I am trying to do 2 things at once and I really can’t. Watching “Who do you think you are” whilst writing this and I cannot concentrate on the tv, so having to keep rewinding it again and again! Even when I try to read a book I find I can get distracted and read the same paragraph over and over again and it still doesn’t sink in. I have given up reading books as I find it so difficult to take it in. Even if I do persevere, I put the book down and go to sleep and the next day I have no idea what is going on in the book. I also get this with the tv. My husband will say let’s we watch the next episode of something that we have been watching and I don’t have a clue. My brain is somewhere else most of the time. Do you think it could be called “the goldfish effect?”

Good morning guys!! I wanted to share something I'm doing in the chance it might help someone else 🥰 So what I've started doing is deciding what I want to get done that hour.. then setting a 20 minute timer and playing a playlist that is an hour long. Why? Because it gives my brain a 20-minute "buffer", if that makes sense. It takes ALL the pressure off. Because WORST CASE scenario, it takes my brain and body 20 minutes to warm up to even start the thing.. and I STILL have 40 minutes to complete it. So once 20 minute timer goes off, I immediately reset it. Then turn music back on. Anyway I wanted to share because I did that this morning. At first I set an hour timer but realized no..that's not quite right. Now as always, you might not have to get as nitty gritty/granular as me. But *I* do haha. If I want any sort of quality of life for myself as well (I always ALWAYS give it to daughter🥰). So all that to say, because I listen to the same playlist every morning now, my brain "recognizes" oh first song is for us (meaning me, inner child, subconscious etc😅) to start getting out of bed. Hard to explain but the bottom line is I'm both struggling AND finding ways that are changing the game for myself and all I want to do is help if possible! Bonus: the songs are basically self-affirming so it feels like I'm getting a big bang for my effort buck! And the fact is, by doing this protocol this morning, I was able to get out of bed moisturize face get stuff together to bring downstairs make it downstairs take vitamins prep water make protein oatmeal all in 20 minutes WITHOUT rushing. 🤯 while ALSO saying good morning to daughter etc.. and YES I still had intrusive thoughts but the music helped me go back to the music and dance a bit etc. The music "carried me" so to speak. Plus, every "rep" i do with the self affirming (but genuinely I like it so it doesn't feel preachy haha!) music, HAS to be helping me in some way! It is better to TRY that than to not try, right?🤔

It would be interesting to learn what hobbies and interests you have? I am a keen genealogist and have been researching my family tree for the last 30 years. I have a passion to recycle and reuse things like old tires and make them into something useful, although the tires are still in the production stage. I take old plastic bottles and make them into flowers. I have made portraits using tiny Hama beads (fuse beads (aka Perler, Nabbi, or Hama). And it can take over 25,000 beads to make one portrait. I have just got into making miniatures. My husband has ME and he is in a support group, where the members create art and once a year they display their work for 2 weeks. We make things as a family and some of our creations have been displayed in St. Albans Cathedral which has just finished. Unfortunately I haven’t sold anything but would love to get a commission to make a Hama bead portrait and work out how to frame them and ship them. I have many other crafts that I want to try but haven’t got around to yet, but there is time! Here are a few portraits I have made, do you recognise any of these people?

I’m just starting out, and my adhd has me struggling with content creation. I have everything else in place to have a successful business, but because I have a huge problem staying focused and my thoughts being all over the place I feel like it’s delaying my progress. I’ve got files and scattered between 2 phones and a laptop for my business, and I know there’s got to be a better way. Please help.