Making garlic bread and forgetting to put garlic on the bread is almost as bad as applying for a job and forgetting to submit your résumé. I did both this week. Why? Because…
On the other hand, It’s amazing how much you can get done, if you actually do what you are supposed to be doing.
I spend a lot of time online, time that I can easily lose track of. At a certain point, it becomes unproductive. I’m not really doing anything anymore, just killing time. I’ve started to set alarms for myself. I give myself a half hour window to get things done online, which keeps me from straying too much and then when the alarm goes off, I set it for 10 minutes and do some housework in that time. In 10 minutes I’m able to get a lot done because I know the timer is going to go off and I only spend those 10 minutes cleaning, not thinking about cleaning, not planning on cleaning, not getting ready to clean, but actually cleaning.
Oh and making garlic bread without garlic is way better than applying for a job with no résumé because at least you still end up with toasted buttered bread.
And now your Friday Fortune Cookie
(don’t forget to add “in bed” at the end, if you are so inclined):
Focus on what you’re doing.
Hosted by Mrs. 4444
Multitasking is overrated, meant only for bragging purposes. Real people in real life forget things now and then. I like you even more now that I know you are real.
That is a great idea that I definitely need to try! Have a great weekend.
I’m terrible because I just buy pre buttered, pre garlic……even with cheese…..cheese bread in the freezer section.
But yeah, the internet is a huge time sucker
I allow the computer & especially my phone be complete time sucks. I soooo need to set alarms for myself. Great idea!
I’ve done the timer thing before and it works really well. I need to go back to using that. Perhaps I should get off the computer now and do something productive 🙂
I, too, find it hard to sometimes regulate my time on the computer. I really have to watch myself as it’s easy to get carried away and before you know it, your day is almost done!
My mom often forgot the garlic for garlic bread, and hence, we ate lots of toasted, buttered bread. It’s okay. Worse yet, she often let it in the oven until it was extremely well-toasted. Such is life.
that sounds like something I would do! I told someone the other day “I just need to embrace that my mind is not what it used to be!” 😕
Great idea!!! I love the idea of setting a timer. I need to do that.
Oh I have been burned on multi-tasking before too!! So crazy sometimes. I really like the timer idea, and I may have to steal that concept 😉
So basically you made toast. LOL
I do stuff like that ALL THE TIME!!
I’d say garlic bread without garlic may actually be pretty tasty!
I say setting the timer for tasks…even for 10 minutes is a smart cookie…I could use some of that discipline about right now at 11:00 pm at night☺☺
You didn’t bring that toasted buttered bread to the interview did you?
“Let them eat toast I say.” – good for the Marie Antoinette audition
I’m a horrible multi-tasker, which is partially why I never feel like I get anything done… I like your timed approach to tasks, I’ve read about it before and have tried it, but always forget about it. Thanks for the reminder. Now if I could just time myself to get the blog rolling again…
I thought I was a good multitasker until I started working and actually had to multitask and damn it’s hard! I hope you have a great weekend!
That’s so funny; I totally relate to the timer thing and cleaning (or not cleaning).Thanks for linking up. Have a great weekend.
Am laughing here. Reminds me of when Vidur was little and would want vegetable rice without the vegetables.
Lots of people do manage to leave out the resume though – in spite of email’s thoughtful reminded “Did you mean to attach something?” 😀