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Friday focus. OK so
let me start off my saying that I’m one of those
people. You know. Those people who really would lose their head
if it wasn’t attached to their body.
Yea, that’s me. I lose everything. Clothes, pictures, my dog, pens, and oh my
goodness sunglasses! I lose so many
sunglasses. I get so frustrated with
myself when I lose things too, so it’s a fair assumption that I’m always
frustrated with ME! Sound fun? Exhausting really. Well this ability to lose anything and
everything always directly relates to the fact that I am an over-multitasker. Meaning I take multitasking to the next
level. I can have 3 conversations, fix
dinner, pack for a weekend trip all while taking Sevilla for a walk. Really, I
am that good. At least I thought I
was. It’s gotten out of hand a little
lately. I feel like I’ve had so much on
my plate that I am beginning to lose my mind.
Last night was the kick off to my hubby’s birthday weekend. (I love birthdays and will drag them out as
long as I possibly can). We are headed
to Baltimore this weekend (yay) and I had to
prepare a yummy birthday dinner worthy of celebratory status and pack us for Baltimore . Well last night while in my packing mode I
thought, “Oh man I should charge my
camera batteries because I can’t wait to get beautiful pictures at the farm and
the apple festival.” Then I
literally yelled to sweet hubby in the other room, “Don’t worry babe I’m charging the camera!” I then proceeded to take the battery out of
the camera, put the charger in the wall, and boom. Nothing. I got distracted. The battery never made it in to the charger
because I walked away, completely distracted by another to-do on my packing
list. And the battery is no where to be
found. Who knows where I set it?! We turned our apartment upside down last
night and it is still no where to be found.
I decided to pout on the couch for awhile with a glass of
wine and was explaining to be doctor of a husband that this happens too
much. And that I think I need to get a
brain scan because I’ve always had a bad memory and I’m sure that there is
something really wrong that I need to get fixed. With my brain of course. That’s when he looked at me with those big
brown eyes I love so much and spoke some words of wisdom in to my life. He said, “Sweetie
your brain is fine, you have a problem with focus. You try and do too many things at once.”
* Enter light from heaven and angels’ voices *
He’s so right. I am
consumed with the checking off of lists and completing a task that I just hurry
through life. I don’t focus. On much of anything. And how can I be truly grateful for the
little moments in life when I’m not focused on much of anything other than
completion. Sigh. I just can’t.
So here is my attempt at focus. I
will focus on my task at hand, at the moment before me, the conversation around
me and the people beside me. Because in
the end I’m still going to be clumsy and forgetful;
but maybe I’ll remember the
moments instead of the lists.
And now for some words of wisdom from one of my favorite
bands, Alabama . Because we all could use a little bit of Alabama in our lives,
especially on a Friday.
“I’m in a hurry to get
things done. I rush and rush until life’s
no fun. All I really gotta do is live
and die, but I’m in a hurry and don’t know why.”
Happy Friday sweet friends!
6 comments :
Denise....I feel the EXACT same way! I thought I was the only one! I often tell Nick how I have memory problems and I get sooo frustrated because I forget EVERYTHING!!! I'm sorry you struggle with this too, but it is comforting to know I am not alone. Maybe we can help each other slow down and focus on things:) Hope you have a great and safe weekend! Happy birthday Matt! Miss you guys!!!
It's funny how in every marriage there is one spouse that is like this. My husband at this very moment is running around the house looking for his iPhone box that he kept years ago for the day when he sells it. He is running around the house, making me dizzy looking for this thing. I always tell him, "Matt, sit down. Take 3-4 deep breaths in and out. We will find the box another time. It's not important to do it right now. Relax." haha. It's ok to be in a hurry, I do it too. We all just have to make ourselves slow down a little bit. :) Have a great weekend!
omg. Just realized you have a Matt too! Happy Birthday to him!
I can totally relate!! My husband says that we "spin too many plates at once and before we know it they will all come crashing down". Our thing lately is trying to set boundaries and realizing that it's okay to say no sometimes. Hard to do though.
You are so right, it is important to enjoy the moments and not the lists...but the lists kinda help make the moments - oh man, it could be a cycle :) But the photos - they help us unfocused people remember the things we might have missed :) Well that is what I tell myself - photos help me remember to look back and be grateful! Great post! xo
I lose everything too! It always takes me ten extra minutes to leave the house between having to find my keys and phone! Ps the Spanish moss on that tree is swoon worthy.
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