Proof that I don’t always have it all together

Here’s my breakfast.  My breakfast rendered somewhat inedible.  I got distracted and forgot I was reheating these muffins in the oven…until I caught a whiff of a distinct smell emanating from the kitchen.  I walked in to see a tiny stream of smoke coming up from my little oven.  These were very pale white muffins to start with.  And, confession, they were the kind you simply add milk to and throw into the oven.  Things have been a little busy lately.  Which means I find myself trying to do about five things at once.  Which means at least one of those things usually ends up as a disaster.  Take exhibit A above.  Exhibit B would be walking out the door to go to class earlier this week with my make-up halfway done.  In the middle of applying make-up, I thought of something I had to do, and after going to do that completely forgot my original task.  That is, I forgot it until I was halfway to the teaching building, wondering if I had managed to put blush on both cheeks or just one.  It’s a good thing my students think I’m beautiful regardless.

Moral of the story?  Multi-tasking is not always a good idea.  I’m off now into the snow to judge a speech competition.  Don’t even get me started on the snow.  After that I have a friend coming into town, which means I’m quite joyfully going to set aside my piles of grading and whip up some dishes that require the addition of more than one ingredient.