MsAdventures: A Lady with Plans, A Jackhammer and ADD

Day 3

2011-09-06T23:30:00.000-07:00

Had a slightly productive day. Arrived home last night from a lovely day in Stinson with my family including a small hike almost to Table Rock. My neck felt decent but the girls were wiped out. No surprise there. 3 days a Papa Bears Summer Camp can wear you out!

Today was mostly soccer momish but I did manage to arrange to meet with the engineer I need a sign off on my plans. We are going to to build a safe and powerful backyard fence that will alter our lives by blocking the horrible Lombard street traffic noise and provide a structure to plant a privacy hedge. I am utterly desperate to start this project. The uglyness and noise of this road and our back yard drives me nuts. I am obsessed with making this hard to improve space into a beautiful new playyard for the girls. Right now it just a noisey piece of uglyness.

I was proud of myself for my kitchen tidy up this evening. I have a hard time at the end of the night mustering up the energy to clean up. It is so gross to start the day without a fresh house and I struggle with that.

What helped move me along was liltening to adhdsupport talk radio. Tara McGillicudy is wonderful and her guests are most helpful. The podcast I chose was about finishing projects and it drove home some of the many issues that I struggle with. Fortunately, I am getting closer to making sincere progress. Including my backyard project. I am most certainly being cautions, informed and through. I get to meet with both the grass people, and an engineer tomorrow. I have consuted with a nouse reduction consultant. i have thoughtfully sketched out design ideas, sourced materials and visited salvage yards. Ideally, this blog will be more about my projects then the struggle I have completing tasks.

I am eager to get far enough along in the planning stage to share the yard transformation on my blog.

Until tomorrow,

Ms.Adventures

Day 2 The Long Files

2011-09-05T00:18:00.000-07:00

I will keep this brief..primarily because I am tired but also because talking about filing papers for the entire year and some of 2010 is boring

Something like this

Folders $5
Movies to watch while I am filing $10
Online Shopping and Internet Surfing to waste time $45.
Actually finishing a task that have been putting off for 8 months- Priceless

Thank You and Good Night

Day 1: Neck Pain, SIlent House and Blog is Here!

2011-09-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

I'm brimming with half baked plans that need to be brought to fruition. Otherwise I will go crazy(er )

Mission Statement:

Ms Adventures strives to creatively document her ascent into finished tasks, clean kitchens, arriving on time and most importantly, all things I hope to design.

I will refrain from excessive photos of my children that could attract horrible people. I will commit to a daily entry for the next 100 Days. I will edit my videos so that my bum looks not SO big. If I get one follower that is not a member of my family or my three friends I will be so shocked that I will probably send them money (If I can remember to buy stamps.)

Pledge of the Completion Challenged Mind Wandering Blogger

I do solemely swear

To take my meds

To make my bed

To return calls to friends

To speak in sentences that have a clear end.

Is that one right now?

I do solemly swear to demonstrate how to use a jackhammer

(as soon as i figure out how.)

I swear not to write bad poetry

Wait a minute

Oh crap.

I guess my first entry could be qualified as my setting up my blog. It's taken most of the morning. I'm not very competent with anything computerish. hence, my use of the word computerish. I have a unique scenario. I'm holed up in San Francisco with a horrible bad neck that feel like whiplash. It's better than it was yesterday but not by much. The kids have gone to Stinson Beach with Paul and I feel so scarily relieved to have this time. I wish I was a bit more mobile and in less pain but hey....Beggars cant be choosers. Maybe I will fake neck pain next time I need a break.

I did intend to devote this day to getting bills and filing done (another activity I can do without moving too much) but I am so delighted to have embarked on this "biglittle" challenge. If all goes well, day two will be photos of my completed files. Who knows? It could also be a rant about being in my pajamas and watching television AGAIN.

Getting things done for most people is challenging. For me, nigh impossible. Figuring out that I had ADD was such a relief. As you will see, I still have lots to learn. I'm writing and documenting this process because I am a frustrated non-functioning creative and I hope this blog will keep me motivated and dare to dream...Creating?

I am obsessed by design ......but most of my ideas and plans are locked in my brain. I'm hoping to figure out through this challenge how to turn ideas into reality and make things round here more purdy. I will share the process and the results both good and bad. Sadly, I will probably share spelling mistakes, sloppy grammar and a host of other annoying items that makes my schoolteacher mother lovingly disappointed and slightly annoyed. I need an editor, a makeup artist, a stylist and a lighting tech. Since I do not have these talents at hand you get to see and read some real treats. Probably you already have.

See you tomorrow.

Annie