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ADHD life hacks
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items ADHD, and the executive dysfunction that comes with it can be debilitating. Here are some life hacks I’ve put in place over the years to support my ADHD.
These are in my ears in every supermarket, crowded place, if I’m trying to take the edge off someone chewing incessantly. 10/10
Loop Engage 2: Comfortable Conversations
Bins!!! I often found myself using a chair to store my clothes that weren’t clean so couldn’t go back in the drawer, but not dirty enough to go in the wash. I know some people also prefer just to put their clothes straight in bins rather than folding...
Storage boxes & baskets
My partner and I can have such busy brains we need a calming way to connect. We have been using the CBD massage bars from Lush for years. We’ve tried others but it’s our absolute favourite!! Highly recommend as a nice grounding way to reconnect.
Joints | CBD Massage Bar & Magnesium For Calmness
I’ve made the reminders app a whole page of my Home Screen. Planners have never worked for me because I forget to write in them, these have a tick list for each day and it’s right there in front of you. Try it!!
Use Reminders on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
SCUBA DIVING!!! I know it won’t be for everyone, but diving is the first time I felt my brain go quiet. Some kind of sport to put your focus into is amazing.
Scuba Diving
I really struggle to read, I can’t get into the book and I end up reading the same page 4 times over and not taking it in. This is the first book I managed to read all the way through in YEARS. Reading is so good for your brain and memory.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
I currently have my driving licence on reorder because I kept putting it in different places until I lost it. I now carry this everywhere with me and leave everything I need in it. It’s the perfect size and looks great! Super comfortable too.
Unisex Round Mini Shoulder Bag | UNIQLO UK
I forget to drink water if I don’t have a bottle so I take this everywhere with me!! I have the white one and it keeps your water so cold 🩵
Insulated & Stainless Steel Water Bottles
I’m a letters person and my partner is numbers, so she has a sudoku book and I have this word search book. Feels good to work the brain a bit and have a break from doom scrolling.
Amazon.co.uk: Word Search Books
Favourite headphones, blocks everyone out to get sh*t done!!
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
Love my Casio old school watch!! I get comments on it all the time but also it’s just so helpful to have the time right there attached to me for when I’m going time blind.
Casio Vintage - Classic Digital Watches
I had the space goods mushroom drink and it’s so yummy it feels more like a treat than actually getting nutrients/electrolytes and healthy stuff in my body - I’m never remembering to take a multivitamin tablet a day but for some reason this worked a ...
Rainbow Dust – Starter Kit | Natural Focus & Energy Boost | Spacegoods
These are my favourite fidget!! Can also make little shapes and play games with them. Nice and discreet in your pocket.
Amazon.co.uk: Mini Magnet Balls
I don’t know why but stick an incense on and I’m cleaning the whole house. Makes me feel so productive!!
Incense Sticks
I notice such a difference if I don’t start my day by doomscrolling. It’s HARD. But I always feel so much better if I get up, make a tea, have some connection with my partner first.
Avoid doomscrolling when you first wake up
Slept like a dream
MELATONIN GUMMIES 10mg (Mixed Berry) 120 Gummies by BIOVEA
My iPhone used to run out of storage all the time and it felt like SUCH a chore to clear storage space. I now just keep half my camera roll on here and it’s been a lifesaver.
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB 1050MB/s
I never have shoes on inside, so when I do, especially if I’m in activewear, it tricks my brain into being productive and getting shit done.
Put on some gym leggings and a pair of shoes.
Earplugs for sleep, I play a tv show but if I hear any ticking or little noises it annoys me so much that I can’t sleep 😂
Loop Quiet: Noise Reduction for Deep Sleep – Loop Earplugs
PLAN YOUR MEALS FOR THE WEEK. The only planner I have ever successfully used, these were on my fridge so I saw them all of the time. Planning meals meant I could get something out to defrost so it was ready, I was prepared with what needed cooking an...
Magnetic Calendars - Perfect For Hanging On Your Fridge
