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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Pag 3 Multi-tasking has its down side W s've bwn taught mir entire lives to multitask. multi-task. Just nbmit every magazine we pick up has at least one article on how to get more things clone, Self hflp hooks written by the get Undone gurus tout the advantages of doing two things at once so you can reach your goals faster. I mentioned to a friend the other day that I had been reading a book while I was curling my hair, She was duly impressed and I intentionally neglected to tell her thiit it was with a curling curl-ing brush, not a blow dryer or curling iron which would have made the feat much more momentous, A few years ago I was able to add one more thing to that list of multiple accomplish-mffits accomplish-mffits In a single time slot. My hair was a little longer and I had a perm, so I could use the curling brush, read a book, and do stretching exercises all at once. The fortunate for-tunate thing is that I was able to do those; the unfortunate thing is that during the curling curl-ing period was the only time I was able to spend either reading read-ing or exercising. Retirement Continued from 'uge In the early years, the department did alniut ,'tOO building Insjiedions a year. It included homes, churches, schools and businesses, In 2'H)7. the illy did nearly one and a half times as many. Dutlng bis first years, the city's construction peaked and then dropped dramatically. At the time, Interest rales cllmled quickly, making it both harder and less inviting to purchase real estate. "Then it started picking up and has leen increasing almost ever since." Morrill said. When he began with the city, the workers had other duties in addition ad-dition to their regular reswn-Nihilities, reswn-Nihilities, WhcnIstarkflveuM to help the other departments If they needed help, like the road or water departments," lie said. "We would help them with some of their projects If they needed help. We did all the Instiectlon on the roads, new water and sewer lines and laterals, as well us till of the building Inspections," Some of those buildings have been Interesting to see, he said, "New schools, churches, the new hospital, the development I . I I deamvood mm mum 801.76 t u 32 W EEKLY SPECIM mm M el .A ' tie f 4kA iVbur - KM"11 Barbara Christiansen BARB'S WIRE Learning how to multi task doesn't come naturally. In fact, it Is a skill that Is acquired slowly though the years. And, like most everything else we do, the more we practice H, the belter we become. Cooking a multi-course meal is one example that has helped hone my multi tasking abilities. You have to plan ahead and do things in the right order so that everything will be ready at the same time. That comes with reading the recipes and, of course, general knowl If you go Opn hous Honoring: Ron Morrill Whan: Wmtimsdny, Jan, 28 4 0p.m, Whart: Senior Cltlren Center 54 E. Main St., American Fork out at The Meadows has been nueresting to see," he said, "The overall growth of the community it's lieen amazing amaz-ing to see the way we have Ix-en able to expand the way we have. It was interesting to l)e able to watch the (IDS) temple from groundbreaking to the completion." During the flooding in l!)H.'l, many of the city workers were Involved in the efforts to minimize damage, Morrill said. "During the flooding, whenever when-ever we had high water, we had people assigned to patrol and monitor the river to make sure It stayed in Its banks," he said. "1 remember checking it at 11 or I !:.') Ht night. I went home to catch two or three hours of sleep. When I came back there wasn't any water. We went up the mouth of the canyon and the wutcr had V7. 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I've often" thought that cooking would be a good thing for everyone to learn not only because it's great to be self-sufficient, but it is a wonderful way to learn to multi-task. It's not only convenient and helpful it's virtually a necessity. Unlike the slow, plodding way that learning to multitask multi-task requires, it is something that can leave us very quickly as we age. The other day I was In my washed the banks out and it wus going Into Cedar Mills, We had people working all night to get the water back in the channel. "We assisted in the creek channel when they put in the gabh ns and concrete walls after the fluid," he said. "There have In-ett a lot of assets we have dealt with over the years." He identified the satisfying parts of his work. "Just seeing the growth of the community and hopefully hope-fully having some (xwitive input alMiut the development, making sure things ore done North Count) Newspapers ) I. MfK U. 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In this instance, I did something some-thing I have heard about others oth-ers doing and I can now sympathize sym-pathize with them. I had dialed a number, planning to make an appointment to do an Interview Inter-view for a newspaper article. While the plume rang, I began multi tasking. Bad choice! When the person answered I had no idea who I was calling. call-ing. I had basically no idea why the phone was in my hand. I stuttered and made a complete fool of myself, I finally decided to identify myself my-self by name so the person on the other end of the line could know who was the fool on my end of the phone. Maybe I'll confine multitasking multi-tasking to dinner from now on. I Barbara Christiansen is editor of the American Fork Citizen. She may he reached for comment at 442-32(14 or Inhrinthinaenm heruldextru, com. according to code so It safeguards safe-guards the lives and safely of the community and the homeowners," hom-eowners," he said. 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