Multitasking Reader Gifts

'Another book in the can...'

Jack of all trades

"Let me just check my email, my texts, my missed calls, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, my credit score, my horoscope, the results of this latest personality test, the S. & P., the Dow, the news, this article about cute dogs, and the weather, and then we can go."

'You see, Brad, I'm not just a highly polished career woman.'

"Guys, can you use your Mommy-doesn't-want-to-know-I-exist voices?"

"Actually, it is a bad time — I’m rushing to get the kids out of the oven."

"Hello? Speaking, not listening."

"Force quit! Force quit! Force quit!!"

"Would you like to keep eighty-seven tabs open?"

A man is living in small box apartment trying to read a book, but is surrounded by people engaging in noisy activities.

"(Huff) Here's (huff) your (huff) tea (huff... huff... huff... huff...)" "I will almost certainly regret asking you this, but what on earth are you doing, you cretin?" "All (huff) across America, (huff) office workers are ditching (huff) their desks and walking (huff) on treadmills while they work." "Can I get some water?" "Coming right up." "Good thing I wore my tripping shoes."

"Drunk, yet orderly"

Keeping all the balls in the air - skills

"I had to skip my workout."

Food deliverer's baby.

Multi-Tasking

'Me? Dislocated thumb from switching channels to catch all the Olympic events. . .'

"The problem with these instructions is that they assume I have the attention span to actually read something."

"Excuse me a moment, whilst I just change hats."

Businessman wearing many hats.

"Can I multi-task? As a single mom I'm both the bread-winner and bread-baker!"

Woman simutaneously playing the cello and washing man in bath's back

"I'll have to put you on hold. I have a bite on the other line."

"Dude, I'm losing you in this tunnel."

"I was finishing my homework in the shower to save time!"

Hassled Mother.

'Your CV says in your last job you were responsible for...'

"I noticed that since I've been working at home you've been paying me hazard pay. How did you know?"

Multimedia-Conglomerate-Tasking

A postwoman delivers mail together with her baby who is riding in the letter carrier.

"Let me put on my 'working' head."

Creative entrepreneur at work

'I suppose you realize that when I tell everyone back at the office about this you wont be able to tele-commute anymore.'

'How soon can I return to work? About fifteen minutes ago.'

"And I'm sure no one will mind if we fold a few clothes while we talk."