One Step Forward and Two Steps Back

Well friends, my days of multi-tasking are over. Yep! No more breaking my neck to get out the door. No more scampering down the steps to stop the dryer buzzer. No more burning the midnight oil to beat the income tax deadline (or any kind of deadline). You name it... NO MORE!

You see, lately I've been getting these subtle, little messages - messages from the big guy, and heaven forbid, they've started repeating themselves over and over again. Well, maybe I need to stop and listen, cuz you know what happens when you don't listen to the man upstairs!? They get LOUDER and LOUDER!!!

Louder? Oh yeah! Lately it seems like God's been on his megaphone yelling, "SLOW THE H___ DOWN!"

Me? Is he talking to me? What's wrong with trying to do as much as you can with any of the littlest time available? Run here! Run There! I've got to, because you know what they say, "Use it or lose it!"

I'll admit, even with this urgency, I'm still never one to be on-time. And, you'll never see me taking an extra five minutes to grab my breath before heading out the door. Nope! I'm not one to waste time - or be on time. It's just not me. In my opinion, why be early, when that extra time can be used to throw another load in the washer, make my bed, or stack a few more dirty dishes in the dishwasher? Time is just too precious to waste it on being early!

Not only that, I'm also not one to pay attention to detail. For example - when dressing, I don't believe in taking time to do "once-overs". I rely on instinct when it comes to buttons being buttoned, zippers being zipped, and shoes being being tied. Put it this way - I have no time to primp!

So, like I said, for some reason lately God's been worried about me, and his megaphone is loud and clear. His messsage is - "ENOUGH is ENOUGH! SLOW THE H___ down, before you break something, forget something, miss an important ingrediant, or heaven forbid - do something embarrassing!

Okay! Okay! I hear ya! And yesterday was the day it all came to a head.

Friday is coffee day with the girls at the local coffee shop. So I got up bright and early, showered, washed and dried my hair, got dressed, picked up the house, made my bed, threw a load in the washer, swept the floor, opened the curtains, and put on my shoes - right before I went out the door. Whew! Time for a cup of Joe.

Then, I spent the next hour and a half hour, sippin' and sassin' - smilin' and laughin'- you know, solving all the world's problems. Coffee day is truly my weekly therapy! There's nothing like good friends and a cup of coffee!

So, I leave just in time to meet another friend for lunch. We chit and we chat over chicken mcnuggets and french fries. Yep! It's a glorious Friday!

Then- boom! My friend comments on my shoes. Gosh! They're cute! I look at my feet -OMG! I have two different shoes on! The megaphone goes off again. "SLOW THE H___ DOWN DIANE!"

Yep! It happened and it's not gonna happen again! Not only am I getting older, I'm getting dumber! I need to pay attention to detail!

SLOW THE H___ DOWN Diane! SLOW THE H____ DOWN! No more multi-tasking for me!

See ya next Friday!