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AAADD
I knew there had to be a name for it. This is cute. I don't suppose there is
a cure for it.
Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it
manifests:
I decided to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I spotted the mail
on the hall table. I should go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay
the car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the trash can under the
table, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I put the bills back on the
table and take out the trash first.
Since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, I might
as well pay the bills first. I see my checkbook on the table, but there is only
one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go to my
desk, where I find the bottle of juice that I had been drinking. I'm going to
look for my checks, but first I need to push the juice aside so that I don't
accidentally knock it over. But the juice is getting warm, and should be put
in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
Heading toward the kitchen with the juice, a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye. They need to be watered. I set the juice down on the
counter, and find my reading glasses, for which I've been searching all
morning. I had 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. Tonight when we sit down to watch TV, we will be looking for the remote,
but nobody will remember that it's on the kitchen table. I should put it back
in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I splash some
water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I put the remote
back down on the table, and get some towels to 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 bottle of juice sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered, there
is still only one check in my checkbook, I can't find the remote, I can't find
my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
I'm trying to figure out why nothing got done today; it's quite baffling because
I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I know 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, will you?
Forward this message to whoever you think might enjoy it, because I don't
remember who I've already sent it to.
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