Dave says I have a "swirly brain."
He, on the other hand, has compartment brain. When he's at work, he is focused on working, and is there 100%. Everything he does has his full attention. I was always amazed at/driven crazy by this in school. When he was home playing with Ana, he was just playing with her - without thinking about homework or church callings or anything else.
By contrast, I have a constant stream of lists in my head. No matter what I am doing, I'm thinking of a million things that I need to do.
I'm sort of in a swirly brain daze today. I have a bbq to plan, a funeral to help with (for the 3rd weekend in a row) and we're moving in less than 3 weeks! My brain is swirling.
A lot of times it's a little paralyzing. Which is why it's after noon and I'm still in my pjs and breakfast is still on the table.
So I make lists. I have a grocery list, a shopping list, a list of things we want to take with us on our drive, a cleaning list, a phone call list, a list of things we need to get rid of, a list of things we want to do again before we leave. I also need a haircut - before I do something drastic.
Its the only way to get my swirly brain to get on track.
First on my list: take a shower.
6 comments:
You are a woman. That's all there is to it. I have the same problem. Drives Paul crazy. We are multi-tasking fools while men can truly only do 1 task at a time. They can change at a rate of the speed of sound, but they truly cannot do 2 things at once. :) That's why girls are special!
that is called how god made us. Men are hunters...we are gatherers. They focus on one thing...we tend to look every which way all the time. I love the term swirley brain. that cracked me up! you are totally normal...just so you know
hehehe, John and I are the same way. I love lists too, only I usually lose them at some point, hmmm...
"Swirly brain." That is my new favorite term. I tend to have to opposite problem you have right now. When I have a million things to do, I get them all done. When I have only a couple of things to do, I get NOTHING done. The more on my plate, the more productive I am. Crazy. Good luck with your lists. I'm a list-maker too.
Have you ever done something that wasn't on your list, then added it to your list just so you could have the joy of crossing it off? I have. Go list people!
Terri - yes I have. I have also written down everything I did in a day just so I could feel like I was productive.
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