Adult ADD?.... HMMMMM.

Well, so much for the the idea that I would post to this blog at least once a week. I'm not going to explain, make excuses, apologize... or any of the things I usually do to redeem myself. Yesterday was Easter, today is April Fool's Day. And the last time I posted was at the beginning of this year. And, that's no joke. I believe I might have Adult ADD. I usually can't focus on one particular thing for more than a few minutes. As I start to do something, another idea or task pops into my head and off I go in a different direction. After a while, I don't remember what it was I started to do in the first place. Today is no different. I started my morning off in the usual way.... I got out of bed. Went pee. Took my pills. Filled the cats' and dog dishes with fresh food and water. Started my coffee maker. Let Miss Daisy (my dog) out to do her business. Booted up my computer. Let Miss Daisy in. Gave Miss Daisy a treat (something she has me trained to do to get her to come back inside). Got my first cup of coffee. Sat back down at the computer to check my email, & then CNN.com for the Breaking News of the day... & then, of course, what my friends on Facebook chose to share with the world at hand.  That is all pretty routine for me. I'm able to perform all those tasks on a daily basis without giving any thought to it. But then the attention problem kicks in... I'm all over the place on the net. I check out my favorite blogs, Google things that randomly pop into my head, watch a couple (or more) YouTube videos, and surf 'til I've drained the coffee pot. Maybe it is the coffee that get's my brain firing off all those impulse signals to go here, go there, do this, NO do that. Here is my list of things I have done since I drank the last cup of coffee this morning, (and not necessarily in the order listed, because I struggle with my short term memory): 1. Checked out the progress of the crocheted casserole carrier that I began last Saturday. I had to see if it was going to fit my 9x13 pan. The reason I decided to crochet the carrier is because I had to prepare a breakfast casserole for Easter breakfast the next day. That reminded me how difficult it is to carry a hot casserole to church. So, of course I had to get on the net and find a crochet pattern for a casserole carrier... and, start making one. And, of course, I wasn't able to get it finished in time... but hey, I'm Lutheran; I know there is another pot luck in my future. If you wonder whether I managed to get the casserole done in time, the answer is "yes"... barely. 2. I did a quick hit and miss job of running the dust mop around on my wood floors in a few rooms. That task was prompted by the fact that I found the sand irritating on my bare feet under the computer desk. 3. Went down into the basement to get an art collage project I started a few weeks ago. I had been inspired by a video on YouTube that I watched this morning and wanted to try the artist's techniques on my painting. When I got downstairs, I noticed my pile of dirty laundry and took the opportunity to sort it and get a load started in the washer. 4. Was heading back upstairs when I remembered the collage painting that I had gone down to get. Whew. At least I remembered what I had gone down there for, BEFORE I got back upstairs. 5. As I passed through my kitchen I took a glance at the dirty dishes from yesterday, and thought maybe I should wash them. But, WHOA, there was a plastic top from a takeout KFC meal on my counter.  I decided that the ripples on it would make a neat texture tool for one of my paintings. However, I would have to remove the KFC emblem on it. So, back to the couch and coffee table to "fire up" the cutting tool that was sitting there (from a prior side-tracked project) alongside my crocheted casserole carrier project that I expect to have completed by the next church potluck.  Now, this time I thought maybe I should take some pictures with my iPhone, in case I got sidetracked again and needed a clue of what I was working on.  This works well for me, except for the times I set the iPhone down and can't remember where. Besides, I might want to use the pictures in a tutorial I might write some day about some project I'm doing. 6. And that is what led to what I am doing right now. I got to thinking that I could use the pictures on a blog post. However, I don't have time to upload them right now because I've got to go down in the basement and put my clothes in the dryer. And, I suppose I should do those dishes. I'll get back to this later.... maybe, if I remember what I had started to do before the buzzer sounded on the washer.