For the most part, Jen and I manage to run a functioning household. It's not the "tight ship" I grew up in or the "circus" many of my friends did, but it's a (mostly) clean, comfortable home.
Jen cooks; I clean. It's a simple arrangement, and it works well for Jen because her ADD cooking skills cause her to make one hell of a mess. When she knows she doesn't have to clean it up, she doesn't mind the actual cooking. And I will pretty much agree to anything as long as I don't have to cook or prepare food in any way.
The problem right now is that Jen is in bed with a sinus infection. And when you're sick, you don't exactly want pizza and Chinese take-out, so I'm forced to cook. Last night I tried to make chicken noodle soup (from a can) and a turkey and cheese sandwich melted on toast. It was a disaster. I burned my hand on the soup pot and dropped the soup all over the floor. I burned the toast yet somehow failed to even warm the turkey. Jen ate half of it obligingly, but I think she'll ask for pizza tonight.
The point I'm trying to make here is that when you have certain household systems set up to accomodate an ADDer, you also need a backup plan for those times when the system shuts down. I'm thinking about making a binder of fool-proof recipes, or even just simple reminders like Don't put an empty pot on high heat for 10 minutes and then try to pour a can of condensed soup into it.
It's also important during a system shut-down to get your priorities straight. Is it more important to empty the dishwasher as usual or to watch your sick partner's favorite show with her? When you can't do it all, you have to pick and choose what really matters.
I hope Jen is feeling better. Put the soup in the pot then put the heat on.
Posted by: josh | October 24, 2006 at 11:02 AM