[MS.BEHAVIN]

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 Coke I’d been drinking.

I’m going to look for my checks,

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 refrigerator 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 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 Coke 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 damn 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 favor.

Forward this message to everyone you know,

Because I don’t remember who the hell I’ve sent it to.

Don’t laugh — if this isn’t you yet, your day is coming!

By the way I need to call the plumber the front yard is flooded again !

[mylife]

Thats a full day!

[HiJinx]

This is also known as ‘but first’ disease...as in, I’ll dump the trash, but first I’ll pay the bills, but first I’ll clean off the table, but first I need to...

You get the picture!

[luvie]

Too funny, Sis!
Have you been following me around???

[Kathy in Alaska]

AAADD....that would me, ms b. LOL!