I feel like I’m constantly distracted.
I feel like other people are constantly distracted.
On any given day while my husband is talking to me during dinner after he has just walked in the door 5 minutes ago and I’m bribing the 2 year old with the promise of dessert to eat his vegetables and the baby is spitting up on me and I’m thinking about the laundry in the washer that needs to go in the dryer, I’m distracted.
Even as I try to fall asleep at night I’m completely distracted from the task at hand: REST.
My head is swirling with thoughts and actions that need to take place and the calendar in my head.
The other day we were out to lunch with some friends (as families) and the husband and their teen daughter were on their hand-held devices most of the time. I presume checking email and facebook and other stuff like that.
For most of our time together, they were distracted. But you know what? I didn’t even think about it until a couple of days later that that was the case. Because at the time I was distracted, looking for my kids around the video games, tending to the baby, trying to figure out what I wanted to eat for lunch.
When was the last time YOU or I put it ALL down and turned it off and actually had a conversation with someone while looking in their eyes and REALLY heard them?
I’m as guilty as anyone else, or possibly more so than most.
I vow to try to pay more attention and be less distracted.
Sometimes you cannot help it but many times, we can.
How about you, how distracted are you these days?
Look, even SHE’S distracted (4 months old today – CUH-razy)
Guilty as charged.
Although, I have to say that my computer hard drive crashing today has now given me a lot of time away from the computer, along with a lot of cussing at Hewlett Packard.
Using Christy’s Mac right now!
I am guilty of this also. Between all the demands of my days, but I’m trying to make positive progress with my family. I know they feel heard and listened to so much better when I’m not staring at the computer or checking twitter on the phone while we’re out. For 24 hours this weekend T and I had no phone, no TV, no watches, no radio. We were at a retreat, and it was lovely to not worry about the time. We were there with other people enjoying their company and their stories.
I’m always distracted too. I’m actually going to talk to the Doctor to talk about getting medicine for it…since it seems I can hardly finish one thing without beginning another.
She is so darn awesome btw! Just the sweetest!
I think that this is one of the reasons that I am so tired all the time. I am constantly distracted and being pulled in 12 directions. I have to work so hard when I need to focus that its exhausting.
I agree that this is one of the reasons why I am so tired all of the time. I never feel rested. I am always distracted. ALWAYS. For that reason, the hubs takes me on a date every weekend. I have to get away from it all. I have to get out of my house, away from my children and it is nice because I don’t feel obligated to talk to the hubs if I don’t want to… you know? Haha! It is nice.
Oh, I’m guilty, too!
Guilty here too. There’s just so much going on that it’s hard to just put it all down and focus.
Such a cute picture!
Yep, that is our world! We’ve been known to do that before – both on our iphones being “together” but completely distracted! Good reminder…
I just love how alert she is in that last pic, and how sweet her baby rolls are. Love it, love it!
I’m a little guilty too, but I don’t have a blackberry (just standard cell phone), no email/internet on my phone….so I do text sometimes, but rarely when I’m with other people/having a meal/etc….
Nevertheless, I am distracted as a mom, trying to juggle 10,000 things in my head, worrying, thinking about all the things that need to be done. I’m all discombobulated!
i’m always distracted by the next thing that i have to do. but omg those pics are SO cute!
I think all of us are guilty of this.
On a side note, how is she already 4 months old!?!?
How cute is Katie!
I too often feel like I can’t keep all the balls in the air most of the time, not keeping up enough with the housework, or paying enough attention to the hubs when I get home from a long day….it can be overwhelming.
Yes, guilty as charged! I often think I should quit being so plugged in all the time. For me, it’s only when I am home because of my laptop. I almost upgraded my cell phone to a Blackberry Pearl recently but this is exactly why I didn’t. I am already distracted enough, we don’t need to add that to the mix.
I vow to work on this too! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
LOL! I’m supposed to be doing homework right now but I’m distracted by the adorable pictures of your adorable baby girl. 😉
It’s bad…but sometimes I like being distracted. 😛 Admittedly, though, I need to not be distracted as much. Okay, okay…I’ll go do my homework! 😉
I am definitely distracted and unfortunately it doesn’t take much! The photos made me smile – adorable.
Chelsea
I’m distracted too. I need to turn it off. 🙂
YOUR baby is heaven!
I seem to not be able to function without some type of distraction anymore, for example right now after working all day, I’m checking and commenting on blogs, watching tv, plus i work for a text company called ChaCha online for extra money, all this while talking to my husband, as he sits with his laptop as his distraction! Even when i have free time, i can’t just be still, i have to be looking at a magazine or something! somedays i am so overwhelmed i really don’t know what to do! plus we are trying to have a baby and i’ wondering where one will fit in?
Uh huh. I have a very distractable mind even WITHOUT all our gadgets and gizmos these days (how GRANDMA did THAT sound?)
But really, lately I’ve slowed and it feels good. That really talking and listening and looking in the eyes is a really really good thing. Great post, lady.
Yes we all are… Thanks for posting. I also LOVE the pics of your little one`
The times where I switch everything off are so rare (actually only really when I sleep). Sometimes I feel like we (as a society) are too connected to technology, and not connected enough with real people. I am constantly distracted, and it’s something I hope, one day, to get away from. Great post!
Distracted? Me? Pfft . . . Hey! Look! Something shiny!
I think I’m pretty plugged in…maybe cause I have no succumbed to the texting/facebook craziness…I can take it or leave it…plus my sister is always on her blackberry when she’s visiting and even my son asked her to put it away and actually play with him….kids will snap you right back to reality!
My lack of sleep is making me a stumbling idiot…plain and simple.
Of course, I’m quite guilty…but we’ve been trying to be better. We are trying to have a least 30 minutes to sit down distraction free…but it’s tough.
Preaching to the choir here, honey…preaching to the choir. Me too. Trying to do better…but of course, I just added more distractions to my plate. LOL