Monday, January 19, 2009

The timer


I have found that I can get side tracked very easy. For example, I go down to the toy room to clean it up and I find a sippy cup. I take the sippy cup up stairs and while I'm in the kitchen I see that the dishes need to be done. I start doing the dishes and I see that there are dishes on the table. As I go to get them I trip on Cannons nerf gun. Then I take the gun and down to the toy room and start cleaning up in the toy room again.

Yes I think I'm losing it. I do not remember being so scatter brained. Since I end up all over the house and not getting much done I've decided using a timer works the best for me kinda like what fly lady has you use. I will set the timer for ten min. and stay in one room until the timer rings. Wow it really works. I can actually get things cleaned up. I hope I'm not the only one with this problem.

I hate to say it but I think I'm getting older or maybe it's having five or more kids in the house. Here is another example of my scatter brain. I called Court at work and as the phone was ringing I saw something across the room so I put the phone down and went and did it. I totally forgot I was calling someone. A few min. later the phone started beeping cause it was off the hook. So I put the phone back on the hook and did think for a second I think I need to call Court. No need for that , Court called a few min. later asking if everything was ok cause when he answered the phone when I called him nobody was there except for a house of people talking. I told him the story and we got a good laugh. Oh well I think I may be losing my marbles and if that's the case I'm going to have a hard time finding them in this house.

10 comments:

Hadley Family said...

Wendy I was ROFL when I read this post!!! This is so me! I do exactly that, and sometimes, I eventually end up finishing something. Thanks for the chuckle!

jennschmerer said...

I'm so glad this isn't just me!

Bryn said...

Can so relate!!!

Melissa said...

Funny story! It is really great to know I am not the only one!!!

Christy said...

Good plan, but if that timer dings during your bathroom time and you're not done yet try to remember to get all your clothes back on.

wjbrown said...

Bathroom time. What bathroom time?

Malisa said...

Personally, I am focused ALL the time. I don't have ANY problems remembering what I was doing, what I need to do, or what I've done. NONE AT ALL.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Actually, today I was leaving a message for someone, when I got a knock on my door. It was very difficult to finish the message/think about what was going on at the door. So much for multitasking.

And BTW, I have a timer just like that but I've never been able to remember to replace the batteries.

Amberly said...

You are hilarious!! I need to put more of fly lady's techniques into play at my house! It was so fun to see you on Friday! Thanks for organizing it for us!

Sherrie said...

Oh my gosh that is so like me!!! I was just doing exactly what you did!! I feel like I run around in circles ALL day!!! Hey and your not as old as me and it just gets worse!! sorry........ ;)
Sherrie

Porters said...

You had me laughing and crying at the same time. It sounds like my predicament, and I have one less kid. I haven't been completing things because in the process I find something else that needs to be done right now. I'm going to try the timer and see if it works, THANKS!!