Sep 30 2009
ATR Lesson #1 - No more multi-tasking
As I mentioned earlier, God appears to have chosen this ATR to slow me down. The first lesson I learned occurred yesterday, when I was preparing lunch. I was making macaroni and cheese, so I needed to boil water first. Usually, when I make something that requires boiling in the kitchen, I will fill the pot with water, then turn on the stove. Then I’ll go off to the computer or tv in another room and wait until the pot boils before coming back. Well, going off to do something else is so much harder when you have crutches and only one-foot. By the time I hopped to another room, the water would have boiled over, so I stood there and watched the water slowly boil.
Today, I put a stool by the stove, and just sat there and watched the kettle until the water boiled. No more multi-tasking. Focus on the one task at hand.
2 responses so far
Oh yes…. we have to slow down and watch the world go by….
Sometimes I wonder if this was a lesson for me to learn patience, as normally I could not wait for others to act on things slowly so I used to rush and take care of everything myself…. not anymore. Had to learn to ask for things. Very hard lesson…
By the way be careful with those stools, they are not very stable, especially if trying to push them around instead of using the crutches… I had a very painful fall with it a week after getting the cast!
I had the rolling chair from my office delivered to my home! I was working from home anyway. It made a good deal of difference for going from my desk to the kitchen. I was able to make coffee, take care of some dishes and do a bit of cooking. Frozen pizza to the oven was easiest - calling for take out even easier!
I believe this was a lesson to slow down for me as well, I also had to learn to accept a hand from others. I am so grateful now for both lessons.