About Me and How to manage ADD/ADHD

Four girls, one amazing guy. Two teens, one pre-teen, one big kid, and one toddler. They teach me how to love, and it is a joy to share life with them. They put up with most of my projects and adventures. Their interests include horses, Minecraft, reading, poetry, dancing, baking, covering their hands in glue, and making mud balls. My kids challenge me to leave a legacy that provides for them, educate them in the good and beautiful, and helps them find their God-given purpose. Together we learn how to manage ADD/ADHD to make every day a joy.

We live in Sammamish, Washington, but are truly midwestern-ers at heart. Our adventures have included renovating two houses, foster parenting, starting a few businesses, and traveling the US for a year in a fifth wheel. On the weekends, you'll find us hiking in the mountains, throwing rocks in the ocean, telling the kid to get off tech, (paradoxically) watching movies, or dreaming of a new adventure. Day to day we grind it out like normal people struggling with chores, homework, music, and the real stuff. We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and love serving with joy and play. We embrace ADD as a lifestyle.

I'm a middle-aged suburban mom who drives her kids around and struggles with work-life balance. I've wanted to be a mom my entire life. In my free time, I write, read, text with friends, drink a lot of caffeine, and dream of my next project. You can find me here, at assuredmarketing.co, or instagram.com/thepaxtons. Some ask how to manage ADD/ADHD, but I say it's a lifestyle.

Anxiety is my friend, and action is my biggest love language. I have published one book, Our Wedding Story Journal. We are working hard to be one of the best lifestyle blogs available.