Are you easily distracted?
@GardenGerty (157645)
United States
December 1, 2019 9:23am CST
My sister seems to have acquired quite a group of friends at her senior living apartments. This includes the lady that comes as many as thirty seven times a day. And the guy whose dog she baby sits, and her next door neighbor, and the neighbor's brother, and a couple of other old guys, etc. etc. Oh, and the 83 year old who wants to act like my sister is having a romance.
When she was packing for our Thanksgiving trip she had many of these people "drop by". It is no wonder she did not bring spare needles for her insulin pen, or an extra pen for that matter.
I cannot really blame her for getting distracted. Glad we could solve her problem with little difficulty.(see my discussion about the night before Thanksgiving) I would turn my lights off, pull the shades and lock the door.
I know I am easily distracted. And sometimes there are just too many people.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 Dec 19
yes ma'am, can see why she'd fergotten such. i'm gettin' to where i don't do well with lots 'f distractions either. seems i've lost my multi-taskin' abilities. those folks comin' all the time'd push me right o'er the edge. then 'gain, 't least she's not isolated.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
2 Dec 19
She always lived with someone until she was seventy. She feels like she has real friends in the complex, but sometimes it is a bit much.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
4 Dec 19
@crazyhorseladycx Oh, she has asked the one lady quite a few times. She says the sad thing is that she really likes her. She just is feeling suffocated.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
3 Dec 19
@GardenGerty bless her heart, she prolly doesn't wish to hurt their feelin's 'n ask 'em not to come by so oft. i feel fer her!
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
I have to work hard to focus on very important things and do them one at a time.
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@LadyDuck (458806)
• Switzerland
2 Dec 19
@GardenGerty I am easily distracted when I work in the garden. I look at the birds, the cats, the flowers... no matter what is moving around.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@LadyDuck I can just imagine. Those seem to be lovely distractions.
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@rebelann (111239)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Dec 19
Well then I'm probably a total disaster. There are never any people around yet I'm easily distracted. I'll start one project then I'll see something I wanted to do previously and start that then I'll see something else and start that. Obviously I never get anything done 
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
See, that is me. I go from one thing to another unless I focus really hard, and hurt my brain.
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@rebelann (111239)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Dec 19
I get that @GardenGerty I think my brain is predominately numb .... in a comfortable way of course
@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Mostly the friendships are good. I think it makes her healthier, she gets out more. The poor lady who visits too much is suffering from anxiety and likely dementia as well. Her family is waiting for her to have an opening in assisted living.
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@just4him (306722)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Dec 19
@GardenGerty I'm sure it helps her be healthier. I know I feel happier and healthier with the socialization I get with the Y, church, and Writer's Guild and Rock Painting.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@just4him Yes, working helps me both mentally and physically. Plus we are attending a new church.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Dec 19
Not easily distracted but easily annoyed!
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Yes, that too. Sis is worse than I am in that arena.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
1 Dec 19
@GardenGerty I think that being annoyed becomes worse with age. Not with everybody but with quite a lot. Patience seems to run out.
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
1 Dec 19
Yes, I do unless I’m focused on what I’m doing.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Yes, sometimes I have to be very strict with my focus.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
2 Dec 19
@GardenGerty are you easily distracted even when you're focused on something?
@BarBaraPrz (45558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Dec 19
I am easily distracted when it comes to housework...
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
You and me both. I hear the dishes calling me right now.
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@BarBaraPrz (45558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Dec 19
@GardenGerty I did mine last night, so they're fairly quiet right now, though my soup tried to drown me just now.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Dec 19
It's good she has such lively people around her, but yes I think next time she should set aside some time when no one comes to call (maybe during the dinner hour) and pack the bags.
Did she not write a list as she was packing? THat's another good way to not forget anything.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Oh, they come constantly. She is usually pretty good about lists of things.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@GardenGerty Lists have always helped me, especially when packing.
@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
M-L I think you have seen through my sister. She is flattered. It gives her something to talk about to the rest of us, and even to complain. However, it still did distract her when she was packing.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Dec 19
And that is why I moved and told no one. That was kind of how it was living in the old home place. 37 times!! why don`t she just move in?
Does your sister like this?
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
The frequent visitor lady is waiting on an opening in an assisted living. One or two of the older guys, when they see L----- coming will suddenly have an errand that they need my sister to go on with them. Hence the 83 year old accusing her of having a romance with one. They found and answer for her, "they are cousins".
@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
1 Dec 19
It depends on the individual's views. Some like their place crowdy others like to stay alone.
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
1 Dec 19
She would like at least one day a week to herself. Most understand, but not all.
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