Normal Saturday?

~ the illusion of simple days, and ways

Saturday mornings are supposed to be simple.

Coffee, sunshine, a short list of chores.

Simplicity is never guaranteed, especially when your brain runs faster than your calendar can. What feels normal for some is an endless puzzle for others.

Is there such a thing as a “normal” Saturday?

I try to make mine steady: tasks written down, reminders scheduled, a balance of solitude and connection. That looks ordinary from the outside, but for me it’s more survival tactic than routine. I live with ADHD. It’s been part of me forever, though I only started understanding it in the last four years.

That revelation is still fresh, especially this past week when the epiphany hit harder than ever before, like a bell rung loud enough to echo across decades.

And it reminded me of something Seth Godin wrote the other day:

“No is an option.”

That line landed like a challenge.

ADHD often makes my mind say yes, or at least maybe, to everything. Every idea, every distraction, every shiny object. Systems help, but only so far. I fill calendars with tasks and notes so I don’t forget, yet the list never ends.

I can hyper-focus on urgent deadlines, when packing for a trip, or preparing a presentation, because urgency demands it.

But day to day, I struggle to summon that same intensity on command. So I wrestle with the question: is ADHD really the superpower I keep reading about? Or is it a self-deceiving trap?

This morning, while drafting these words, part of me was already fretting about yesterday’s unfinished to-dos and today’s must-dos. Sunshine outside the window, papers stacked on the desk, a pill bottle reminding me it’s time for my 7:30 a.m. dose of Vyvanse. Medication helps me focus without spinning into chaos. Is that the real superpower, or just another coping mechanism?

Maybe both.

For those who live with ADHD, or live alongside someone who does, the labels matter less than the reality: attention can be a gift and a burden. And for me, learning to say “no,” even occasionally, is as vital as remembering the importance of saying “yes” more deliberately and purposefully.

That means accepting my brain will re-prioritize on a dime, leaving me with a week full of accomplishments, problems solved or prevented, and the rush of energy that comes with progress. Many of those wins didn’t come from yes, no, or maybe. I simply did them.

But they also left me here, facing what wasn’t done, what was learned, and what still waits. Dumped into a Saturday where focus and distraction fight for control.

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Rest, organize, take your meds, and don’t overthink everythink. Normal is not a fixed state, it’s simply the rhythm you choose and must keep.

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