A couple of years ago I decided to put all of my DVD's into a great big CD/DVD case so they didn't take up so much room in the closet. The problem with this system is that even though I tried to keep them in alphabetical order I had to redo them every time I bought a new DVD. So, yesterday I decided to put them all back in their original cases so I could visually see what I wanted to watch. We literally have 100's of DVD's. Thank goodness that Emma was around because she took over the task and worked for at least 3 hours getting them put back in their cases. We only came up with one missing DVD and where the heck it is I have no idea. I know it isn't in a wrong case because I checked them all before putting them away. Sigh. Oh well. It was one that only cost $5 so I guess I could always re-buy it if I want it. This task must have been really interesting for Em because she only took a couple of 5 minute breaks in 3 hours. It confuses the heck out of me how she can do something like this for 3 hours or sit and work on a puzzle for at least 3 hours even when she isn't on her meds. but otherwise she is quite a busy and extremely active pre-teen. Sitting down for more than a few minutes at a time is a challenge for her most early mornings and evenings. Kind of sounds like her mom in that way. I literally feel like I could crawl out of my skin some days if I am not constantly moving or doing something while I am at work. I love my job and thank goodness it gives me the option of moving around a lot! Hmm. Going to have to ponder this one. :)
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Hey Barb -
ReplyDeleteJust getting around to reading your blog. I love it. I think in some ways our Emmas were twins born to 2 different people.
Emma J loves to sort and organize things. I remember one time going to a book store and she was organizing a shelf because it "wasn't right". The lady working there jokingly offered her a job.
I think when kids with ADHD have a singular task they can really focus. Plus the outcome is visual, so they can see what they did.
Keep this up. It is a great blog.