Get Off the Runway

For a lot of ADHD women in midlife, we’re managing the air traffic for everyone else’s lives.

The kids’ planes.
The aging parents’ planes.
The work planes.
The clients’ planes.
The household planes.

All while trying to remember where the hell we parked our own plane.

And here’s th...

I’ve been quiet lately.
Probably too quiet.

Back in March, lovely new people joined this community from the ADHD Toolbox group. Hello and welcome. And if you’ve been here a long time (or even if it just felt like a long time), thanks for waiting.

I’ve been on a semi-sabbatical.
Walking my walk, no...

Friday afternoon, I looked out our large window - taking a quick breather in between readying the kitchen for a family lunch.

A female cardinal was splashing in our backyard birdbath.

We never see cardinals so I knew this was special.

I called my daughter over.

Because cardinals are believed to ...