preparing for assessment and other distractions

So I received a packet in the mail yesterday from the clinic where I’ll be going for my ADD assessment.  Holy Cow – It’s about 20 pages long!  It asks all kinds of questions about my childhood, mental illness in my extended family and then there’s another “Self Report Inventory” – the kind where you can tell what they use each section for.  Section after section – each with a common theme.   As I was filling this out I was saying to myself – “Oh yeah, this is the bipolar section, and here we have the OCD section and here is the anorexia/bulimia section”.  It’s too bad they can’t camouflage some of those questions so they aren’t as easily distinguished.  I’m sure quite a few smart people have fallen through the cracks and haven’t received the care they really needed because they answered the questions the way they know they should if they want to get out of it.

I was able to switch to an earlier appointment next week.  I look forward to meeting with the doctor.  He will do a verbal/interview type evaluation that will last 1.5 hours and then I will be “tested” on a few of the areas they cover, such as IQ, achievement, memory, auditory processing, behavioral, learning disability, and neuropsych screens.    There are actually 3 testing appointments – 4 hours each.  Yikes.  

I have so many other things going on right now that I need to “focus” on.  These things are stressing me out.  My gut hurts just thinking of it.  My mind feels like it’s constantly racing (distractions) with all I need to get done in the next few days.  I don’t know if these things would stress out the average person, but they are stressing me out!  Other than my kids not getting to bed on time tonight…

Here’s a list:

1. babysit neighbors daughter for half-day Friday
2. exercise Friday, or get to the YMCA
3. clean the house, company coming over for brunch Sat. a.m.
4. grocery shop for brunch food
5. prepare food Friday night and leave in fridge
6. gift for Mom, her boyfriend, niece, Husband and Dad for birthdays/Father’s Day
7. pack for camping on Saturday night
8. make plans for Sunday – Father’s Day with Hubby & kids?  Or will we all be worn out by then? 

Oh yeah, and our clothes dryer just quit the other day.  Hubby hasn’t had a chance to fix it yet, so everything is going out on the line.  I get a little squeamish about some of the bugs that may be sneaking into the house as we bring in the line dried clothes.

alright –  enough for now.  I am going to take a break tonight.  Hubby and I have been getting all “The Office” DVD’s from Netflix and watching those on the evenings when we have time.  I think tonight, even though I really don’t have time, I need the comic relief.