Jade Lee | TRANSITION PROBLEMS...

I seem to struggle with transitions. Not book transitions. They're easy. End a chapter on a dramatic note, and then turn the page. Bam, we're in a new scene and everything's exciting again! Easy-peasy. But in real life, I can't cut to the exciting part. I have to stop working on one thing, figure out what I'm doing next, drive to wherever I'm going and then do whatever I need to do. Oh wait, did I forget to bring something important? Leave my work out shoes in the car? Or my bedroom?

Did I lose my cell phone?

And where's my credit card?

It's not just the forgetting things that bothers me. If I'm honest, my mind has always been somewhat scattered. But I don't seem to be shifting from one task to another as fluidly as I once did. Maybe it's because the kids have grown up. (I love empty nesting!). I remember having to countdown to departures. Leaving in 15 minutes, turn off the tv. Leaving in 10, get your shoes and coat. Leaving in 5, did you remember your lunch? What about the permission slip?

Apparently, I now need someone to play mom to me. Leaving in 15, do you have purse? Stop with the email, it's time to go grocery shopping. No you can't watch another hour of tv. If you do, you'll be wiped in the morning. But whatever it is, I can't seem to leave. It's not just about never wanting to leave a party-I've never wanted to do that. But now I won't leave a hated accounting task because I can't dump it from my mind. I may be reading a great book, but part of my brain will still be on that spreadsheet of itemized deductions. WTF? Is this a normal part of aging? Or have I suddenly lost all the barriers in my brain and one task bleeds into the next no matter how I try to switch gears? Or...and let's be honest here...have I always had bleed in my tasks? But now my kids have grown up. Maybe now the house is so quiet that I'm just noticing my problem for the first time? I don't know. But I'll probably be still wondering a half hour into my next task. Or at 2 am tomorrow morning. Help me out here. Is this normal?

And oh yeah, this blog was supposed to be about WHAT THE BRIDE WORE. It's a good book about people who seem to be able to switch gears just fine. Clearly it's not autobiographical!

What The Bride Wore

This hot new series is set in a daring, high-energy Regency world where deep longings, secret scandals, and the competition for social stature are all set against the glittering weddings of the season.

Grant Benton, Earl of Crowle finally has the funds he always pretended to have and what he wants now is a woman. That woman is Lady Irene Knopp, who spends her days helping debutantes plan their weddings. A recent widow, Irene longs for love again, but she's afraid to risk her heart, especially to the notorious Grant Benton.