Yeah, I’ve said it before – I’m not a lyrics guy. I get reminded of this often. I usually like the sound of a song more than it’s underlying message. Slings and Arrows is one such song. I’ve just opened up the lyrics in Spotify and it’s… grim.
Continue reading “One in the chamber, two ready to go”Rabbit holes
Obsessing. Hyperfocusing. Getting lost to distractions. Being a “research junkie”. These are all behaviours (or a single behaviour by many different names) that a lot of people with ADHD probably resonate with. I know I regularly do, and today is absolutely no exception.
Continue reading “Rabbit holes”I can’t take direction and my socks are never clean
I was driving two thirteen year old boys around Wellington last weekend when one of them asked me to play P!nk. Teenage boys. P!nk!! He wanted to hear So What. This is obviously not that song! I threw on P!nks Greatest Hits…So Far!!! album, and suddenly remembered (as if I could forget) just how awesome she is as an artist. Three days this week I’ve woken up with this track in my head.
Continue reading “I can’t take direction and my socks are never clean”Just like a movie
This one was tucked quietly in the end of my very first blog post here. It pre-dated the idea that I’d actually build a Spotify playlist for My ADHD Playlist. It’s an absolute anthem for me so it’s time to shine a light on it.
Continue reading “Just like a movie”All we need is somebody to lean on
Some people get shower thoughts. Queen Bee gets shower SONGS which often get played immediately as if an anthem for the day. This is today’s anthem.
Continue reading “All we need is somebody to lean on”Handle With Care – Traveling Wilburys
This cracker of a song has come out of the depths of my lost audio memories in a bunch of ways recently. Firstly I read an article about how George Harrison wrote this as an extra single for a solo album and how he accidentally created one of the world’s quirkiest supergroups. And now somehow Spotify keeps throwing it at me… roughly four times in the last week. LOVE IT. The whole album (Volume 1) is super fun, and definitely worth a listen.
My ADHD Playlist 