> > >> Subject: AAADD - Do you have it?

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> 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 that there is mail on the

> porch

> > >> table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.

> > >>

> > >> I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

> > >>

> > >> I lay the car keys down 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 checkbook 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 that I had 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. I see that the Coke is

> > >> getting warm, and I decide I should 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 to be watered.

> > >>

> > >> I set the Coke down on the counter, and I 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 I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen

> >table.

> > >>

> > >> I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will 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 down 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

> > >> * the floor is soaked

> > >> * there is still only one check in my check book

> > >> * I can't find the remote

> > >> * I can't find my glasses

> > >> * I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

> > >> * The yard is flooded

> > >>

> > >> Then 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.

> > >>

> > >> Do me a favor, will you?

> > >>

> > >> Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember

> to

> > >> whom it has been sent.

> > >> Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

> > >>

> > >> GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.

> > >> GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

> > >> LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!

> > >>

> > >>

>

> OH, BUT WE HAVE FUN GETTING "OLD" OR ADVANCED IN YEARS !!!!

That's great!! Thanks for sharing. Celeste

So, how did you Mom get ahold of my daily diary? Geez. lol

Too cute!!! Sounds like me on a good day, LOL!!!!

Thanks for sharing! Laughing indeed is therapeutic!

Cindy