So here’s a snapshot of me doing chores on a Saturday morning. I’m working at my computer in the living room and remember that I wanted to put the sheets from my husband’s and my bed in the wash. I head down to our room and notice on the way that my son hasn’t made his bed. I head back to the living room and tell him he needs to make his bed. While I’m in the living room, I notice that there’s a dirty plate, so I bring that into the kitchen, where I remember that I wanted to start the Scooba (the floor washing robot) on cleaning the kitchen floor. After I do that, I notice that the breakfast dishes are still on the table, and I put those in the sink. I finally sit down at my computer, where I remember half an hour later that I never put the sheets in the wash.
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