Woot woot, I got a blog!!

Welcome to my world! I'm a recently single mom of 2 charmingly obstinate children who keep me pretty busy, constantly entertained, and I'm just going to come out and say it, drive me crazy. I have a mind that works at warp speed and at any given moment I could be rearranging a room in my house, developing a brilliant new business idea, organizing a themed party, creating a recipe for homemade foot scrub and making a mental reminder to start another to do list... all in my head. I love being crafty and creative, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I wish I could turn it off! Perhaps I forgot to mention that I have ADD? If you couldn't tell already (or from my blog title), I am very easily distracted and lose focus almost as soon as I gain it. It has definitely gotten worse since having kids, as my mind seems to feel increasingly scrambled lately.
Recently however, I have tried to think of having ADD a little differently after listening to some cds by a psychiatrist specializing in the "disorder" (of all the disorders to have, this is hardly at the top of the bad list, hence the quotes...if you could see me right now, I'd be doing air quotes). Of course I can't remember the name of the doctor or the title of his book/cd, otherwise I would link it (there is another thing to add to that to do list!). Anyway, I really related to the way he described how an ADD mind works. I had no idea that many people who have ADD tend to also be incredibly creative. I guess you could say I had an "aha moment" and that was when I started to think of it more as a blessing than a curse. Instead of constantly being frustrated that I can't seem to finish many things I start, I am really trying to just be grateful for all of those great ideas (that keep me distracted from my other great ideas). I can't do it all, but maybe I can at least blog about it.  Well, probably more like half of it (I have projects that distract me from my projects and I'm not ashamed to admit it!).

To get all of my creative ideas out so I can go back and find them, an insurmountable task pre-blog world, would be a humongous accomplishment.  For me, ADD makes completing things.... Let's say "a challenge."   Ok, it's practically impossible for me to finish anything without the help of stimulants.   Don't hate.
So that's a pretty general idea of what my blog is about and why I'm starting it, but you can think of it more as a "treasure blog."  You will find all kinds of cool stuff, some unexpected little nuggets I'm sure, and even I don't know what lies ahead.  Yes, I just made up treasure blog. 


xo