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I call it "But-First Syndrome". You know. It's when you decide to do the laundry. So you start down the stairs with the laundry but then see the newspapers on the table. Ok, you'll do the laundry.

BUT FIRST you decide to put the newspapers away. So on your way in to put the newspapers away, you notice the mail on the table. Ok, you'll put the newspapers away.

BUT FIRST you'll pay that bill that needs to be paid. So you look for the checkbook. Oops...there's the baby's bottle from yesterday on the floor. Ok, you'll pay the bill.

BUT FIRST you need to but the bottle in the sink. You head for the kitchen. Darn it, there's the remote for the TV. What's it doing here? Ok, you'll put the bottle in the sink.

BUT FIRST you need to put the remote away. Head for the TV room. Aaagh! Stepped on the cat. Cat needs to be fed. Okay, you'll put the remote away.

BUT FIRST you need to feed the cat...

So here's what happens at the end of the day...

Laundry is not done, newspapers on the floor, bottle on the table, bills unpaid, checkbook still lost, cat ate the remote control...

And when you try to figure out how come nothing got done all day, you are baffled because..................you KNOW you were

BUSY ALL DAY!!!!

That's the "But-First Syndrome".

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