Ladies, pay attention. We were made to multi-task. Not all of us do it well, but for those of us who can multi-task, we should take advantage of this amazing gift God gave us!
A few weeks ago, my BFF called and said, "I'm not in the mood to clean my bathroom, so I thought talking to you would help the time go faster." What did I do? I plopped down on the couch and chatted for 20 minutes. When she was done cleaning, I ended the conversation with, "Ugh - now I need to go fold my laundry."
Um, HELLO?!?
I could have been folding my laundry while we were talking!!! What was I thinking?
Over the past year, I've gotten out of the habit of talking on the phone, mostly because, well...I'm a talker. And when I spend more than 5-10 minutes on a phone call, I get lost in the moment and end up blowing off errands, the gym, my to-do list, or worst yet...my children.
As a sidenote, what's awesome is the fact that my kids rarely act up when I'm on the phone anymore. It used to be a given: I answered the phone, everyone misbehaved. We're talking dancing on the coffee table and purposely body slamming each other. It was awful.
But now, my kids know that I'm not on the phone for long, so they only interrupt me for safety reasons. I noticed that a few days ago and praised them up one side and down the other for behaving so well while I was on the call. Then I realized that this is their new pattern. It's a beautiful thing.
So next time you get a call from a friend, look around and see what you can be doing at the same time. Dishes, laundry, dusting, clipping coupons, chopping onions for dinner...there's always something to do, right?
A few weeks ago, my BFF called and said, "I'm not in the mood to clean my bathroom, so I thought talking to you would help the time go faster." What did I do? I plopped down on the couch and chatted for 20 minutes. When she was done cleaning, I ended the conversation with, "Ugh - now I need to go fold my laundry."
Um, HELLO?!?
I could have been folding my laundry while we were talking!!! What was I thinking?
As a sidenote, what's awesome is the fact that my kids rarely act up when I'm on the phone anymore. It used to be a given: I answered the phone, everyone misbehaved. We're talking dancing on the coffee table and purposely body slamming each other. It was awful.
But now, my kids know that I'm not on the phone for long, so they only interrupt me for safety reasons. I noticed that a few days ago and praised them up one side and down the other for behaving so well while I was on the call. Then I realized that this is their new pattern. It's a beautiful thing.
So next time you get a call from a friend, look around and see what you can be doing at the same time. Dishes, laundry, dusting, clipping coupons, chopping onions for dinner...there's always something to do, right?
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