I have decided to stop doing more than one or 2 things at a time. I have become one of those people who watches tv while listening to the radio while surfing the net while making notes for a work project while talking to someone on the phone while something is cooking on the stove. The other day I was shopping while having a conference call with my boss. He didn't mind, and I made notes on my grocery list when needed. But really, that is just stupid. Why do I feel the need to do more than one thing at a time.

At night while watching TV, I find myself reading, flipping through magazines, knitting. And my DH lays there, simply watching the show. And occassionally falling asleep. It looks so relaxing, so much more enjoyable than what I'm doing. I need to make myself stop.

I, like many others who multitask, intended it to be a way of finding more free time, but once I started functioning at that speed, it was hard to turn off... When I cook, I read. And sometimes exercise, doing lunges and such in the kitchen while waiting for something to boil or simmer or a buzzer to ding. Really, what started as a way to use my time more efficiently has resulted in me not paying full attention to anything. While I work, I plot dinner and chores. While I try to fall asleep, I plot my next work day. So it isn't just physical multitasking; mentally I am always in several trains of thought at once. Yes, things get missed. Yes, few things get my full attention, some of which decidedly deserve it. And I just always feel wound up. And I feel more and more the need to meditate, clear the slate.

So I am going to try to do that now, get back to doing one or 2 things at a time. See if it makes things better or worse. It isn't like people are always on me to finish things faster. Well, some people are, but they aren't the people who pay my bills, so they don't get a vote.