ADDoodles...

A few years back my dad was diagnosed with ADD (which explains a lot of things...).  Now, I've taken some online tests and Kaiser pre-tests, and I don't think I'd be diagnosable with ADD.  But...I definitely have some ADD tendencies.  Or as I like to refer to it, ADOS (Attention Deficit...oooh shiny!).

Characteristics I've noticed in myself:  

• inability to stay still (I've always got a jiggling foot or a taping finger)
• my inability NOT to pay attention to conversations going on in my vicinity
• the way I consistently have at least 2 things going on at once (TV while I'm online, music while I'm working, etc.)

One thing I've noticed recently is that I seem to be unable to pay attention in meetings at work in which I'm not actively participating, unless I'm doing something with my hands.  As a result I now have an impressive collection of sketches in my work notebook.  Which is not always easy to explain to my coworkers...

As you can see...there's not too much of a common theme, but hey, at least it keeps me paying attention.