Time blindness/Just in case items · Thriving ADHD Mompreneurs

Time blindness/Just in case items

Following on from an earlier post of how I deal with the anxiety of being late I am started to factor in being early. After years of teaching children to swim in a 30min lesson I have been "forced" to adapt and then working in an appointment based role I have adapted to being early.

This has provided me with much more security and ease and I love it!

However:

I have noticed more and more recently that I am unable to go anywhere without "just in case" items. As an ADHD I always have the note books (1 for reflection, 1 for work, 1 for gratitude etc). But I feel I am also adding in extra things like more food, 2 pens, extra lip gloss, book, tampons I could go on.

It is almost like by being early I feel I now have spare time I don't want to waste or what if suddenly someone cancels I want to use that time well.

I have lots of starts and stops in my days due to drop of and pick up etc. I think due to my past ability to time waste I have gone too much to the other side as well as still not mastering how long something will actually take.

Also if there is room in a bag I need to fill it. I have been experimenting with smaller bags.

Some examples would be.

-My day job where I get a 30min break. I will take my journal in case there is time for a self reflection (never time)

- I am heading out for the day shopping. In my bag is always spare food in case as well as a journal, ear buds, drink bottle. Thinking ahead but I could also just wing it.

- I run an outdoor cycling program and have extra clothes, food, book in case there is a cancellation

I could go on but curious about other people response to this.

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