Monday, September 29, 2008

A.A.A.D.D

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!
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 f lowers,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 darn 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!

My friend sent me the above email the other day and I loved it. Well, because it was totally me :-)

1 comment:

Dacia said...

I got the same email before and I laughed out loud!