MULTITASKING!

I was on all fours yesterday.  I had to do the laundry in the morning.  In the afternoon I had to clean the yard because it was starting to look like we were the ones squatting on the property instead of all the weeds scattered around.

Did I mention that I had a one year old daughter?  Yes, I do, and let me tell you she can be a handful.  As if I wasn't overloaded with chores yesterday, she decided to join in on all the chaos, so apart from all the chores I had to finish I also had to do all her bidding in between.  If only there were people who would pay good money to see my kind of juggling act, I would be filthy rich right now.  As you can see on the photos below, Yvaine Raphaelle, can be adorable one minute and then "evil" the next, hahaha...True one year olds can be pretty demanding, but it's all part of their charm too.  Besides she doesn't have a clue that mama's overworked for the day, she was probably thinking I was playing game and she wasn't in it.

Of course you all know that aside from being a stay at home mom and a housewife, I too am humble businesswoman, which meant that I also had to attend to my client's needs. So with my washing machine running, my daughter on my lap, I was also on the phone with a client to finalize the ice cream package he was getting for his son's birthday on Saturday.  Would you believe I was able to sort all the details out with my daughter crying her heart out on my lap.  I sure my client didn't hear her. (Photo of Nestle ice cream cart courtesy of Kutsara At Tinidor blog)

Now I know what you're thinking.  You are probably thinking that I should get help.  True! I've had that thought spinning in my head for days now, but hiring an extra pair of hands is a luxury that I can't afford now.  Besides it's pretty hard to get decent help these days.  You gotta match their price and the rest days that they demand otherwise you're left hanging out to dry again.

This Friday twist of mine has got me thinking that the concept of multitasking must have come about long before Merriam Webster added it into her vocabulary.  I mean just think women who are like me have existed many eons ago, so whoever was the first woman to juggle tasks like I did or worse, had to come up with a system that let her do all tasks properly...and whoever said that stay at home wives and moms had the easiest jobs in the world is a fool.  It is never easy otherwise those who say so have never encountered the job first hand.

Anyway, it's Saturday, a new day.  Less multitasking today all you miss and missus and more relaxing, unwinding and fun.  Have a happy weekend everyone.