Monday, September 21, 2009

Sound Familiar to Anyone?

I think I have a problem. We could call it something like M.A.D. Matriarchal Attention Disorder. This is how it manifests:

I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the basement, I notice that there are cheerios all over the floor and my car keys are in the cereal bowl.  I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my car keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trash can under the counter, and notice that the trash can is full.  So, I decide to take out the trash. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I may as well pay the bills first.  I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks are in my desk in the office/playroom, so I go to my desk where I find a sippy cup full of juice. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide I should put the sippy cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold.  As I head toward the kitchen with the sippy cup a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye - they need to be watered. I set the sippy cup on the counter, and I discover baby wipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back in the bathroom, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote, one of the kids left it on the kitchen table. I realize that after school when they go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote as they fight over who lost it, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor. So,I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.


At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.


When I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.

And I've only got 2 kids!  I don't know how people do it with more than 3!!!


*Courtesy of O.C. Mormon Mommy

8 comments:

Brooke said...

I love this! TOTALLY sounds like my life on days where I want to be productive!! Miss you guys... Love to you all.

Wii are the Nelsons said...

totally know how that feels! Then James wakes up from his nap making me completely forget everything again

Sara said...

I LOVE this!! I'm always exhausted at the the end of the day and when I try to explain to Nate everything I accomplished...there's only like only 1 or 2 things and then I'm thinkin'--what the heck did I do all day?!

The Ince's said...

Two words... LOVE IT!

Caitlin said...

that's funny!

Jamie said...

Seriously you just described every day of my life... sad thing, even before kids!

ShelleyG said...

I went completely MAD years ago! :) I used to pretend like I was multi-tasking, but ya, I am not fooling anyone-I am flat out crazy!

Brandi said...

I do this all the time! :)