Creative Side of AD/HD

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The BUT-FIRST Syndrome

It's called the  "But-First" Syndrome.  YOU know.  It's when you decide to do the laundry.  So you start down the stairs with the laundry, but then see the newspapers on the table.  OK, you'll do the laundry.

BUT FIRST...

you decide to put the newspapers away.  So on your way in to put the newspapers away, you notice the mail on the table.  OK, you'll put the newspapers away.

BUT FIRST...

you'll pay that bill that needs to be paid.  So you look for the checkbook. Oops...there's the glasses, dishes & ashtray from last night in front of the TV.  OK, you'll pay the bill.

BUT FIRST...

you need to put the dishes & stuff in the dishwasher.  You head for the kitchen.  Darn it, there's the remote for the TV.  What's it doing here? Okay, you'll put the dishes in the dishwasher.

BUT FIRST...

you need to put the remote away.  Head for the living room.  Aaagh!  Knocked over soda can and spill remainder on carpet. Okay, you'll put the remote away.

BUT FIRST...

you need to clean the soda from the carpet...

So, here's what happens at the end of the day...

Laundry not done, newspapers on the floor, dishes & stuff on the table, bills unpaid, checkbook still lost, remote left in cabinet where carpet shampoo was stored... And, when you try to figure out how come nothing got done all day,
you are baffled because........................... you KNOW you were
BUSY ALL DAY!!

(Author Unknown)

I want I want I want I want

I want to live as a responsible adult
In a clean house
With a healthy relationship
Feeling intrinsically good in a world where I'm OK, You're OK.

I wanna be Codependent No More on Melody Beatle,
Live my life 1 Day at a Time.
and Be Here Now,
But Invest for Tomorrow.

I want hugs from Leo Buscaglia to
Heal my inner child (Bradshaw)

I want to know where my purse,
my keys,
My ID,
My Schedule,
and my To-Do List
area at all times.

Balancing my checkbook,
having a checkbook.
Winning Friends and Influencing People
Thinking and Growing Rich
These are the arts that I wish to learn.

I need the power to heal my body
I need a god,
Green tea,
A healthy diet
And good sex

I want to bring out The Artist Within.
I want to know where exactly my
artist is located
And if I can get an artist transplant

But wait there's more

I want to have the Answers to ADD
Learn Time Management for Dummies
Know that I am not Crazy, Lazy or Stupid.
And enjoy my Adventures in Fast Forward

I want I want I want...

To right my neurological wrongs
That make being me a struggle.
And to reap all the benefits of ADD
Like the drive to write this poem.

© Yvette Granger, 2003

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