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If You're Going to Put on Makeup

 If you’re going to put on makeup, you’ll probably start with some mascara.


When you take out your mascara, you’ll remember you like to curl your eyelashes first, so you’ll have to find your curler.


When you find your curler, you’ll slowly put your eyelashes in, one eyelid at a time.


Curling your eyelashes will remind you of how fun it is to curl your hair, so you’ll probably find your curling iron and plug it in.


While it’s heating up, you’ll get inspired about what to wear, so you’ll go to your closet to pick something out. You’ll choose a favorite shirt and pair of pants and excitedly put them on.


When you step into your pants, you’ll notice your toenail polish is peeling off and decide that it would be fun to have them match your favorite shirt.


So you’ll go to the cupboard and take out your nail polish remover and select the right color. You’ll remove your peeling polish and see the blinking light of inactivity on your curling iron. So you’ll wash your hands and curl your hair. 


After you’ve curled your hair, you’ll see your eyelash curler, which will remind you that what started this whole adventure was wanting to put on some makeup. So you’ll open your mascara and gently apply two coats to the top lashes of each eye.


While your mascara sets, you’ll realize you forgot to unplug your curling iron, so you do that and put it somewhere safe to cool.


While it cools, you’ll realize that you’re thirsty, so you’ll go to the kitchen to get a drink. When you get to the kitchen, you’ll see that your favorite cup is dirty, so you’ll have to wash it. 


Before you can wash it, you’ll have to put some of the dishes in the dishwasher to make room to do that. So you’ll start scraping off old food, loading the dishwasher and emptying one side of the sink. 


When you have enough dishes in the dishwasher to wash your favorite cup, you’ll see how close you are to having a tidy kitchen, so you’ll wash “just a few more things” to finish it up.


Once you’ve finished loading and starting the dishwasher, you’ll finally wash your cup. You’ll fill it with some nice cold water, which will make you realize that your feet are cold, so you should probably get some socks on. 


When you go to your room to pick out and put on some socks, you’ll see your bare toenails, which will remind you that you wanted to paint them to match your shirt. So you’ll go back to the bathroom where you left the polish. 

When you get to the bathroom, you’ll probably check on your curling iron. If it’s cool, you’ll wrap up the cord and put it away. When you look up, you’ll see your pretty eyelashes wearing mascara, which will prompt you to quickly put on some eyeshadow. After you put on your eyeshadow, you’ll decide that your feet are too cold to not put your socks on right away, so you’ll paint your toes later.


After you put away your nail polish, you’ll take one last glance in the mirror, before you’re on your way. And you’ll remember that when you have ADHD, it can take a long time to put on makeup, but it’s also really cool all of the things you get to do along the way.


You’ll smile at yourself in the mirror, touch your curled hair one last time, and put your makeup away until next time. And then you’ll take a nap, because that all took a lot of energy to do and it’s good to rest when you need it. 

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