Garga Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Does anyone else find themselves not doing things because they know the interruption is coming? Once I'm interrupted it's hard to get going again. I know it's not just me. In lots of books about saving time on the job, it tells you not to answer the phone or email when you need to get something done, because it takes you a long time to get back into your work after each interruption. That's true at work, and also true with cleaning a bathroom! I feel constantly on edge when I know I'll be interrupted. And with 2 sons aged 7 and 4, I get a lot of interruptions. DH said I was being edgy the other day, but I told him that I was acting edgy because I feel edgy, because whenever I start some little task, I'm interrupted and have to switch gears. Anyone else feel a little nutsy inside when you're interrupted all day long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm exactly like that. Glad to know I'm not alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 You are NOT alone... it's one of the things I'm working on too. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm exactly the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yep and what's more. I just learned that I get edgy when the dc just intererupt my thoughts! They do not see me doing anything, because, well, I'm not - on the outside. I get really involved in what I am thinking and actually feel interrupted when someone talks to me and I have to stop my thought. I have had to catch myself with this one because it isn't really fair to all of the non-mind-readers around me. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yyyyep. That's why there are some tasks that I just can't even try w/ kids in the house. The *potential* interruption makes me crazy. Cleaning, though, works ok for me. I can do it w/out my brain, so if they have a question, I'm good. Dd2 wetting her pants when I'd *finally* started in on the pile of laundry that needed folding this morning, though? Ugh. I made her wait while I folded a little more because I knew once I stopped I wouldn't be back to it today. I simply dread it too much. I had never realized, though, that it was the *anticipation* of being interrupted that was getting to me. That's funny. In a crazy, tense sort of way. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yep and what's more. I just learned that I get edgy when the dc just intererupt my thoughts! They do not see me doing anything, because, well, I'm not - on the outside. I get really involved in what I am thinking and actually feel interrupted when someone talks to me and I have to stop my thought. I have had to catch myself with this one because it isn't really fair to all of the non-mind-readers around me. :001_smile: Yes! This one, too! I'm learning to pre-warn the kids. "I'm having to concentrate on this. No one interrupt me for the next 10 minutes." Sometimes that works. A little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yes, I have a very difficult time being sweet when I've been interrupted. Part of my issue is that as I get older, I forget what I was doing before the interruption.:tongue_smilie: I'm not generally a procrastinator, but there are a few things that don't tend to get done around here because of my need for a chunk of uninterrupted time. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yep and what's more. I just learned that I get edgy when the dc just intererupt my thoughts! They do not see me doing anything, because, well, I'm not - on the outside. I get really involved in what I am thinking and actually feel interrupted when someone talks to me and I have to stop my thought. I have had to catch myself with this one because it isn't really fair to all of the non-mind-readers around me. :001_smile: This is MEEE!!! I wish it wasn't so. Glad to know i am not alone because i have at various times thought i was a nutcase. I also have the OP's problem so i end up procrastinating which doesn't help anyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 For me, it's not so much the interruptions as it is the scheduled things that I know will occur that will disrupt my day. I have something I have to do tonight at 7 pm (have to leave in 20 min. or so) that I'm not looking forward to, and it disrupted my whole day. I was nervous and on edge all day. Everything dc said was too loud, until I finally had to go take a nap. I emailed dh about it, and warned him the house would be a mess when he got home. Fortunately the nap helped take some of the edge off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Oh, yes. Dh tried to figure out a few months ago why I left everything until the evening... I told him it was the only time I could guarantee at least 30 minutes straight to think or do or even just *be.* I've really come to love dd's trumpet lessons - 30 minutes guaranteed, before 9 pm! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I feel really cheated, because women are supposed to be multi-taskers, and I am NOT one. One question can throw me off my game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yes. My kids, figuratively speaking, stand in line, and ask me questions or for help or want to discuss something, one after another. The first kid just gets to the back of the figurative line and the whole thing starts over. Constant distractions make me tense. Then I sound tense when I am talking to the kids, which I don't like and am trying to overcome. I cannot read more than one sentence in my book before an interruption occurs, when all 4 kids are at home. I am on this board right now because of that, and I've been interrupted 3x since I started typing this. Oddly, everyone quietly disappears when I am doing chores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'm the same way. I even have a little sign on a pencil that I stand up at times that says, "Mom is trying to think. Do NOT interrupt!!" They think it is kinda funny but it seems to work. I think I may come up with some more "signs." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yep and what's more. I just learned that I get edgy when the dc just intererupt my thoughts! They do not see me doing anything, because, well, I'm not - on the outside. I get really involved in what I am thinking and actually feel interrupted when someone talks to me and I have to stop my thought. I have had to catch myself with this one because it isn't really fair to all of the non-mind-readers around me. :001_smile: Ohgosh, me too. I have actually resorted to talking aloud as I type, if they interrupt me, because I know if I stop typing and turn to address them, the thought will go right out of my head. I've explained why I do it, so they know to just sort of skive off until I'm ready, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 between interruptions and noise, I could be quite a bear. I warn this all day, "I'm about to start a reading lesson. You may not interrupt me unless you're broken or bleeding." I fell like a big meanie, but it's the only thing that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Joining the club. . . . . I'm so very much like this, and I really HATE it about myself. For example, if I have an appointment or something coming in the afternoon, I'm very distractible in the morning. Unfortunately, I've "trained" (in a bad way) myself to think that I can't get things done while the kids are out & about - not mundane things, like painting a room or laundry or what have you, but things that require mind power, like lesson planning or working on bank accounts, stuff like that. I'm trying the Flylady concept of "30 minutes", and attempting to re-train myself that yes, I can spend my "down" 30 minutes before lunch correcting papers or doing a little planning, but it's hard. And I thought I was the only one! It does help to know I'm not alone. .. . Oh, and Tina, the "Broken & Bleeding" line works around here for me! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 me too!! You know what the kicker is, my DH is the worst offender, he can see me with my headphones on and will come and start talking to me anyway, about something/someone at work, that I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Happens all the time to me. 12 kids can bring a ton of interruptions and unfortunately over the years I think I have stopped beginning any task that takes more than 20 minutes. Kind of a scary thought but what's the point even to begin a project when I know I most likely will not finish!! Now that my youngest is 4 I am trying to bounce out of that but it's like I've lost my "know how" on how to do things other than run the home!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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