I used to think I could multitask…
Projects… plans… ideas… household tasks… all floating around in my head at the same time but not willy-nilly like…
Organized in there somehow.
Easily accessed when needed. Like pulling open a file drawer and …
there it is all written neatly on a card in perfectly legible penmanship that any grade eight teacher would be “gold starring” with pride.
That is how I remember my younger brain… ( illusion or not, I’m really not sure)
Times have changed.
I will give you an example.
Not so long ago Kent & I were working on the cobblestone project.
I was working away placing stones and getting loads… touching up paint and planning my blog post …ticking off to-do lists in my head…
I even had several loads of laundry going AND was thinking about an upcoming client design project.
AND… I was looking kind of cute sporting navy blue coveralls that I had bought at the hardware store and added elastic at the back so they nipped in at the waist more…
I know… very fetching, although, they would be better in pink!
To be honest, I was feeling quite… COMPETENT
Then it hit me…
I had forgotten about “THE EXPERIMENT!”
I think I made a kind of moaning noise as I got up and headed to the basement.
Perhaps a little recap is in order…
About a week before ( yes, a whole week) I had decided to try dying some pale linen in coffee.
Not a big deal right.
I let it sit for a day and it wasn’t taking the way I wanted.
So I had a brain wave… Beets
We had used beets to dye eggs and they looked great.
They gave this pretty blushy pink cast…
so I thought it might be fun to add some to the coffee and just let it meld for awhile.
Fast forward a week…
Downstairs I went… The plastic tub was still there… the beets were still there…
There was also a smell and a bit of something growing around the top of the liquid…
It was awful.
Now, I know it wasn’t a big deal… no one died, there wasn’t blood spilt or calls to make for backup emergency assistance.
But, I was soooo mad at myself.
After all, I didn’t have time to clean up a failed beet escapade…
I had more cobbles to lay, more laundry to do, more design concepts to plan out…
A similar oops type situation happened while we were redoing my parents kitchen…
I found myself walking around a big box store wearing two different but equally shabby looking boots…
I had attributed that little faux pas to the one week deadline… no sleep and my fixation with the “big reveal” ( I have a bit of a big reveal problem… I love them, I live for them… I plan them in my head, it’s annoying to my handsome husband so I am told.)
Anyway, My question is…
Am I alone?
Does this kind of thing happen to other people?
Would I have made these mistakes when I was younger?
Would I have beat myself up about them as much if I did?
I’m not sure…
I do know one thing though.
It’s not all bad…
The cobblestone project turned out great, my parents love their new kitchen and I am currently planning out a truly amazing cottage design that I can’t wait to share with you.
I will give you a hint…
It involves some of these outstanding fabrics from Windsor Smith for Kravet…
Here is a peek at the stunning dining chairs…
The frame is a painted Navy finish and the backs… well, lets just save that for the big reveal shall we!!!
The net-net is,
I have decided to not be so hard on myself… I have a lot going on in this little brain of mine… and you know what?
It usually works out just fine!
Oh, I almost forgot! ( Not surprising after that story is it!) I am over the moon excited… Have you ever met someone and just known that you would work amazingly well together and have so much fun?!? Well, I felt that way with the fabu Karianne from Thistlewood Farms and I am tickled pink to be helping her with the design of her Gatehouse!! It is going to be fantastic and I am warning you now… there will be eye candy aplenty in this project!
Have an amazing day filled with successful multitasking!!
