I looked at ADD and am not sure that I would fit - I can do very boring, repetitive, mundane tasks requiring attention over and over again without losing focus and without compromising quality as long as they are on the computer. And my memory of things that I read - in books or on the computer - is close to perfect. But in the physical world - cleaning, where are my keys? where did I park my car? etc. - I am having trouble. With the keys no more trouble because I have a hook for the keys on my front door now and I finally learned to hang my keys on it first thing when I get home.

I think it is a matter of developing a skillset (hence, questions for Christina!!) and not motivation. Right now, I would not know how to get the house to the spotless stage because I simply do not have the skills and do not know the processes - if you give me all the motivation in the world, I would not know where to start. The oven? Counters? Vacuuming? I do realize that you go from top to bottom - so floors come after counters - but that is the extent of what I know. If I learn how to do something and find out how frequently this needs to be done, I do it - no motivation issues - but I need to know exactly what to do and when to do it. Say, I learned how to disinfect cat litter boxes and I do it, but I needed to learn how to do it, how to prepare the bleach solution (1:32), how long to soak, etc. When I learned and started doing it, I got satisfaction from knowing that I was doing something hygienically important, and the satisfaction motivates me to stay on track. So I think that is not that much motivation, but simply learning the skills and the howto. My mother had no skills whatsoever, and I am more "advanced" than she was because at least I learned to cook.

But thank you for the idea - I will go see the pdoc in Dec and run those thoughts by her and see what she has to say about adding Aderral.

There is an alternative to Aderral though...

Hiring cleaners. But I cannot afford them now, so - off to Walmart for the degreaser.