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Can totally relate. The thing that kills me is that if we’d been born *boy* creative geniuses with forgetful and sloppy tendencies, we’d already have found understanding women to take care of all the mundane crap we can’t seem to wrangle on our own and allow the genius part to soar. Society is tough on women with ADHD. Stress saps your creative energy. So, just try to be gentle with yourself and set some realistic expectations with regard to fashion and style. Focus on the important stuff. Avoid leaving the house in a tizzy because of a dumb old fancy wardrobe snafu. Get a functional, comfortable, tag-free, easy-care wardrobe together that all matches so it won’t matter what’s clean or what’s dirty. There’s tons of this stuff in style right now, so you’re in luck! Comfort and confidence are sexy in any outfit. Have a small number of special outfits put together only for special occasions and give yourself twice or three times as much time as you think you need to get ready for those times. Keep your make-up and hair routines simple.
Choose and stick with special spots for all the important things you tend to lose. I hung a little basket off the inside front doorknob to keep keys and sunglasses in and then picked special spots in my purse for these items and others and it has made a HUGE difference.
Pay yourself compliments as often as possible. Celebrate the small victories. 🙂 Take the time to soothe yourself when things don’t go your way. Simplify and save your energy for rocking the world with your awesomeness. Hope some of this helps. Hang in there!
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