Steady by Jerks...er, Notes.

I actually thought my ability to multi-task and compartmentalize projects would return to its heightened level of glory post-baby, but I was surely wrong.  I suspicion if you cracked open my brain at any given moment, you'd see the Mad Hatter running around maniacally, jumping from one gray-matter blob to the next, sporting a pair of jumper cables saying, "I wonder what THIS will do?" Bzzzzzz....welcome to my short-circuited life with self-diagnosed ADD. Glorious. But that's how it feels; like I'm constantly jumping from one thing to another. I crave one day, just ONE, where I can concentrate on and complete one lovely task at a time...poo, I have clothes to fold. Did I pay the electric bill? When was the last time I took my vitamins?!

Welcome to 'Pregnant Brain', folks. Well, congratulations, you might be inclined to think...I didn't know you were expecting! That's the funny part about it all-I'm not...REALLY, I'm not!! It's just that 'Pregnant Brain' NEVER seems to go away. What a farce; much like those dreamy Baby Center posts suggesting varicose veins also disappear after your little one arrives.

Despite my newest affliction, I'm still giving the whole organizational idea a whirl. In fact, I'd have to be honest and say I've made a bit of progress...I DO write stuff down; it's just not all in one place...YET!

Enter my newest pursuit in quasi-organization: the EverNote iPhone application. What the crap am I doing with an iPhone you may ask? Believe me, I've asked myself that question a lot in the last month or two....but I digress (enter "Pregnant Brain" reference above).

I can snap photos, dictate a note or just type one out...then EverNote lets me organize those meandering thoughts into individual notebooks. I have one labeled for gift ideas, recipes, all things sweet-baby-boy, and one just for ME. And I'm vowing not to put anything task-related in mine...because tedious chores and hippie creativity don't really play well together.

Another juicy geek-infested function I love about EverNote: you can sync the Smartphone notebooks with documents/notes/random to-do lists on your computer. The real challenge for me, as you may have already guessed, will be REMEMBERING that next week...heck, who am I kidding? We'll see if this little nugget o' knowledge is still with me at the end of today! :) I've got Preggo Brain-might as well embrace it!