I Been Diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.

[GopherM]

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 th en 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 flowers,
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,


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,

the yard is flooded because someone left the water hose on all day,


Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,



I'm really baffled because I know
I was busy all 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....

Do me a favor.

Forward this message to everyone you know,
because I don't remember who the heck I've sent it to.

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

[LexiGirl75 (Premo)]

Wanted us to join you, huh?

[Gummie]

Dang! I was going to forward an E-mail to someone, but I read this and now I can't remember what it was or to whom I was going to send it.

[Mousebaby (Premo)]

OMG!! Who's been following me and writing about my day????

[belvak (Premo)]

OMG!! Not all the way there yet, but between Hubby and I, we're pretty d**n close!! Thanks for the chuckle!! Now, where did I leave my beer?