I commonly experience the phenomenon of missing time. Does this happen to you? Typically the missing time scenario follows the pattern of 1) make a plan to carry out a desired task, 2) embark on task, 3) remember something else that needs doing, 4) "quickly" accomplish the other thing so task can be carried out with singleness of mind not distracted by the thing remembered, 5) repeat steps 3 and 4 several times, 6) finally come back round to the original task only to realize the time is much later than it was just a few minutes ago.
And so it happened that I rushed to the post office ten minutes before closing time so I could send off a letter to Kathleen. Some letters just seem to take longer to write than others and she has been waiting for a while now for my response. With extra pages and an enclosure I wanted to take this one to the post office for mailing in case extra postage was required. When I got there the postal clerk, who is normally at ease and always pleasantly smiling, seemed as though she too had been in a rush. She gave the impression that a small whirlwind of some sort had blown through and though she probably wasn't suffering from missing time, she admitted to being glad it was closing time. It seems that in this letter writing adventure I will always have room for improvement. I hope that over time not only will my letters become more conversational, more enjoyable to read, and generally more worthy of keeping, I also hope to improve greatly in the discipline of sitting down, writing, and putting a letter in the mail. It sounds so simple, doesn't it? Now to sit down and read the letters I found in my mail box today. But first, just one more thing....
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Jan
9/17/2011 01:35:13 am
So glad to know that I'm not the only one with the problem of losing time. =D I get sidetracked & go down those "better do this first" rabbit trails quite often. Guess I need to make better to-do lists & stick to them. Then I might get more letters written & finish my list in a timely manner.
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9/17/2011 03:52:35 am
No, Jan, you are definitely not the only one. My friends suffer the same affliction with me and our distractibility provides us with plenty of laughter. I blame it on my kids but my problem is probably deeper than that! I need a list too but he paper will need to be either pretty or very cute so I'll be inspired to use it :o)
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cathy thompson aka phonelady61
9/17/2011 09:22:55 am
My dear Mrs Duffy I found your website from the dear LImner . I do so love your comments on her blog . I will now follow yours as well . take care my dear and so I hope you will get to know me as well .
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9/18/2011 09:12:52 am
Thanks for stopping by, Cathy. It's nice to meet you and I hope to hear from you again. Take care!
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Kathleen Young
9/18/2011 12:45:05 pm
I think that all our lost time is used by cat's in a different plane of existance - they look like they are sleeping here whilst they are really off on grand adventures with their allotment of stolen time from us.
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9/18/2011 12:49:13 pm
That's too funny! I will look suspiciously at my cat from now on. If I could regather all that lost time I could use it for my own adventure, but as it is, I hope the cat enjoyed it.
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