thank you all so much!! wow, my teacher, who also has adhd, told me about the alarm thing!! sounds like a good idea i know i need to try something lol so maybe i will give that a try. and the schedule thing is good too i randomly write out plans or things i have to do during the day and at what times but i never thought of recording how long it actually takes me todo something, or all of the things that i did that were unnecessary or taking away from what really needed to be done. very helpful advice. thank you!