I'm Running Out of February

As February draws to a close, I am starting to realize that there's something wrong with this month.

Did you know that February had only 28 days in it? I feel positively robbed. I am so far behind accomplishing my list of goals for February it might as well be January.

Somehow I always fail to include downtime for disability when I make my plans. Silly, isn't it? So many days this month were spent doing nothing more than ticking and helping the kids between episodes. However...

The greatest obstacle between my goals and I is usually myself. February was no exception. I simply let ADHD knock me around like a toy dog in the back of a moving pickup truck.

If it wasn't for the ticking I'd set out to pull off a miracle. There's still time to burn the midnight oil. Instead, I'll be lucky to finish a few of my goals.

I'm not going to let it get me down, however. That's all I need - a bout of Depression while I wrestle with ADHD and Chronic Motor Tic Disorder. Instead I'll renew my efforts to focus on controlling my ADHD and see if I can talk Congress into extending February by a few days.

I'm guessing the latter task will be the easier of the two.

[Posted on the go with iBlogger from my lifesaving iPhone]



Comments

Anonymous said…
I am not sure about the idea of "planning for disability." Can you really predict when it's going to strike?

Look back over your goals, and, even though it's really late in the month, consider cutting some (or moving them to next month.) I would bet that if you looked at your Really Important goals--kids fed & taxi'd, homeschool done--you'd find you really did get a lot done this month.
February 25, 2009 8:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Based on the amount of difficult issue on the table for Congress, they might just enjoy the diversion...
February 25, 2009 9:11 AM
D.R. Cootey said…
Kat ~ Thanks for your comments. You'll find I visit the issue of goal making a lot on this blog. I have a tendency to discount the things I spend my time doing because they aren't usually on the list. Stupid, yes, but it's a bad habit.

For instance, the big goal I accomplished this month is turning my schedule around so that I sleep 1-9am. That is HUGE, yet as I typed what I wrote it wasn't fresh in my mind. Mostly, I have writing goals I want to finish and I expect them finished. ;)

Planning for disability is simply not filling my schedule up too much. I need to schedule down time. Open time. I need to allow for ticking episodes, family, etc. I'm quite horrible at it.


Richard ~ Thanks for dropping by. It was a nice surprise to read a comment by you.

I don't know about Congress enjoying the diversion. ;) I'd imagine if they undertake the task, they'd put it in committee and decide on it after 2010.

~Douglas
February 26, 2009 12:25 AM
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