Probably shouldn't have done that Cooking Edition

I'm not sure about anyone else with ADD, but for me added steps are trapping.  It's worse if they happen because of inattentive moments like when you're halfway to work and you realized you left all your papers on your counter and now, so proud of yourself you'd be on time to work (which translates to most 10 minutes late) now you're annoyed because you'll really be late.

Or how about when you go to turn in the redeemable bottles and cans.  Rinse before bringing them in?  NEVER.  So my Jeep smells like a brewery that's been out of business for a few months, no biggie. Maybe you go the backroads to work so you avoid the lights.  Or maybe you carry in all your groceries at once because two trips is a big old pain in the ass.   When I was still living at home and in my 20's, my mother asked me to get the groceries out of her car.  When I looked in the trunk one would think I saw groceries.  I didn't.  I saw multiple trips up and down the stairs to repeatedly get all the groceries and bring them up to her.  So, I piled everything on top of each other and hoisted everything out of the trunk to upstairs.  Once up there, my mother looked at me and said, you brought those all up at once?  Yes, I replied.  "Christina, (as only my mother can call me), weren't those heavy?"  Of course they were, but "I didn't want to have to go up and downstairs multiple times".  She looked at me shook her head and said "Sheer brute strength to avoid steps...."  I just giggled.  After all, mission accomplished.

Peel potatoes to make mashed potatoes?  From what I hear the skin is the most nutritious part.  Besides, it all mixes together.

Avoiding extra steps to do something?  Oh yes, at all costs...and sometimes there are costs.

The other day I wanted to get my George Foreman grill out from a cabinet above my stove.  If I stand on my very tippy toes my fingertips can just grasp the leg of the crock pot or the grill from the cabinet.  I've had many a close call, but, proudly I say, there's never been a disaster.  I think I startled my dogs once bellowing "GOOD SAVE" to no one but me because I was impressed with my catch.  They however, looked at me like I might be a tad bit crazy. Anyway, I digress, sort of.  So as I am standing as high as I can at 62",  I reach for the grill which gets stuck on the crock pot leg.  For a split second I think "Just go get the step stool".  That is quickly countered by a voice I should have learned to ignore by now "But it's outside and that will add 30 seconds to my task, so nah, I can do this".  So, I pull and tug on the grill getting really annoyed that it's stuck.  So I reposition the grill and YAY success, it's pulled free....along with the crock pot.  You know when something's happening how you can watch it in slow motion in your mind?  As I watch the crock pot tilt I think "Well this was a bad idea".  Still holding on to the grill as that's coming down too, with my very recessive left hand I tried to grab the whole crock pot. I was able for a split second to grab hold of it and tried to balance it, but it rocked forward and well....instead of you get the picture, you saw the picture.  

I stood there staring at the shattered crock pot. This time I thought to myself "Sure as hell would have been a lot easier to add one extra step to get the step stool."  Now, not only do I have to keep the dogs away, pull out the vacuum, clean up this big mess, put the vacuum away and then safely dispose of it all my dinner is going to be late too and I'm bordering on hangry.  Even if you're not great at math, that avoiding one extra step added 5 extra steps to my night.  The worst part of it all....no pot roast for me.  I love pot roast and you sure can't cook one of those in a George Foreman Grill.  

Guess I probably shouldn't have done that.  Can someone please pass me the glue?