Easily Distracted? Me too.

For years my boys have been asking me when I will publish something "fun." I get it, my books have been on the "heavy" things of life:

Memoir and Guided Journal

A couple of months ago I was working on homework. Okay, I'll be honest, I was staring at my laptop thinking about doing something else and not getting very far in my schoolwork. I was feeling overwhelmed because the list of things that needed to get done was long. I had a big project due in one of my classes, my husband was recovering from back surgery, my kids were in numerous sports, and I was the primary chauffer. Usually, when I feel overwhelmed I add more projects to my plate. Just me? Anyway, adding a fun project usually helps clear my brain and gets me to a place where I can tackle my essential projects easier. My go-to fun projects are usually related to writing, painting, or sewing something. Sitting in a stoop of overwhelm, it hit me; I should make a workbook of small, simple side-projects. Nothing as big as painting a wall, but small things I could pick up and do that would help my brain get a little break in the midst of stress. As soon as I thought it, the ideas came gushing into my mind. Within 24 hours I had over 10 side-projects designed and typed up. My kids came home from school the next day and wanted to see what I was working on. I showed them a few pages and they were so excited. They couldn't wait for me to finish. "Can I have one?" was the main question that came up every few minutes. They all wanted to try doing the tasks and I knew this was just the kind of thing they, and I, needed.

Introducing Easily Distracted: The Busy Mind Needs to Wonder

Warning: this book is not recommended for the OCD Mind. It's a mess all up on here. Really, this is the ideal workbook and gift for the scattered brain, the brain that needs side-quests, the over-worked brain that needs recalibration. This is a book I literally made while procrastinating something that I needed to get done, but this was more fun, and that's exactly what it's good for. Sometimes getting distracted is exactly what you need to rest those neuro-transmitters for a second by focusing on something different.

I'd recommend this workbook for teens and adults, however there are many tasks within the workbook that can be done by younger children. I'd recommend this book for people with ADD because they know, more than anyone, that a good distraction sometimes helps focus with more vigor in the future. I'd recommend this as a gift for a teenager that you frequently tell to "find something to do." Done. Now you can say, "go do a task in the distraction book." I'd recommend this book as a coffee table conversation piece. It's unique, interesting, and bound to make some people go crazy.

Enjoy Easily Distracted Workbook