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 waste basket under the table, And notice that the basket is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the rubbish first.
But then I think,Since I'm going to be near the mailbox When I take out the rubbish anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my cheque book off the table, And see that there is only one cheque left.
My extra cheques 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 cheques, 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 fridge 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 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 counterThe flowers don't have enough water, There is still only 1 cheque in my cheque 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 darn 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 favour.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!
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