Introduction

You don't know who I am and you probably never will...but maybe that's okay, because half the time I don't know who I am either.

I'm going to call myself Grace and I will tell you that I'm in my late 20s. I was recently - very recently - diagnosed with ADHD.

I have to say, I was as shocked as my mother was when I shared this information with her. Incredulous, even. And why not? I'm far more level-headed and settled than most of my family, which would say a lot except that even those close to me don't know how not level headed and settled I am.

This diagnosis was both frightening and relieving. Frightening because I have never taken any kind of medication outside of the usual OTC stuff and antibiotics prescribed for colds and the like. Relieving because holy crap, there is an explanation for so much of what I have never understood about myself!

Thus begins my journey - to find a balance between who I am, who I want to be, and how a combination of medication and self-control can get me there. On this blog I plan to explore my past and how this diagnosis explains some of what I've experienced and some of the decisions I've made throughout my life.

So if you're okay with not knowing who I really am, stick around. It's going to be a bumpy but exhilarating ride ;)