This is yet another reason why I know I'm not ready for a child. If I can't get my 27 year-old self ready in the morning, how could I possibly get myself and a child ready in the morning? On less sleep?!?! Nope. Not ready. Sorry, Mom.
It's never anything earth shattering that I forget but it's something just enough to be super annoying. One day it was my mascara. It's very weird to look in the mirror at the bathroom at work and see your face with makeup on and it looks like you have no eyelashes. Another day it will be my earrings. Not a huge deal, but it looks weird when you're used to seeing something in your ears and all you see is holes.
Other days it's slightly more important things like deodorant. Gross. I know. Don't worry though, I hardly ever sweat and I've only had BO like once in my life and I was actually excited when I had it because I felt like it showed how hard I had been working that day. TMI? Sorry. Then there is the occasional forgetting of the wedding ring (cue Single Ladies by Beyonce!) or forgetting to bring my breakfast granola bars that I specifically bought to bring to work and made a "mental note" to remember them. Again, nothing earth shattering.
Last week, though, was probably one of the strangest occurrences of forgetfulness for me; I forgot to wear socks one day to work. It may not seem like a big deal and in the summer it most certainly isn't. There are many days throughout the spring and summer that I will wear a pair of flats without socks. I actually enjoy it and it is quite liberating. But when our school building had been closed for three days because of NO HEAT and it was only a high of 30, it was not an ideal day to forget socks. It wasn't until I was in my car driving to work that I realized I had no socks on and the boots I was wearing, were not made to be warn without socks. It was uncomfortable all day long.
Another moment of old person's syndrome also happened to me last week. We were getting ready to go to the Y and I was running late for my Zumba class (as usual). I couldn't find my water bottle anywhere. Yes, I had others I could have used but I really wanted THAT water bottle. After spending five minutes too long looking for it, I settled for another and went on my way to class. When I went to drop (literally) my coat off at the normal place on the floor, wouldn't you know, my water bottle, THE water bottle, was sitting right in "my spot" on the floor. I have no idea how long it had been sitting there but I know it was more than a few days! I'm just thankful it was still there! But had it not been, there is no way I would have ever remembered leaving it there.
These are all examples of me acting way too old for my age. I should NOT be this forgetful, right?
Playing checkers at home on a Friday night with my husband is another example of how old I act, but that is a story for a different day. :)
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