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Plantdoc,
Cool, so the combination is working for you I take it!
My iPhone has an application on it called Sleep Cycle which is priceless and has definitely aided me in getting a better and more rejuvenating sleep and allows me to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to hit my day head-on. The challenge for me is trying to maintain and constantly getting 6-7 hours of sleep. I typically get about 4-5 hours – my doctor says that should get more but I find with getting more sleep that I get more irritable, edgy and cranky and that was just with our family pets. It wasn’t long before I reverted back to my normal and regular amount of sleep. Now things are back to normal and I function at my optimum level now – Concerta has played a part of that as well as my ADHD coach.
At one time, the ‘concept of time’ was not something I knew, understood or appreciated; however, these days, it is improving and getting better – not there yet but evolving.
Rushing around and being constantly in over-drive was driving me nuts – now I get to work about an hour before the office opens and ease myself into my day. Low level work such as filing, follow up and what not prior to the rush hitting me – that way, I come up to speed and can race with the big dawgs after that. Personally not a fan of pushing the pedal to the floor and running at full throttle all day long!
On my tasks reminders I have two – one 15 minutes prior and another on 5 minutes – that way I have plenty of time set aside to be on time. Another thing that seems to work for me is that when planning an appointment and the time that it takes to get there, I always add 15 minutes due to my lack of ability to conceptualize time and the amount that it takes to accomplish things.
Life is good and getting better,
Distracted66
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