There Was a Time When I Was the Queen of Multi-tasking!
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
United States
October 22, 2017 2:35pm CST
It is close to 3:30 now and I am heading to the kitchen with my laptop. I have been binge watching season 1 of "This is Us." I am currently watching disc 4 of 5.
So, while I prepare the lasagna for tonight's dinner, I am going to watch the rest of disc 4, do the dishes, and maybe start organizing my cupboards.
This may seem like I bit off a bit more than I can chew. I will probably only get the lasagna and dishes done while watching the show. Little Miss is sleeping and I know she will be up and attum soon!
I was once the Queen of Multi-tasking. Now I am just a peasant.
How good are you at multi-tasking?
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
22 Oct 17
i used to be also. but since the kids are grown and i got disabled, not for years now
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
22 Oct 17
I just seemed to have lost my focus. I can do 2 tasks at a time though.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
22 Oct 17
I wish I didn't have to do so many things at once.
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Oct 17
I can walk and talk (usually) at the same time. 
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
22 Oct 17
Yes, but can you chew gum at the same time?
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
@BarBaraPrz I have taken a chunk out of the side of my cheek when chewing and trying to talk. Ouch!
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly Not while talking...
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
26 Oct 17
@sallypup it can be quite trying on the nerves. I now let things go if I don't feel up to doing them. I do have the right to sit and relax after work as well.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
I have so much to do and nobody to help me do it. Therefore I am always trying to do more than one thing at a time.
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@sallypup (69203)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly That sounds nerve wracking.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 Oct 17
I'm almost always multitasking.. hope the lasagna came out good.
I love this is us.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
28 Oct 17
I didn't end up making the lasagna. Will be making it on Sunday when my son and his wife come to dinner.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
28 Oct 17
@Courtlynn I make great lasagna. My husband loves it.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly ahh.. well hope it comes out great then.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
Isn't that funny how that works? I had 4 children and I swear I grew an extra set of arms when I needed them.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
@RubyHawk so very true. Just can't do as many things now.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly Because we had no choice. We can usually do what we have to.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
22 Oct 17
Yes, I confess, I did come back to Mylot to check on things. LOL.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
23 Oct 17
I was great at multitasking at work when I had to. Now, I suck at it. I lose track of what I was doing and don't get much done since I keep switching between tasks.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
That is usually the problem I have. I should just start a task and finish it before moving on to the next.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
I'm not very good at multi-tasking at all or ever...I like one chore at a time and I do usually celebrate each one when its over...
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
1 Nov 17
I have 3 hats that I am working on for my son and dil baby shower this month. Putting the finishing touches on each of them this week. Then I need to add a zipper to a baby sweater, and finish off a blanket that I crocheted. Never a dull moment for me.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
2 Nov 17
@PainsOnSlate I would like to be able to just focus on one thing at a time. That would be lovely!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly You are a much more busy woman than I am. When younger I was great on multi tasking, now I just do what I want to do...(kids are grown and on their own and no grands except the grand dogs.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Oct 17
I am slacking a bit now. Not sure I want to do it again actually. LOL.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
22 Oct 17
I was much better many years ago. Now I can only do a few things at once.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
24 Oct 17
@thelme55 I / only write here.
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@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
23 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly there are times I can't do multitasking. That is when I have to write something important for my blogs or for my main writing site HubPages.
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Oct 17
I used to be very good at this. I was taught to do so as a telephone operator.
@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 Oct 17
I used to be pretty good at it. Lately, I seem to not be able to manage everything at once like I used to though. I think I am going soft.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Oct 17
As long as my multitasking is right here on the computer, I'm fine. I could not do several things at one time any more. I did once, but like you, I'm now a peasant.
