I was so excited last night to catch up with one of my dearest, best friends in the world, who was coming to my house for dinner. I was in such a good mood that I agreed to let the Grand Finale have 3 of their friends spend the night. They promised to be quiet and good, and they were as good as their word.
So this morning I got up, fried a dozen eggs, made a load of toast, and told the boys to get around because I had to go grocery shopping. Running around the house getting my list made, throwing in laundry, doing dishes, etc., etc.
I get to Wal Mart and forgot my list, which I have learned doesn't really matter anymore. For some reason if I wrote it down and forgot the list I can still remember what was on it. I have checked myself many times and found that I have about a 98% chance of getting everything even without the list in my hands at the time.
It worked this time to.
VICTORY!
Except that after I got home and the boys all helped unload the groceries I happened to catch sight of myself in the mirror as I put up the toilet paper, and realized that I had just spent at least an hour wandering around Wal Mart, talking to people the whole time, with only one hoop earring in. I remember putting one in and not being able to find the other one, then grabbing more dirty clothes to put in the laundry and making a note to myself to find the other one where I seemed to remember laying it down. It is important to note that I did not write that down, just thought I would remember. This has made me laugh several times already. If you can't laugh at yourself, your life is going to seem endless and much too long. Whether anyone noticed or not remains a mystery, but if you hear that I'm wandering around looking like a hot mess, rest assured that it is both true and not anything serious to worry about. :)
The moral of the story is to write stuff down. Also it is always a good idea to look at yourself in the mirror before you leave the house. As you get older, or maybe it's only if you have kids, you quit looking at yourself in the mirror much. Whether this is due to the fact that you just don't care anymore or it never mattered in the first place, I will let you decide, dear reader.
Write things down, double check, and don't feel like the Lone Ranger if it happens to you, folks. There really is nothing new under the sun.
Have a good weekend! I'll be looking for 1 hoop earring, no telling when it will turn up, or where.
