Tuesday, April 26, 2011

My Iphone Apps

So, I have an Iphone and I have found it to be helpful sometimes with my organization and adhd.  Here are some apps that I like and have found helpful.

1 - iPeriod Free
              This is basically a period tracker.  I think that most period trackers for smartphones are just the same, tracks the period.  A few features it has are:  keeps track of when the period is coming, estimates how long your cycle is based on previous cycles, estimates when you will ovulate, and the ability to keep notes and little details about the cycle and fertility.

2 - Grocery Pal and Our Groceries
             I have 2 different grocery apps that I like to use.  Our Groceries is kind of basic.  You can have several different lists and you can make recipes so that when you want to put the items on the list from that recipe, it's easy.  Grocery Pal is a more complex app.  You can get the specials from the nearby stores and add that to the list and add your coupon to the items on your list.  I like them both.

3 - Expense
            I really like this app.  You can keep track of all your expenses, your budgets, bills, your income.  Once you have everything set up on it, you can just enter your expenses into the right category and keep track of where your money is going.

4 - Cozi
            This is a very interesting app.  It has many different features and a webpage you can go to organize everything.  It's got a calander where you can keep all your appointments.  A to do list, which you can make several different lists.  The lists are color coded for each member of the family.  I have come up with many different lists to keep track of how I organize things.  I am a list type of person.  Its also got shopping lists and a journal.

5 - Simple Goals
          This app is a good way to try to develop good habits, or get rid of bad ones.  You just make some goals of things you want to do every day and check it off when you did it.  It will tell you how many times in the week and month that it has been completed.  You can do several different ones at a time.

6 - Gospel Library
          If any of you are LDS or are just interested in reading LDS materials, like the Book of Mormon, the Bible or LDS magazines, this is a good free app.  They have magazines, manuals, LDS children stories, etc.

7 - Moms With Apps
         It lists many apps that are good for kids and moms.  I also get a free app every Friday.

8 - Pandora
         This is a great music app.  It's pretty much a radio app, where you type in a song that you like and it will play music like it.

9 - Color Smart
        If you are looking to repaint your house, this is worth checking out.  You take a picture of something you want to match and it will find colors that coordinate.

10 - MomMaps
         This app finds parks and kid play areas around you.

Well, those are the apps that I have that I thought were worth sharing.  Have a good day!!!

Monday, April 25, 2011

I am a Mom with ADHD

I have adhd myself.  I often see a lot of articles, blogs, and forums about adhd, but its about the children that have it.  I was diagnosed with it when I was in the first grade, and pretty much forgot about it as I became an adult.  A couple years ago I started reading about adult adhd, and realized oh yeah, that's why I have such a difficult time with the house and the kids.  I get so distracted, like my attention goes to something like the computer instead of the kids or the housework.  There are many other symptoms of adhd that i have a difficult time with like memory.  I will be thinking to myself that I am going to do something, like pay a bill, and 1 minute later, I'll think "what was I going to do."  Then I drive myself crazy trying to remember what that was, but then give up.  I use to take Ritalin until I was in the 9th grade, but then decided I didn't want to take it anymore.  I would like to get back on something one day, but have no insurance.  In the mean time I take fish oil and vitamin b complex to help.  I know there are some other vitamins that are helpful but I am bad in the first place trying to remember to take them everyday.  Well to top that off, my daughter who is almost 4 years old probably has adhd too.  She will probably be diagnosed with it before kindergarten.  She is just like I was at her age, maybe worse, but that's another story.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tangled

If anyone didn't notice, Tangled just came out on DVD.  I really love that movie.  My 3 year old daughter really likes it too, especially the horse in it.  She loves horses.  There is a coupon for the 4 disc combo pack on disney rewards.  The cheapest that I have seen is at Target, which is $24.99, and would make it $19.99 with the coupon.  If it is sold out, walmart will price match with an ad.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Kitchen Chore Cards

So, I just recently made another set of chore cards, a kitchen set.  I put together a set with 6 different chores on each card.


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Chore Cards

About a year ago, I found a way to help myself be more organized and to help me remember to clean the living room, or do the dishes, or wash the laundry.  It's very difficult for me to keep the house clean, especially since I have ADHD.  So, I made some chore cards with one chore on each to help me realize what needs to be done.  In the morning, I would just pick out the ones that need to be done and put them away as I did them.  It felt like such an accomplishment when I had no more cards left to do.  I've started selling a basic set on etsy.com.  I plan on making more in depth sets for each room.  Like for the bathroom, there would be a card for each: clean toilet, mop floor, clean bathtub, clean counter and sink, and clean mirror.



I've also made some kids chore cards sets, a green one and a pink one.  They've got pictures on them so they are helpful for kids and have a picture of a sun and a moon to help the child to know if it is during the day or night or both.  I actually gave my 3 year old the go potty one today and she said thats the potty and she decided to take her underwear off and take the card with her to the potty, and she went.  That was a surprise, especially because taking her potty is such a struggle.  I put a ring on them so that they can all stay together.


Sunday, December 19, 2010

Doctor Who

The new Doctor Who Christmas special comes on 
this Christmas at 9/8c 

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite desserts to make.  I love to find different cookie recipes to get the perfect cookie to make.  My favorite place to search for recipes is food.com, which used to be recipezaar.com.  I love their search options and the reviews on them.


I found a really great Choc. Chip recipe, which had 4 1/2 stars with 47 reviews.  I made it today and my husband says that they are better than the Toll House cookies.  This recipe will definitely be a recipe I will use again in the future.


World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies


Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened (a good way to soften the sugar fast is to put it on top of the stove while the oven is preheating
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or less if wanted)
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream sugars and butter.
  3. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well.
  4. Combine dry ingredients together in separate bowl and gradually add to creamed mixture.
  5. Stir in chocolate chips.
  6. Roll into balls and place onto non-stick cookie sheets about 2" apart.  If the balls are actually rolled smoothly then the cookies turn out nicely shaped.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.  We like to take them out a minute early and let it finish a little bit from the heat on the pan.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies, depending on how big you make the cookies.