There is such a technique of home magic: if you are waiting for a phone call, and it is not, you have to start doing things that will prevent you from responding immediately. I helped at different times: to start mixing the paste, to get out to take the garbage. When the child was small, it was great to put it in place for an hour and a half, and then wait a couple of minutes.
In general, the child is in school, the garbage is taken after yesterday’s cleaning, the doctor forbids me from making cakes – I don’t even know how to call a potential employer.