Day 49 — Sticking to a Schedule, Updating Your Calendar When Things Change

I should say... I completely lost the ability to schedule a month ago. I had been doing pretty well at updating things, if not accomplishing anything, and never EVER missed an appointment or a meeting. Since I started the Adderall so many things have gotten better... but I've lost track of the day COMPLETELY. I missed the appointment to talk to my doctor ABOUT the Adderall, I forgot I'd signed up to chaperone a field trip for my son, and I'm lucky if I remember what month it is. I'm not sure what's up, so doubling down on scheduling and double checking the schedule seems to be best :P

LadyGrndr(Lacey S)

This is a WONDERFUL goal <3 I have a bullet journal...but I cheated and am doing mine in a discbound notebook :P It's letting me now go back and throw in pre-printed week sheets where I can write down what I plan to happen... and then on the usual pages I can do a journal style of what really DID happen :P You can do the same with washi tape, or write down the 'plan' on post-it notes, and then remove those and write down what really happened. I find keeping the 'real' calendar by hand works better for me, but I know you also have to work with Google Calendar, and keeping that updated and shuffling everything around when life changes is harder (for me). In the app version (clicking on +), there is a way to set a goal, like working out or cleaning or drinking water, and Google will suggest when you can do that . You can also set the goal to update Google Calendar :P I like doing this every morning to review/modify the day's plan, and every evening to re-review and put in notations about future things I committed to. Also sitting down on whatever day is the day BEFORE your work week starts (Sunday?) and reviewing and filling in the commitments for that week.

LadyGrndr(Lacey S)

Funny, I have tried that for years, have a schedule, goes out the window, then get the mindset I am going to keep track of my real time schedule so I know what actually happens, next thing I know a few weeks have gone by and then I remember, "Wasn't I going to keep a real time calendar of my schedule" Only thing that has changed for me over the years is now instead of beating myself up for not doing something, I just shrug it off and smile and try to accept who I am :). Try is the key word lol.

Mark Brennan

You did a video on Bullet Journaling. Do you use this scheduling technique? If you do, it allows for changes in your schedule

Suzan Reed

"I want to do all the thiiinngs!" 😊 You are doing a great job!

John Yoast

I sent you an email to HowToADHD with 3 files and a suggestion of how to incorporate IT Project Management techniques into your world to get a handle on things. It is just a suggestion, it might spawn off an even better idea. I had to learn to write down maintenance work I was going to do at 2AM in the morning. At first I resisted, but by thinking about what I needed to do when it was not 2AM in the morning, I would remember things make a list of what I needed to do. That way it was like a script, so it was plan my work, work my plan. Oh, and always have a back out plan if things go bad.

Augh the old time management issue. Oh, by the way the other dog was thirsty, she was trying to get a drink from the water dispenser.