🔄 From Pitfalls to Progress #1: Time Blindness Marathon

This week, I'll highlight 5 ADHD Mompreneurs Struggles + Realistic Solutions so we can stop spinning and start simplifying. 🥰

One pitfall to progress each day.

After all, "SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY" is my mantra!

Pitfall #1: ⏰ Time blindness turns simple tasks into all-day marathons.

You sit down to do “just one thing”... and suddenly it’s 3 pm! The laundry’s still in the washer, your kiddo is asking for a snack, and the thing you planned to finish is only halfway done. You constantly underestimate how long things take—or hyperfocus on the wrong thing for hours—leaving your to-do list overflowing and your confidence drained. Everything takes longer than expected. Let's change that.

✅ Realistic Solution: Visual Timer + Anchoring

Use a visual countdown timer (like an app or this $10 Visual Timer on Amazon—see screenshot). Since our ADHD brains cannot see and feel time passing, we must use a timer that we can actually see time. It sounds obvious and simple - but our ADHD brains don't think that way sometimes.

Depending on the tasks you're using it for, the visual timer might not be enough. That's when we can help our ADHD brains with an "anchor."

An anchor is a thing, action, or habit that you can pair with what you must get done. Pair your action with real & time-based habits or even people.

For example:

"I'll do X until the laundry timer goes off."

"I'll put my medication next to my bed and take them once I wake up and before I get out of bed, specifically before I set my feet on my bedroom floor."

"I'll finish this section of my Landing Page before the mailman arrives."

🚨 REMEMBER:🚨

🔸Our ADHD brains must "see" time to move through it.

🔸Our ADHD brains "see" time differently than neurotypical brains.

🔸And that's okay. It doesn't mean we're broken. Our ADHD brains are just wired differently.

Does Pitfall #1 resonate with you?

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