It was in the fifth grade when my teachers started asking questions and my grades plummeted inexplicably. My parents were baffled. They could not figure out what was going on in my head; I was studying the appropriate amount for a fifth grader and I turned in all my homework on time.

My history teacher arranged a meeting with my parents and all of my fifth grade teachers. In the meeting, Mrs. McQueen brought out my 50 states and capitols test and showed my parents some of my answers. I put that Colorado was a state, and its capital was Denver. Two below that I had written that Denver was a state, and that Delaware was its capital. On another page, I put that Detroit was a state. A few below that were a few scribbles. Possibly a doodle or something.

I could see my dad trying to hide his laughter and my mother flipping through the rest of my test pages bewildered. Mrs. McQueen made a suggestion to my parents that would change my life, "Have you ever considered having Corinne tested for ADD or ADHD?"

A few months later, my results came back and to no one's surprise, I had ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder. Since then, I have taken Adderall almost every day and while it helps me focus and properly function, every now and then it backfires. When this happens, I usually have a "brilliant" idea, that I must put into action this very second or else I may explode.

When the Adderall wears off, my brilliant plan suddenly becomes a very useless, very neurotic plan. I get a kick laughing about my harebrained schemes, so I thought I would share a few of the very best.

1. Writing down every name in the Bible. I don't know what inspired this flash of genius. I got through the first three books of Genesis while congratulating myself for being so clever. I think I finally gave up around Genesis 10 because then Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, start having sons (and they had a lot) and I got frustrated and quit.

2. Creating a family tree for everyone in the Bible. I mainly started this because my last project (see above) was getting too messy. I soon realized that my piece of paper wasn't big enough and took a nap instead.

3. Organizing my closet. "But wait, Corinne, that sounds actually helpful!" Yeah, not the way I decided to do it. My shirts needed to be categorized into four groups: summer, fall, winter and spring. In each of those groups, the shirts were then categorized by color and sleeve length. It took me an entire afternoon to do this and it was ruined within a week. Afternoon wasted.

4. Making sure all my clothes fit. This was actually pretty helpful. No regrets here.

5. College cereal bar. It would be similar to a normal bar, expect there wouldn't be any alcohol. Only cereal. I still think it's brilliant.

6. Teaching my cat how to play hide and seek. My cat, Inky, is incredibly lumpy and I was determined to help her learn how to hide from predators. Yes, my reasoning for teaching my cat hide-and-seek was that Darwinism was going to kill her. Inky is an indoors cat; she didn't need my help. She also didn't want my help.

7. Tried to become the next Cake Boss. In preparation for this task, I watched five episodes of Cake Boss with my little sister and I took notes. Yes, you heard me correctly. I. Took. Notes.

8. Lock-picking and hot-wiring a car. Adderall can also make you incredibly paranoid and high-strung. For me, this means that my normal skittish, jumpy personality intensifies by a hundred and ten percent. There was one night I was convinced that the zombie apocalypse was going to happen right then and there. Naturally, I needed to learn some basic survival skills at 3 a.m. to ensure my safety.

So, all in all, my ADD and the medication I take for it has completely changed my life. It affects all of my actions and thoughts on a daily basis. A few people have asked me if I ever regretted starting to take Adderall, way back when in fifth grade. I have always said no. While it has its downsides, (not being able to sleep or eat, jitters, etc.) Adderall helps me enjoy life. It provides me the will and the focus that I need to finish my work and to be proud of my accomplishments. Adderall doesn't get me good grades. I do that myself.