Recent Diagnosis...C.A.A.D.D

C. A. A. D. D.Recently, I was diagnosed with C. A. A. D. D. - ChildActivated Attention Deficit Disorder.This is how it manifests:I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward thelaundry room, I notice that there are cheerios allover the floor and my car keys are in the cereal bowl.I decide topick up the cheerios before I do thelaundry. I lay my car keys down on the counter, putthe cheerios in the trash can under the counter, andnotice that the trash can is full. So, I decide totake out the trash. But then I think, since I'm goingto be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I mayas well pay the bills first. I take my checkbook offthe table,and see that there is only one check left,my extra checks are in my desk in the office/playroom,so I go to my desk where I find a sippy cup full ofjuice.I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide Ishould put sippy cup in the refrigerator to keep itcold. As I head toward the kitchen with the sippy cup,a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--theyneed to be watered. I set the sippy cup on thecounter, and I discover baby wipes that I've beensearching for all morning. I decide I better put themback in the bathroom, but first I'm going to water theflowers.I set the wipes back down, filla container with waterand suddenly I spot the TV remote, one of the kidsleft it on the kitchen table. I realize that when theygo to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote asthey fight over who lost it, but I won't remember thatit's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it backin the den where it belongs, but first I'll water theflowers.I splash some water on the flowers, but most of itspills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down,get some paper towels and wipe up the spill. Then Ihead down the hall trying to remember what I wasplanning to do.At the end of the day: thelaundry isn't washed, thebills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juicesitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered,there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can'tfind the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don' tremember what I did with the car keys.Then when I try to figure out why nothing got donetoday, I'm really baffled because I know I was busyall day long, and I'm really tired. Don't laugh-- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming.