Hi! I'm Shani · ADHD Harmony™

Hi! I'm Shani

I joined the group a couple of months ago, but in my usual procrastination-meets-ADHD way, I didn’t really dive in until last week…and it’s taken me until now to introduce myself.

I live in Miami, Florida, in the USA. I have three kids and several kitties that are foster fails. I work as a freelance grant writer, but honestly, I don’t love it and don’t feel particularly successful at it. At this point…now in my early 50s…I’m still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up, which has been a lifelong struggle.

I enjoy reading (especially historical fiction), paddleboarding, and listening to classic rock and ‘80s music.

I haven’t been formally diagnosed with ADHD, but after years of frustration…struggling to get things done unless there’s a deadline, having a hard time starting things even when I’m interested, not being able to organize my own space (even though I can organize others’), and getting so overwhelmed that I just shut down…I’m starting to think this may be what’s been going on. Talking with a friend who has ADHD really helped me connect the dots.

What I’m hoping to get out of ADHD Harmony is learning how to manage that overwhelm so I don’t shut down and end up accomplishing nothing. I want to be able to follow through on things without hitting a wall of frustration and self-criticism, and also finally start tackling the chaos and clutter in my home in a way that actually feels doable.

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