it.  I love this challenge.  It had me thinking, that I wanted to do something decorative for Valentine's Day, yet use things I already had on hand.  I printed out some valentine images, gathered some vintage buttons, some vintage forget-me-nots, some sparkly ribbon twine and some adhesive.  I stopped by a little antique store by my house last week and was SO sad to learn that they were going out of business. A few things were half off - so I picked up this little tin jello mold and crafted all of these things together.

I think it turned out so simple and cute.  I placed it in my little sock monkey's hands, which my friend made me for Christmas.

Funny --Art Imitating Life

You learn something new every day...

Getting pictures from my camera to my computer has always been an ordeal for me.  I have a digital SLR that I love, but to take pictures off of it and upload them into a file on my computer always took A LOT of time.  I wondered how people that had blogs and those taking a photo a day had the patience to deal with it.  I had been using the program on my computer to do this, and some friends said that I was doing it all wrong.  So I took their suggestions and tried it out today.

 I took some pictures with my little point and shoot camera, took out the memory card (didn't know you had to push down on it to make it pop up to take it out), and put the memory card in the card reader on my new computer. It has 4 slots for memory cards and I picked the smallest one and it fit! Then I went on my computer files, figured out I better click on E drive, clicked on one folder that was empty -- now I'm hoping the other file has the photos in it -- opened up the next file and there they were! I'm so proud of myself. This was WAY easier than using the program on my computer to open up pics and move them around. I can upload pics from my iPhone now also! Those pics aren't as good, but hey - at this stage of the game I'm not complaining! Now to stay perfectly still so these photos aren't so blury!

The New Diet Rocks and a Banana Oat Muffin Recipe!

I must say, I just LOVE my new iPhone!  I had an iPhone touch, so I already had some apps on there, but now with internet ALL OF THE TIME I have found that this iPhone is indispensible!  I just love it.  One of the apps I found was MyFitnessPal.  It is like online journalling, where you keep track of all of the foods you eat in a day and the amounts.  You just put in what your current weight is, what you want it to be, and how many pounds you want to lose in a week.  I said i wanted to lose two pounds in one week, so it suggested I go on a 1200 calorie diet, and by the end of February I should be at the weight I want to be (losing around 14 pounds was a good start I thought).  I must say, it is easy to follow and I know how much I have at the end of the day, and I can lower my calorie intake in the morning if I am going out that evening (like tomorrow), and I LOST 4 POUNDS the first week!  Yippee!  I know this next week will not be as much, but this is something I can stick with, for sure.  I made some Banana Oat Muffins, and used my allrecipes app in the kitchen to find the recipe and to follow it. :-)  So here it is, I'm sharing it with you.  People had other suggestions of how they fix these, but I made them as is, and my recipe came to 18 muffins, making them 130 calories each instead of 12 muffins being 200 calories each.

Banana Oat Muffins

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
Directions

1.Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt.

2.In a large bowl, beat the egg lightly. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Add the mashed banana, and combine thoroughly. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper bake cups, and divide the batter among them.

3.Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 18 to 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 200
Total Fat: 7.5g
Cholesterol: 19mg