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The downside of multitasking

This really isn't worthy of a note, but I am going to write it down because a week from now I want to read it and laugh at myself.

Today I burned rice I was making for my daughter - twice!

Both times I put it on to cook and then had a phone call I had to make. Both times I, of course, forgot about the rice until I started to smell something.

The first time I was ready to cry. The second time I laughed at how pathetic I was.

I know it's not safe, so that's one thing to remember, silly Nataly. But I just can't believe that I could not learn my lesson after the first time. Wow.

The downside of working mom multitasking - there you have it.

11 comments so far...

Next thing you know some media outlet is going to do a story about how working moms who work from home endanger their children by causing food fires:)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 26th September 2007
I burned the stuffing last night because I was on the phone. My husband was like...who burns stuffing, basically your just boiling water!!! Yeah, felt like the world's biggest loser! :)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Syndi on 26th September 2007
I burned the grilled PB and J's I was making. I feel your pain!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by libbysmom on 26th September 2007
LOL..when my older son was little, I left stew on the stove (spaced!) and went to a petting zoo. A neighbor saw the smoke, checked the house, called the fire department...I came home and my pot of stew was in the driveway-which I thought a bit odd, but.... Had NO idea the firemen had been in there clearing smoke for an hour or so, until the fire chief called later that day!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by OliveMartini on 25th September 2007
MaryP and jlauren - so wow, I am not the only nuts one! This makes me feel much better - and I need to go check our smoke detector...

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 25th September 2007
Today, I set an empty cast iron frying pan on fire. I'd put a pot of water on to boil, and, yup, turned the heat to max on the wrong burner. I didn't notice the smoke, I didn't notice the smell. What I did notice was that funny tiny beeping noise, and, going into the kitchen -- OHMYGOD!! I am now reseasoning the poor frying pan. And we're getting new batteries for the smoke detector...

Flag as inappropriate Posted by MaryP on 25th September 2007
Awesome. I've actually destroyed a pan boiling water before. Gotta love those days.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by jlauren on 25th September 2007
:)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 25th September 2007
haha, I know what you mean about trying to do it all!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by mamajama on 24th September 2007
Great idea. Except part of the issue I wrote about above is that I was trying to be, you know, supermom - cook, work, etc. It's ridiculous - but I still hang on to the idea that I can do it all some days. :)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 24th September 2007
you know, uncle ben's makes this new fangled rice you can microwave for 90 seconds. worst case it's TOO cool :) (and for the whole grain brown 'flavor' is nothing extra, not even salt!)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kate on 24th September 2007