Hello from the Big Apple
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:47 am
Greetings, all ~
Well, I'm new to this board and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm here with the hopes of getting my life in order (ha! That sounds so huge). I intend to steal all your good ideas! Though my apartment is only 400 sf, it is a cluttered mess and I feel like I'm drowning in quicksand. NYC is a fast-paced crowded and stressful place, and I'd rather have my apartment be a sanctuary from all of that, instead of the chaotic mess it is (and has been for a long time).
I'll be turning 50 this year (what??!!), am married, attending college, unemployed, and trying to start a business and work on some creative projects. My sleeping has always been an issue but has been totally out of whack these past 6 months or so. I've recently been grappling with the idea that I may have ADD - took an online assessment test and passed with flying colors, but I will have to get a doctor's opinion on that. Was never diagnosed with that before, am leery of such labels anyway, but -- if it's true, then what I've read recently about older adult women with ADD makes a lot of things about me and how I've (mis)managed my home and life make sense. Whether I am ADD or not, I know I need help. I used to have the book "Get Your Act Together" (given to me by a friend - what a hint!), read it, liked it, and didn't implement any of it. I later tried "FLYing," but none of the stuff I tried lasted very long at all, and that was about 10 years ago (I may have been a member of some similarly related boards but don't recall where, or what my username was). I have a feeling that index cards might work better for me - not sure, though! I usually only have enough energy to do the bare minimum I need to do, and I forget a lot of stuff. I don't want to grow old and never resolve these things - I'm still young and I want to enjoy my life and home, and have fun with my hubby. So, I know I need to get a handle on my organizing and time management - but I don't want my life to be all about cleaning, ugh!
So that's where my head is at right now, I will be sharing and asking for advice and hopefully putting some changes in motion. Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!
Well, I'm new to this board and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm here with the hopes of getting my life in order (ha! That sounds so huge). I intend to steal all your good ideas! Though my apartment is only 400 sf, it is a cluttered mess and I feel like I'm drowning in quicksand. NYC is a fast-paced crowded and stressful place, and I'd rather have my apartment be a sanctuary from all of that, instead of the chaotic mess it is (and has been for a long time).
I'll be turning 50 this year (what??!!), am married, attending college, unemployed, and trying to start a business and work on some creative projects. My sleeping has always been an issue but has been totally out of whack these past 6 months or so. I've recently been grappling with the idea that I may have ADD - took an online assessment test and passed with flying colors, but I will have to get a doctor's opinion on that. Was never diagnosed with that before, am leery of such labels anyway, but -- if it's true, then what I've read recently about older adult women with ADD makes a lot of things about me and how I've (mis)managed my home and life make sense. Whether I am ADD or not, I know I need help. I used to have the book "Get Your Act Together" (given to me by a friend - what a hint!), read it, liked it, and didn't implement any of it. I later tried "FLYing," but none of the stuff I tried lasted very long at all, and that was about 10 years ago (I may have been a member of some similarly related boards but don't recall where, or what my username was). I have a feeling that index cards might work better for me - not sure, though! I usually only have enough energy to do the bare minimum I need to do, and I forget a lot of stuff. I don't want to grow old and never resolve these things - I'm still young and I want to enjoy my life and home, and have fun with my hubby. So, I know I need to get a handle on my organizing and time management - but I don't want my life to be all about cleaning, ugh!
So that's where my head is at right now, I will be sharing and asking for advice and hopefully putting some changes in motion. Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!
