tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post7589761429597825278..comments2024-02-29T17:43:34.939+11:00Comments on ivy nest: on multi-taskingTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123593037593548003noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-42673045876638494632012-08-07T10:33:20.443+10:002012-08-07T10:33:20.443+10:00You have just described me to a tee :) I think it...You have just described me to a tee :) I think it's all part of the 101 tasks us mothers have to do each day xAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697932926715802541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-52261946238748724572012-07-30T21:46:59.306+10:002012-07-30T21:46:59.306+10:00I'm guilty of doing this too. I think because...I'm guilty of doing this too. I think because there is just so much to do and it's hard not to get distracted or let myself get distracted by something that seems much more interesting than what you need to do:)Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314373295390794669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-53705206472491143362012-07-30T21:19:06.681+10:002012-07-30T21:19:06.681+10:00I absolute agree on this issue Tania. I so often t...I absolute agree on this issue Tania. I so often think how many different tasks I try to do at once. The amount of times I boil the kettle before finally making that cuppa. The constant interruptions or getting distracted with another job that needs to be done!:)Nicole Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505056880105725720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-53654013523489483282012-07-30T21:00:20.469+10:002012-07-30T21:00:20.469+10:00Seems like you struck a chord with this post Tania...Seems like you struck a chord with this post Tania. Think it is a mum's life to be juggling all our jobs while constantly being distracted. I think I am so used to being interrupted by whatever crisis that i have forgotten how to actually complete one task before starting something else!melxBungalowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591099131301027446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-74478012704010598632012-07-30T09:42:46.046+10:002012-07-30T09:42:46.046+10:00Sounds like a theme here - a curse of our gender o...Sounds like a theme here - a curse of our gender or a strength? Not sure, but we all seem to make it workEnergiser Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017705741027153101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-87556374713431173252012-07-29T06:44:24.132+10:002012-07-29T06:44:24.132+10:00I don't get distracted while I'm washing u...I don't get distracted while I'm washing up or making the bed or vacuuming etc but I definitely get distracted when I'm outside in the garden. I'll often start out with one job and then it turns into 50 other jobs that randomly get started and not finished. It overwhelms me, that's for sure. I do multi-task a lot though. I find it hard to just do one thing, especially the talking on the phone one. I have to be doing something else while I'm on the phone but it's really limiting with a corded one. I've smashed our phone recently due to multi-tasking too far from the phone's reach! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894025320777652313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-79526359681649677022012-07-27T20:04:22.885+10:002012-07-27T20:04:22.885+10:00it all seems to get done eventually :) Nice to co...it all seems to get done eventually :) Nice to come by your blog again - i have been a bit scarse lately - I am loving all the granny chic in your home!Tracey@bountifullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977553433046874229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-68929571027764717772012-07-27T13:26:19.148+10:002012-07-27T13:26:19.148+10:00I long to not multi task...my mind imagines it wou...I long to not multi task...my mind imagines it would be bliss. <br />Hugs<br />JennyJenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-14504320708774419862012-07-27T11:18:47.808+10:002012-07-27T11:18:47.808+10:00And that's the beauty of being made a woman! h...And that's the beauty of being made a woman! haha I love that we can do so many things at once! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-56514048549348474592012-07-27T01:00:46.688+10:002012-07-27T01:00:46.688+10:00When it comes to housework I am terrible at multit...When it comes to housework I am terrible at multitasking. Or I have tremendous Housework ADD, whichever way you want to look at it.<br /><br />I am folding clothes in the bedroom which leads me to the kitchen to put away towels which leads me to start putting away the clean dishes until I realize I should really start bread before doing the dishes because the bread needs to rise and I can finish the dishes then and actually I should hang the laundry on the line too since it will need some sunshine to dry and its already early evening....etc, etc, etc. I try to work on it. But, none the less I multitask. Whatever, as long as it all gets done.<br /><br />It happens in the garden, too.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-88557405173125607962012-07-26T20:32:52.071+10:002012-07-26T20:32:52.071+10:00Tania, i pulled weeds today when I was meant to be...Tania, i pulled weeds today when I was meant to be hanging washing and then never hung the washing. How about trying to stay still and sit when you have guests, I find that really difficult.humble habithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957058996766153624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-3355938579387700432012-07-26T20:17:31.467+10:002012-07-26T20:17:31.467+10:00Oh that's definitely me. Always distracted and...Oh that's definitely me. Always distracted and never quite getting to the bottom of any one job. The washing-up gets started, rooms are tidied for a few mins before I remember the sun is shining and the washing needs to go on, then I look at my poor kale being eaten so I start hunting down green caterpillars, and suddenly I realise I should have made bread hours ago.... And so it goes... Sometimes I'm aware of it and it tickles me, and other times it's just plain overwhelming!