Money Management for Adults with AD/HD

Another great guide for folks like me. Also available as a downloadable PDF file.

Guidelines for Succeeding in the Workplace with AD/HD crossposted to Get That Job!

This document, provided by the National Resource Center on AD|HD, a program of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder), is an excellent resource for individuals such as myself, who deal with the symptoms of AD/HD every day. The entire guide is available for downloading as a PDF file, too.

The symptoms of AD/HD create special challenges for the adult in the workplace, just as they do for the child in school. To date, very little research has been conducted that provides adults with AD/HD empirically-based approaches to understanding and coping with workplace issues. Until scientifically-based guidelines are available, it may prove useful to follow the procedures commonly used by career counselors to guide individuals in selecting a job and coping with AD/HD on the job. This information and resource sheet will:

• offer tips for improving on-the-job functioning
• describe the rights of individuals under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• provide guidelines for making career choices

The assistance of a career counselor or a psychologist, social worker, or other health care worker with career counseling training is extremely helpful in understanding and maximizing these factors. Some individuals, however, may be able to carry out the steps discussed in this information and resource sheet with the help of questionnaires, checklists, and suggestions given in the career counseling books on the reference list.

The Holiday Spending Worksheet

SmartMoney.com | Consumer Action offers this worksheet to help you budget and keep track of your holiday spending. Seriously, it's available.

My Dreams Are Weirder Than Yours

So goes the tagline for this blog. For example --

I dreamt yesterday that I'd driven this white compact car in England, and somehow the tires got slashed. I didn't have any money to get the repairs done, and I panicked.

Fortunately, I was in the small town where Paul McCartney and his family lived. In fact, his mother lived in a historic house with several historic vehicles in the parking lot.

I found my way to this house, and I learned that Paul's Mum was living off a huge trust that her deceased husband had bequeathed her. I was allowed to stay at this house for a time.

I desperately wanted to get back to the States, but I needed help getting my passport and other things. Then I learned how deep the McCartney family politics went.

I learned that one of Paul's brothers had gotten into some trouble with a neighboring clan from another town. The problem was so deep that the head of this family was wanting one of their family to marry one if Paul's, in return for the calamity.

For some reason, the two clans each had distinguishing symbols on their right cheeks, corresponding to their respective families.

One way for me to get out of the country, I found out, was to take the place of this McCartney brother who was in trouble. (I don't really remember if I was already married or not.) After I reluctantly agreed, they helped me get set up so that I would pass as a member of the McCartney family.

I recall a scene at a train station in which they handed me my wedding clothes to change into. I made my way to the men's room and did so.

I then remember driving to this mansion where I would meet my bride-to-be.

And that's all I can remember.

Guest Bloggers and Contributors

Some people have expressed an interest in being guest bloggers or otherwise contributing to Get That Job!. Hopefully we'll hear from them soon over there.

I've heard of other bloggers being guest bloggers, and I've considered looking into that from time to time with this one. I'll have to wait and see before I go further.

A Day In The Life

I saw this blog in my referrer logs, and, after checking it out, thought you might like it, too.

Logistical Issues

Our home computer somehow has stopped recognizing the two CD drives. This problem prevents it from booting up properly. Unfortunately, I do not know enough about the hardware to fix it. Help!

Also, I found out that our local phone number, which we use for dial-up service, has been disconnected. So, I'm at the local library, where I will also check my account balance to see if we can pay to have it turned back on.

Other than that, life is good. More to come later, perhaps.

VF Web Design Services

This site is managed by a friend and sister in Christ. Interesting stuff. Hi, Vicki!

Who'dve Thunk It?


What Finding Nemo Character are You?
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I think it's a pretty good match to my personality, though. I saw the movie again tonight, this time with the director's commentary.

Thanks to the Karen, the Official Goof of Journey Inside My Mind, for the link.

Generosity

Wow. I just came from a men's meeting at church, and I was handed an envelope and a heavy box as I was leaving.

Pointing to the envelope, the brother in Christ said, "This is from the Cincinnati church." Laying the heavy box in the back seat of Mom's car, he said, "This is some stuff from the folks here in Dayton."

I got home and brought the things inside. The box was full of canned goods, cake mixes, and other non-perishable items. I looked at the envelope. On the outside it said, "Dayton." I opened it up and saw that it was a $20 gift certificate to Kroger, one of the supermarkets in town.

My wife and daughter don't even know about all of this yet.