I had the morning set aside for work I had to do. Youngest, however, is ill. Not terribly ill, just a bit yucky feeling and she doesn't want to get out of bed.
In a bid to get the work done I played the one and only audio book that we have here (the rest are on the boat in Florida) : Chitty chitty bang bang, which is fantastic, but it only lasts for an hour and a half; so, using del.icio.us (which is fantastic), I found Alice in Wonderland, which is playing as I write on the computer. The only problem is that it doesn't really let me concentrate on my work. I don't know about when I was a teenager, but at this stage, I find it difficult to filter out extraneous noise when I am trying to concentrate. Maybe it is a Mom syndrom kind of thing, you know, you learn to never quite turn off the background noise....Chuck is also being a little needy which is rather difficult to work around too.
Then there is the feeling that I should hang out with sick youngest as she isn't really sick enough to just glom around in bed. Even when I can concentrate, I have to get up to get food, clean a spill, get a drink..whatever...
I think it would be best if I just try and work tonight, or later. Though when is the problem. There is only so much time I can carve out of a day.
I am kind of enjoying Alice though I must say. Quite the trippy book that one...I don't quite know what to make of it as I listen.
....later,
youngest is much much better, and went to school this afternoon.
Your theory about a "Mom Syndrome" re: noise hit home. Great explanation. And even when the kids aren't around, the syndrome stays with you.
ReplyDeleteI have never understood how my kids can study with music playing in the background.
Beth, being a Mom changes you in countless ways forever and ever and ever....
ReplyDeleteI don't like extra noise. I am distracted by conversation when I am trying to write. I think it is the overlapping words. I can handle music if it isn't too loud, and if I am painting or doing other crafts, I can listen to/watch sporadically, the TV. I like a little diversion when doing those things.
ReplyDeletebeth, orenata, I'm going to get jealous. Because the chances of me being a mom are pretty slim :D.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. I kinda suffer from the same syndrome, but very probably not for the same reasons. If I need to suppress background noise and concentrate, speechless music is what will work best. Classical music symphonies, anyone? ;)