I'm trying to organize my thoughts.  I have to get on the ball.

I am getting there and the rebound is going to happen.  I guess I've been distracted by life.  I stopped using cleaning as an outlet to numb the pain.  Now I'm constantly wanting to be with my kids, and around kids. :)

Bitter-sweet, I guess.

Anyways, I'm posting to do some more free writing on my research papers.

College Composition II

My subject for this is AD/HD.  This disorder has changed dramatically since it was first "discovered."  As a mother, student, and wife with a history of AD/HD as a child, my personal viewpoint is one of acceptance rather than anger.  My "disorder" causes me to get distracted quite easily, however not by things you would guess.  When I tackle a task, I get very involved in the details.  This is espically true in the case of writing.  I love to write, I get enjoyment from it.  Research papers are one of my favorite things about college because it allows me to exploit my over-attention to minute details.  I start by doing very through research and taking detailed notes on each source I plan to use in my paper.  As I collect sources, the first thing I do is write out a reference in APA format.  I then compile my notes into a rough outline and then a second outline.  I carve out the unnecessary info and add more where needed to create a final outline in which I site each point and sub-point according to APA standards.

After the outline is done, I begin the rough draft.  I always hand write the rough draft because it allows me to view all my electronic resources without jumpin between fifty different windows.  After the initial rough draft is done, I read it out loud to check sentence flow and structure.  This also helps to catch grammatical errors before I begin typing the final paper.

Once the old-fashioned editing is done, I begin typing up a rough draft on my computer.  I then read through it out loud again to ensure there are no run-on sentences or simple grammatical or spelling errors.  Once the paper is revised an I am satisfied (or uninterested) in the paper, I check the formatting and chizzle it down to APA standards.  Finally, after I check the formatting, I read the paper out loud AGAIN.  This final reading helps me to make sure everything matches Kaplan's standards....and mine too.

Done with the paper, I sit back and relax until my books for the next term come.  Then it's back to the academic grindstone.

The down side to all this perfectionism is that it takes me a very, very long time to complete assingments.  Because of this, everything seems "last minute."