This Is Me Multi-Tasking

Or maybe I should call this post: This is Me NOT Multi-Tasking, as I've been trying to find time to write a post all day. And it's not because I'm so insanely busy that I haven't had time. Okay, I'm a little insanely busy, but I had time. Plenty. I'm just horrible at multi-tasking. Do you want to know what I'm not horrible at? Going down rabbit holes. That's right. Because each time I started writing this post, it was with the best intentions. I even had an interesting topic: Re-discovering Jane Austen. But then my mind went a little off track and this is sort of what happened:

• Thought: I should take a picture of my bookshelf for the blog post and maybe dress it up with some holiday decorations.
• Head to basement to dig out the Hanukkah decorations. The holiday is so early this year, and I'm still enjoying fall. I should write a blog post about holding onto fall. Yes, that's what I'll do. Go back upstairs without any decorations.
• Thought: I should take a picture of my fall decor for the post. Done!

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• Text my oldest to ask what he wants this year since I haven't started shopping and holidays are lingering on my mind.
• I still have to renew my health insurance. I sit down at my computer and get it done. Not sure why this popped in my head, but yay for completing a task! 
• Oldest child returns my text and asks me what I want. Spend ridiculous amount of time searching for perfect picture of basket of black kittens to send back.

• Get lost in other texts from various people. Slide over to emails. Answer a bunch of business related emails including one from someone inviting me to guest post on their blog - THE BLOG!
• Holiday gifts are still on my mind. I should write a post about a literary holiday gift list. 
• Holiday gifts remind me to create a graphic for an upcoming sale I'm holding. I open my graphics program and get that done. Another task completed, but still no blog post.
• My book sale makes me think about my current story. I open up my document, tweak my outline, and write WORDS  .. this is my favorite rabbit hole to fall down.
• Suddenly the laundry pops into my mind ... And how I should re-wash the clothes I forgot to put in the dryer yesterday. On the way to the laundry room I also remember I need to call in a prescription refill for my cat.  Done and done. I'm on a non-blog post roll!
• Did I mention my "supposed to be, but not at all" brief social media check-ins? Major rabbit hole moments.

Now here I am, fed, caffeinated, up to date on emails and other work, and not in the mood to fold laundry. And I now have a blog post with a list of things I accomplished today … multi-tasking in my non-multi-tasking way. Maybe I'll even write blog posts on those other topics that crossed my mind at some point. Maybe.

xo,
Karen