Transitions

(Wow my last post was 11/6! I can't believe how time flies. I did go on vacation for a week. Once I got back it took me a week to reestablish some routine. Sound familiar? Including eating well, sleep and exercise schedule, writing my blog. Sound familiar? Transitions can be a challenge for ADDers. It's not that I didn't want to get back to my routines. I desperately did. It's just that it can take some of us ADDers a bit longer that's all. Maybe that's why some of us become rigid about changing it up or going on vacation. The challenge of getting back into it is too much. ( And then there's the packing...a topic for another day).
I was able to jump right back into my work schedule without missing a beat. That's because I did not have to establish the parameters. My clients were scheduled and I showed up. The routines that I have at home have taken much longer to reestablish. 
So what can be done to help ourselves? Most important is ACCEPTANCE. Know that transitions are a challenge. Don't be yourself up or tell yourself all is lost and you'll never get back. Treat yourself with COMPASSION. Understand that it will happen it will just take a bit longer. Use POSITIVE SELF TALK to give yourself pep talks and keep awareness. Tell yourself that you will get back in the swing and remind yourself how good it will feel to be in your routine again.