Tuesday, May 05, 2009

received from Edna, Cliff's cousin, in email

This describes me to a "T"

AAADD
KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!

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 then 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 Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye --they need water.
I put the Pepsi 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 Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
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.
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....

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:22 AM

    Hi Donna....it seems most anything you buy or have bought lately cannot be repaired...just replaced....and you and your garden are doing a wonderful thing....and as for weeding etc...early morning is a good time...early early morning...and since you are usually up anyway...weed before the sun shows up....LOL..listen to me...I am not a weeder...nor a very good gardener...but I give good advice LOLOL...happy day...hugs...Ora

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  2. Anonymous12:16 PM

    Hi Donna . . . Age is just a matter of mind...If ya don't mind...it don't matter... I LOVED what ya posted today about AAADD . . . VERY AMUSING ~ BUT ~ SO TRUE! ~ Owita

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  3. Does AAADD start in your 30's? You just discribed my day to a tea! It's good to know I'm not the only one....Small Farm Girl.(I think)

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  4. one upon s time we called that scatterbrain.

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  5. Lindie10:10 PM

    This has nothing to do with your blog. I watched Oprah today and saw something you might like. Go to http://www.unthinkfc.com and print out a coupon (you can print out two)for a free meal at KFC. (grilled chicken)Make sure you do it before 9 pm on Wed and turn off your pop up blocker. More about it on Oprah.com. Coupons are good for 10 days.

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  6. Have got to tell you, I'm only half that bad. As for keeping tract of details I have to keep notes. As for some of my day's planned activities I have to keep notes. As for my keeping so many notes I've reduced myself to thinking them naturally normal. trying to find an explanation for every thing I do isn't worth the time I could otherwise use for forgetting more impotent things. (smiles)

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  7. OH NOW YOU HAVE DESCRIBED WHAT MY AILMENT IS. WORSE THAN THAT IS NO KNOWN CURE.LOL SO WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.GRIN AND BARE IT.DONNA

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