One thing at a time

People can embrace craziness or work around it and by that I mean those idiosyncrasies everyone has that may seem funny, or annoying.

Maybe it was the old Charlie Chaplin type movies that made people believe that doing dumb things over and over had a humor they wanted to emulate. It is funny, for a short time, in movies, or stories, but not as a lifestyle choice.

The idea that a person cannot control themselves, cannot stop themselves from doing crazy things is not a valid one - unless you are mentally ill. 

It may be funny the first time you make a mistake. (Taking the dog's heartworm medicine with your own, forgetting to do something that is necessary for health or safety, even allowing a child to do something that could be dangerous to them if it goes south.) But that first time was the warning bell.

If you don't know whether or not you took your daily doses of medicine, get a pill planner with the days of the week on it. If you can't focus on more than one thing at a time, focus on the most important thing and skip the rest. 

You can teach yourself to be more organized even if you start one project and move to another room when you suddenly have the urge to start another. Put a rubber band around your wrist to remind yourself you are already involved in one project and do not allow yourself to start another.

People who tell me they can watch television and talk to me at the same time are not giving me their full attention. Does that mean I am not important enough to deserve their full attention? It makes me feel that way.

Life is not that complicated unless you are the caretaker for a large number of children, or adults who need you to organize all your lives. Focus on the important thing. There is enough time in most people's day to get to the others in a timely manner.