Megan Reimann, M.Ed., NBCT, Academic Support Specialist with the Hallowell Todaro ADHD Center will be offering the latest insights into ADD/ADHD – CEU-eligible February 4, 2020 Featured Business Partner: Meeting Format 6:00-6:30pm Networking 6:30-6:40pm Welcome to the meeting & Introductions 6:40-6:50pm Business Partner Presentation 6:50-7:15pm Roundtable/ discussion of a pre-planned topic 7:15-8:15pm Guest Speaker 8:15-8:30pm…

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It was late enough, dark enough to be difficult to drive. It was in Edmonds, out of my way. But I went, finding a large church, old and unexpectedly intimidating in the murk. I knocked on the door and no one answered. I couldn’t find the Women’s-only AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting. I went home saddened…

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Still life with lemons

HopeLink has a brilliant new facet of operations – Mobile Markets – food bank trucks coming into communities to provide service to “homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good.” Truck…

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After much tribulation, and therefore cursing, the Casual Uncluttering LLC YouTube channel is actually something that might be useful. People often have strong preferences as to how they take in information: YouTube channels certainly favor visual and auditory learning. I’ve culled through as many channels as I could imagine and discover for what seems the best…

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I jumped off the QuickBooks cliff, like a Barnacle Goose gosling tumbling over Greenland crags to get some breakfast. And, like most of them, I survived, banged up but triumphant. I solved a problem that’s bungled my reconciliations for months. How did I manage? Old-fashioned persistence, or, in my case, a persnickety refusal to quit…

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Sometimes you have to talk something through. Sometimes you need a pep talk. Sometimes you have to have a temper tantrum, talk something through and have someone shake you while he’s proclaiming “You’re being ridiculous!” Mahlon Otero of Shivelight Company, a full-service IT support firm for businesses, shook me good. Quite reasonably pointed out that…

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Man wearing blindfold

Nothing like a rabbit hole for whiling away a wet, cold afternoon. Ever since attending the CHADD lecture on assistive technology, I’ve been curious to see what I could add to Casual Uncluttering offerings. There’s lots online about assistive and adaptive technologies. I’ve added a bunch of pointers to my YouTube channel. There’s a bit…

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Some calendar systems leave me absolutely bewildered, confounded, flabbergasted, mystified and perplexed. Which is how I know they are probably PERFECT for some of my clients. The “offers a unique system that helps you organize, prioritize and schedule what matters most to you” in a format that’s as comfortable as my favorite pen. Which is…

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Typewriter

I’m a data geek. Give me an excuse to study something for hours, I will. That’s not why I joined CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD). I joined CHADD to meet people. Shortsighted me! CHADD, with a mission of improving the lives of people affected by ADD, is many many facets more valuable than that.…

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