DO you have A.A.A.D.D?
They have finally found a diagnosis for my
>condition. Hooray!!
I have recently been diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. !
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder...
This is how it goes: I decide to wash the car; I
> > start toward the garage and notice the mail on the
> > table. Ok, I'm going to wash the car. But first I'm
> > going to go through the mail. I lay the car keys
> > down on the desk, discard the junk mail and I
>notice
> > the trashcan is full. Ok, I'll just put the bills
> > on my desk and take the trashcan out, but since I'm
> > going to be near the mailbox anyway, I'll pay
> > these few bills first. Now, where is my checkbook?
> > Oops, there's only one check left. My extra
> > checks are in my desk. Oh, there's the coke I
> > was drinking. I'm going to look for those
> > checks. But first I need to put my coke further
> > away from the computer, oh
> > maybe I'll pop it into the fridge
> > to keep it cold for a while.
> >
> > I head towards the kitchen and my flowers catch my
> > eye, they need some water. I set the coke
> > on the counter and uh oh! There are my glasses. I
>was
> > looking for them all morning! I'd better
> > put them away first.
> >
> > I fill a container with water and head for the
>flower
> > pots - - Aaaaaagh!
> > Someone left the TV remote in the kitchen. We'll
> > never think to look in the kitchen tonight when
> > we want to watch television so I'd better put it
>back
> > in the family room where it belongs.
> >
> > I splash some water into the pots and onto the
>floor,
> > I throw the remote onto a soft cushion on
> > the sofa and I head back down the hall trying to
> > figure out what it was I was going to do?
> >
> > End of Day: The car isn't washed, the bills are
> > unpaid, the coke is sitting
> > on the kitchen counter,
> > the flowers are half watered, the checkbook still
> > only has one check in it
> > and I can't seem to find
> > my car keys! When I try to figure
> > out how comenothing got done today,
> > I'm baffled because I
> > KNOW I WAS BUSY ALL DAY LONG!!!
> > I realize this is a serious condition
> > and I'll get help, BUT
> > FIRST I think I'll check my e-mail...
> >
> > Please send this to everyone you know because I
>DON'T
> > REMEMBER TO WHOM
> > I'VE SENT THIS !!!
>