Wednesday, October 04, 2006

C.A.A.D.D.

Sorry it's been awhile. I've recently been diagnosed with CHILD ACTIVATED ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER. It looks a little something like this:

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 during dinner prep when I will want them to watch a movie, I will be looking for the remote, 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.

Somewhere in there I had planned to write a meaningful post but that didn't happen either.... Don't laugh if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ha, that sounds like me often on Saturdays. I start doing laundry, or maybe try to clean, or start the grocery list, Oh! I haven't done my devotions because I keep seeing things I must do! The tyranny of the urgent!

Briana Almengor said...

What an comical but apt description of motherhood!

Suzanne said...

What an accurate picture of my daily life!

anne said...

Hillarious...and so true for many! I love it! :)

Anonymous said...

SOOO funny! hahaha! reminds me of that book "if you give a mouse a cookie."

um, i don't think this is unique to motherhood though... i deal with this problem all the time at the office! haha!

Spirit of Adoption said...

ahhhh...sounds all too familiar! It's so fun to be "back" and reading your blog! I'm doing a little catch up tonight - the first blog reading I've done since I've had Karis!!! CRAZY! : ) But it's FUN to see how Rylee has GROWN!!!!! WOW!