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Cris F. Healthy Living Professional

San Francisco, California
Wife to 1 and only Teacher at 2 schools Mother to 3 boys ADD + 40 years TV; Computers 500 X 2... Full Bio
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Whatever it takes by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I am borrowing this slogan from my principal. He came up with it for this year’s theme. I have used it in some fashion for many people and many circumstances. Whatever it take ... Read on »
NOT AN EXCUSE!!! by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD NO!NO!NO!NO!NO! ADHD/ADD is not an excuse! Do not EVER use it or let your loved ones use it as an excuse. “I can’t because I’m ADD.” is NOT ACCEPTIBLE!ADDADHD people are no ... Read on »
Old ‘poetry’ published in College paper. by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I found a old Nazareth College Gleaner newspaper April 29, 1986, with some of my ‘poems’ in it.#1SomedayI’ll wake upand findthat I have really changedbutit will take a long ti ... Read on »
Someone’s trying to steal my faith! by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD This past year has been crazy. I say that without exaggeration. People at work cannot believe the amount of chaos and disruption that goes on in my life. It is getting VERY ... Read on »
PROUD Momma! by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I am so proud of my boy! He just took the End of Grade tests. The scores are 1-4, 4 being highest. On the reading test he scored a 3 and on the Math test (2 days worth of ... Read on »
Early morning life. by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Morning’s sun rising.Night’s rain evaporating.Life’s cycle repeats. Authored by crisf. Hosted by Edublogs. Read on »
Welcome back to the sun. by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Bright sun hurts my eyes.It’s been stormy for so long.Greetings to my friend. Authored by crisf. Hosted by Edublogs. Read on »
Haiku for End of Grade Testing by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD testing environment:silence is roaring;pencils frequently scratching;test pages turning.Studentsfeet fidget…worriedfurtive glances at the clock;when will this be done?Administ ... Read on »
Faith by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Just recently I was asked what faith was. I didn’t like the other person’s definition of faith and have been brooding over it ever since. Sunday, in church, during the readi ... Read on »
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!! by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I got this in an email but it says everything I’ve been trying to say.THOSE BORN 1920-1979First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were preg ... Read on »
Self Confidence = Freedom by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I realized today, having confidence in myself, and the things I know is a very freeing thing.In the past, before having a name for the way I am, I was always afraid that all t ... Read on »
Fishing Poles, eyes and ADD don’t mix. by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD A little over a week ago my son had an accident with a fishing pole. True to his creative nature, he was playing with a pole, in the back yard. He was pretending to have a f ... Read on »
The difference between the instant access modern world and the older generation (or ADD and non... by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD For those of us who have adjusted to the instancy of the internet world, waiting is abhorrent. We have cell phones and computers and cable. We don’t need to wait for news, o ... Read on »
Technology, the past and the future. Are you a dinosaur? by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Things are changing so fast. If you look back to when we were kids (40ish people) and look at the world now, you wouldn’t recognize it. • Remote controls were very new and c ... Read on »
Great article and resource on buildinf concentration by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I use some online games to help me concentrate, when I need it. The trick is to know when to stop and not go on one of my obsession kicks and play it all day :-] Authored by ... Read on »
cookie cutters and poetry by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD At teacher is not a baker. A teacher has no possible right to expect that every child is, will turn out and will respond, exactly like the others. God was good when he creat ... Read on »
Snapdragons by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD SnapdragonsIn pondering the ‘could have been’s’I find the beauty in having ‘could have been’ moments.Conjuring up alternate endings to pivotal moments is a pleasure that I wo ... Read on »
Interpreting Media Messages for Young Adults by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I read a wonderful article geared for Middle School and High School kids and teaching them how to evaluate Media Messages from commercials to TV shows. It gives a parent or t ... Read on »
Internet Privacy by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Today I had several things I wanted to blog about, however, I had reservations about making some things public. I was afraid to offend someone or have someone think the wrong ... Read on »
When married people have ADD and one is not treated! by Cris F. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD My husband and I both have ADD. He wont go get treated. He is driving me NUTS!! He is massively impulsive and because of that he is SELFISH!! I am about ready to get rid o ... Read on »