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This sounds just like my mom!



AAADD

Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests: I decided to wash my car. As I started toward the garage, I spotted the mail on the hall table. I should go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay the car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the trash can under the table, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first. Since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, might as well pay the bills first.

I see my checkbook on the table, but there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go to my desk, where I find the bottle of juice that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the juice aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
But the juice is getting warm, and should be put in the refrigerator to kept it cold. Heading toward the kitchen with the juice, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye. They need to be watered. I set the juice down on the counter, and find my reading glasses, for which I've been searching all morning. I had 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. Tonight when we sit down to watch TV, we will be looking for the remote, but nobody will remember that it's on the kitchen table. I should 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 put the remote back down on the table, and get some towels to wipe 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 bottle 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 my glasses, - and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. -I'm trying to figure out why nothing got done today; -it's quite baffling because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. - I know this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, - but first I'll check my e-mail.

lol, I'm starting to develop a touch of that!

Darn, I thought I turned that web cam off in my house! Guess got side-tracked.

That's me alright. This is how it really goes: Get up from the computer to get a drink. Stop to do a couple dishes, see a dirty hand towel in the kitchen, take it to the laundry room, notice the light on in the garage, and go tinker with a bike I'm working on. Washing machine buzzes, so I go check it, but notice that the dryer's not done yet. I put it on for another cycle and notice that the rabbit needs water. Get her dish and head back to the kitchen. Stop to fold a couple towels, and get drawn back to the computer. Start looking at the weather and my wife calls me from upstairs. Grab the folded towels and start upstairs. Dog starts whining to be let out. Put the towels down and let the dog out. Oh there's the rabbit water bowl. Take it to the kitchen, put the dry dishes away. Wife calls again, leave the rabbit bowl in the kitchen. Grab the towels to go upstairs. Dog starts barking to be let in. Put the towels down and let him in. Go back into the dining room, grab the towels and start upstairs. Wife wants to show me an advertisement for a sale in the sunday paper. That's nice. See a filled laundry basket. I'll take that down after I use the bathroom. More dirty towels in bathroom. grab them and put them in the basket. Stop to look at the TV. Realize I'm still thirsty and head downstairs without the laundry. Go thru the dining room and see the rabbit bowl. Grab it and take it to the kitchen. Who spilled juice on the counter? Look for a wash cloth. None. Go see if there's a clean one in the dryer. I left the light on in the garage. Stop to tinker with the bike again.........

Ed, life's a vicious cycle, ain't it?

coriolis wrote:That's me alright. This is how it really goes: Get up from the computer to get a drink. Stop to do a couple dishes, see a dirty hand towel in the kitchen, take it to the laundry room, notice the light on in the garage, and go tinker with a bike I'm working on. Washing machine buzzes, so I go check it, but notice that the dryer's not done yet. I put it on for another cycle and notice that the rabbit needs water. Get her dish and head back to the kitchen. Stop to fold a couple towels, and get drawn back to the computer. Start looking at the weather and my wife calls me from upstairs. Grab the folded towels and start upstairs. Dog starts whining to be let out. Put the towels down and let the dog out. Oh there's the rabbit water bowl. Take it to the kitchen, put the dry dishes away. Wife calls again, leave the rabbit bowl in the kitchen. Grab the towels to go upstairs. Dog starts barking to be let in. Put the towels down and let him in. Go back into the dining room, grab the towels and start upstairs. Wife wants to show me an advertisement for a sale in the sunday paper. That's nice. See a filled laundry basket. I'll take that down after I use the bathroom. More dirty towels in bathroom. grab them and put them in the basket. Stop to look at the TV. Realize I'm still thirsty and head downstairs without the laundry. Go thru the dining room and see the rabbit bowl. Grab it and take it to the kitchen. Who spilled juice on the counter? Look for a wash cloth. None. Go see if there's a clean one in the dryer. I left the light on in the garage. Stop to tinker with the bike again.........

Stephanie wrote:

coriolis wrote:That's me alright. This is how it really goes: Get up from the computer to get a drink. Stop to do a couple dishes, see a dirty hand towel in the kitchen, take it to the laundry room, notice the light on in the garage, and go tinker with a bike I'm working on. Washing machine buzzes, so I go check it, but notice that the dryer's not done yet. I put it on for another cycle and notice that the rabbit needs water. Get her dish and head back to the kitchen. Stop to fold a couple towels, and get drawn back to the computer. Start looking at the weather and my wife calls me from upstairs. Grab the folded towels and start upstairs. Dog starts whining to be let out. Put the towels down and let the dog out. Oh there's the rabbit water bowl. Take it to the kitchen, put the dry dishes away. Wife calls again, leave the rabbit bowl in the kitchen. Grab the towels to go upstairs. Dog starts barking to be let in. Put the towels down and let him in. Go back into the dining room, grab the towels and start upstairs. Wife wants to show me an advertisement for a sale in the sunday paper. That's nice. See a filled laundry basket. I'll take that down after I use the bathroom. More dirty towels in bathroom. grab them and put them in the basket. Stop to look at the TV. Realize I'm still thirsty and head downstairs without the laundry. Go thru the dining room and see the rabbit bowl. Grab it and take it to the kitchen. Who spilled juice on the counter? Look for a wash cloth. None. Go see if there's a clean one in the dryer. I left the light on in the garage. Stop to tinker with the bike again.........

And I thought I was bad!!! I got lost in the poat!!!

Now, where waww I? OH yes- off to the kitchen...