- Losing thing on a trip with ADHD
If you’re on a trip, oh, say like to Maine, for example, and you’re out in the boondocks with very limited shopping opportunities around, and you can’t find some really essential items that you’re sure you packed, you could call Amazon and order them and pay an exorbitant price for two day delivery.
But it might be better to look in your suitcase again. In all of the pockets.
After that, if they don’t deliver in the two days, you can send the box back and you don’t have to pay, thank goodness.
2. Losing Things On the Job
Working in the hospital, my badge opened the doors to units 200 and 300, to let me in and out. I left unit 300 and went to 200, but when I came back to 300, I couldn’t find my badge. It stays clipped to my shirt pocket and must’ve gotten knocked loose when I pulled out a pen.
I went back to 200 and the nurse let me in. I searched everywhere I had been; no badge. So the nurse let me out. It must be on 300. The nurse let me in and I searched 300, everywhere I’d been. No badge.
Are you following this?
Embarrassed, I had to tell Chris, the wonderful 3oo unit clerk, that I’d lost my badge, and ask if she could order a replacement.
Chris asked me, ” So you went into 200?”
Yes.
“So you got out of 200 OK?”
Yes.
“Then you couldn’t get into 300?”
Right.
“And you looked in the hall?”
Yes, yes.
“Have you looked in your pockets?”
No.
Now, that was silly, ’cause my badge is clipped to my shirt and I would never ever put it in my pocket. At work in Santa Fe, I have my car keys in my back pocket and have made a habit of putting my work keys in my side pocket so I know where they are, but I would never, ever put my badge in my pocket.
Do you see where this is going?
I use frantic searching, whereas Chris uses logic. That is a strategy!
3. Losing things everywhere
If you lose your glasses, that’s bad. But before you go running around looking for them, you might want to check the top of your head. And if they aren’t there, you might want to check your face, like sitting on your nose.
Just saying.
doug
Obvious Comment O the Day:
That’s living with ADHD!
Weird Comment O the Day:
If you have ADHD, and don’t have a wife around, a good unit clerk is the next best thing.
Bonus Posts:
A Video! You need to watch this, especially Martha.
Question O the Day:
Does this stuff happen to anyone else?
#ADHD @dougmkpdp
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