So I Married an ADDer

The Save Erin Sale

As many of you know, I'm in charge of all things operations for the ADD Management Group. That includes systems, technology, and of course, accounting.

The problem is I'm a crappy accountant.

There you go, my secret is out. I sometimes screw up the finances. This is one of those times.

The nice people at American Express have imposed some serious consequences on me, and I need to pay them immediately. So I'm taking the liberty of having a sale on our coaching toolkits from now through Friday.

I'm calling it The Save Erin Sale. Using the coupon code ERIN, you will get $10 off one of our coaching toolkits, Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye or Taming the Family Circus. And you will get $25 off any 2 toolkits using the coupon code ERIN2.

Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye takes you step by step through the most ADD-friendly way to get rid of your clutter. Non-ADDers like me love it, too. By following along with this toolkit, you will:

1. Sort through your stuff and get rid of all that crap!
2. Create organizational systems that will work for you.
3. Develop structure to maintain your new systems and keep the clutter away for good.

Taming the Family Circus offers unique, effective ideas for controlling the chaos at home. Whether you are a parent with ADD, have children with ADD, or both, this toolkit will teach you how to:

1. Take care of yourself in order to take care of  your family.
2. Create a peaceful home environment that nurtures  strengths and success.
3. Develop structure that will put your whole family at ease.

Both toolkits consist of an audio CD and handbook. Our toolkits are backed by 110% guarantee. This offer is only valid May 27-30, 2008.

So please, if you don't already own these fantastic toolkits, take advantage of The Save Erin Sale. Don't forget to use coupon code ERIN for one toolkit and ERIN2 for 2 toolkits.

 

 

Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye!

 

 

 

Taming the Family Circus

 

 

 

And if I haven't convinced you, perhaps this adorably irresistible otter will do the trick:

Thank you for your support!

Rate Your Wife!

Jen recently came across something very disturbing yet oh-so-fun on the psychology/neuroscience blog Mind Hacks. It's a wife rating scale from the 1930's. That's right, I said wife rating, as in, is your wife up to snuff with the standards of the day.

It reminded me of that heinous "How To Be a Good Wife" passage from the high school home economics textbooks of the 50's. ("Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice.")

Of course we had to take the assessment. First you have to score your wife on "demerits" -- Is she slow in coming to bed? Does she fail to darn socks regularly? -- and then on "merits" -- Does she have meals ready on time? Can she play a musical instrument?

A score between 0-24 indicates that, as wives go, yours is "very poor (failures)". I scored a 6. Guess what Jen scored.

-16.

Off the charts, abysmal failure. Worst wife ever.

Amusingly enough, all of the shortcomings of a 1930's housewife are characteristically ADD. Slow in coming to bed, often late for appointments, doesn't have meals ready on time, doesn't keep the house tidy. It makes you wonder how women with ADD managed to cope back then. Maybe they were the suffragists and first-wave feminists. Jen certainly would have been. And I would have been peering out of my perfectly pressed lace curtains, wishing I was marching with her.

 

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"I'd like to thank the Academy..."

It's a very exciting morning here at AMG. We just found out that Jen's book, Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD, was chosen as a finalist in the Indie Excellence Book Awards!

Of course, we would have discovered this sooner, but when Jen got the email she skimmed it (in typical ADD fashion) and missed her name. Luckily, she forwarded it to me, and I spotted her name immediately.

The National Indie Excellence Book Awards are dedicated to celebrating and promoting the outstanding work of independent publishers and authors. The competition is judged by an independent panel of experts from all aspects of the publishing industry.

I'm really proud of Jen. This is a big honor, especially considering that one of her life's goals since she was a child was to write a book. Between the wonderful reviews from readers and now this award, Odd One Out is proving to be a valuable book for adults with ADD.

So to Jen, to use the words of the great Oprah, you go girl!