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205721394366642669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-41682600266124243182012-07-26T19:40:25.413+10:002012-07-26T19:40:25.413+10:00Sounds just like me, but add in a dose of 'I s...Sounds just like me, but add in a dose of 'I should concentrate on the task at hand!' self-talk too.dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-44931520551374306902012-07-26T18:30:32.334+10:002012-07-26T18:30:32.334+10:00I know what you mean about being distracted. I hav...I know what you mean about being distracted. I have concluded that women were made to multi task - we couldn't cope otherwise lol!<br />You should be proud that you accomplish so much in a day - especially with a toddler underfoot. :)<br />Sarah xChantille Fleurhttp://www.chantillefleur.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-52916544008047193432012-07-26T17:25:58.817+10:002012-07-26T17:25:58.817+10:00I think that makes you an amazing mother! Using ev...I think that makes you an amazing mother! Using every little bit of time you have to be a bit more productive. I am way too guilty of using those times where I could also be doing something else as an excuse to stop and do nothing. Not good! So well done you Tania, for being fabulous. xJess Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871141654038554980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-28960482467536373452012-07-26T14:38:08.979+10:002012-07-26T14:38:08.979+10:00Totally...me...sometimes I force myself to write d...Totally...me...sometimes I force myself to write down a 'to do' list and stick to it so that I can work out what I actually 'did' that day. The countless numbers of coffees left on the kitchen counter that have gone cold because I went off to do something... it's a constant struggle. It does get frustrating though which is why I started the 'to do' list because at least that way I 'finish' tasks rather than have a dozen half done ones.Flepandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829255811468297928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-63715492364154205792012-07-26T13:41:54.499+10:002012-07-26T13:41:54.499+10:00I've always got too many pots on the boil too....I've always got too many pots on the boil too. Driven mainly by panic not ADD in my case. Panic that it is not all going to get done before the micro men in my life come and disrupt the production process. But in the end, my kids are going to remember the amount of positive attention I gave them, not how clean and smooth running the household was. Poor fellas, lately I have been putting house before kids! And sadly, the house does not look better for it. Pah! xx FiFiona @ Brave New Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937176849489523768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-48778522171309136102012-07-26T12:57:21.737+10:002012-07-26T12:57:21.737+10:00I think its just the busy life of a mum and wife !...I think its just the busy life of a mum and wife !!! :)<br />LaurenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-571622797194418642012-07-26T12:05:23.785+10:002012-07-26T12:05:23.785+10:00me too. I am constantly flitting from job to job....me too. I am constantly flitting from job to job. Then I will just quickly check blogs or FB and then the pikelets have burnt again :)Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-12983673804963665402012-07-26T11:53:48.689+10:002012-07-26T11:53:48.689+10:00definitely sounds just like me- probably a lot to ...definitely sounds just like me- probably a lot to do with a busy household with so many tasks to do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683022126069845991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-51482909928263243982012-07-26T11:52:30.633+10:002012-07-26T11:52:30.633+10:00Oh I hear you, don't have the toddler but I do...Oh I hear you, don't have the toddler but I do paid work from the kitchen bench as I do all the other tasks! By the end of the day I am shattered...<br /><br />I've been working hard on breaking the habit as it tends to just make me anxious and feel that I am not doing any one job properly. I', trying to be more mindful (trying trying trying). Google 'clutterpunk monotasking' for another good discussion of this. xxxalison@thisbloominglifehttp://www.thisbloominglife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-72130227986710361582012-07-26T11:41:43.239+10:002012-07-26T11:41:43.239+10:00you know, there would have been a time (a couple o...you know, there would have been a time (a couple of months ago?) that i would have chuckled, agreed and been quietly smug at how clever i am at getting 5 things done at once.<br />but now...<br />after having this time to step back and take stock...i can see now that it is that <i>continuous</i>, relentless, servitude to 'the next thing on the list'. it consumed my every moment, and choked any time i spent with the kids (i'd be thinking about what i COULD be doing or would do as soon as i got away from them!)<br />i'm working hard to resolve how i will deal with this when we go back home. i haven't figured it out yet...but at least i'm aware of the danger of multi-tasking when left un-checked. <br />do you feel like it's a positive thing in your life? or do you feel like it's something that needs changing? would love to hear your thoughts.<br />~d xDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608287186632367868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-29070532674205011072012-07-26T11:14:53.189+10:002012-07-26T11:14:53.189+10:00Woops, i meant COULD have written this!Woops, i meant COULD have written this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-44579337167858673502012-07-26T11:13:21.856+10:002012-07-26T11:13:21.856+10:00This brought a smile to my face. I think I couldn&...This brought a smile to my face. I think I couldn't have written this post myself! As I was clicking your link in my google reader, I am sipping a coffee, I've got my bread recipe book open choosing my next loaf to bake, while your page loaded I was searching for a chicken drumstick slowcooker recipe and pondering the ingredients, while bouncing a toddler on my knee and thinking about how long I have to prepare lunch before it's toddler nap time... sigh. Time for us to all take a breath and slowwwww dowwwnnn I think! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-50682539113231168822012-07-26T10:17:02.627+10:002012-07-26T10:17:02.627+10:00Guilty as charged. I think women in general are ma...Guilty as charged. I think women in general are masters at multi taking and I know that I for one am trying to accomplish a hundred things at once. At least it mixes the day up :)<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com