Why am I in the handbasket and where are we going…

One of these days I’m gonna learn to schedule things better… sigh…
Well, the holidays are officially over, so back to the salt mines tomorrow, which for me means another day, another airplane ride and another set of meetings…
Since I just got back from South Carolina, I’m washing clothes, repacking the bag, and trying to get caught up on email, snail mail, work related stuff and various other cats and dogs (parenthetically speaking- I don’t even have any plants anymore); AND still get some sleep tonight…
I must say, I envy those with more than one person in the house- At least there is SOME backup when one has absolutely NO #$%* idea where that one thing you really need to put back in the bag is… sigh…
I guess it’s back to the old checklist!
Watch, wallet, spectacles, testicles… well, you get the idea 🙂
Now, whereinhell… mumble, mumble, mumble…

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Why am I in the handbasket and where are we going… — 15 Comments

  1. Love the pie chart! We definetly have something in common. I been following your blog since LawDawg said something about paying you a visit. Thanks for some good reads and viewpoints.

  2. If you’ve lost your testicles, we are ALL in trouble. I’m not telling you where they are, you’re on your own.

    Your wallet is in the pair of pants you wore yesterday when you ran to the store, your glasses are under the bedside table where you knocked them in the middle of the night last night. Call your cell phone, follow the ring. Your keys are in the same pair of pants where your wallet is.

    Stand up straight and quit your mumbling.

    And if you come across a cigarette lighter in your searching, let me know…can’t seem to find mine.

  3. RT- close, no donut… just dust bunnies 🙂

    Castr8r- Thanks!

    Snigs- I haven’t lost those (yet) :-0 Actually, the glasses were in the pair of shoes I threw back in the closet! The wallet and keys were on the table (wrong table, but on the table).

    Yes Dear!

    I’ve got a bunch of Zippos, so I don’t have THAT problem- Been carrying the same one for over 10 years…

    Fuzzy- I’m there with ya…

  4. I used to use that same mantra, only in this form, spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch” while touching each item. Recently have added to the list, Cell Phone!!!

  5. “Yes dear.”

    You don’t know how loud I laughed at that. I fully expected a “KMA” instead.

    I know where my Zippo is and I would carry it now (it’s one thing I never misplace) BUT- I cannot for the life of me find Zippo fluid around here. I will not put Ronsonol crap in my Zippo! Until I find real, honest to goodness Zippo fluid, I’ll stick with a Bic.

  6. Two things I hate:

    Standing in the middle of a room, trying to remember why I came in there;

    and

    Strolling around the parking lot, casually pressing the button on my key fob, so I can locate my truck.

  7. Umm, Jim, why do you bother with a house at all?

    And seriously, when traveling all you need is a toothbrush and a credit card … cell phones only mean that people can annoy you! I guess glasses are helpful and the house-keys would be unnecessary if you didn’t have a house – see point 1!

    Seriously, travel safe!

  8. Ev- Yeah, gotta add cell phone… dammit…

    Snigs- I “know” the proper response 🙂
    Easily- Yep, laundry basket is the FIRST place I look!

    Rick- agreed! It’s even better when you forget WHICH car you drove…

    Julie- Because I have too much crap 🙂 One of my co-workers just buys socks and underwear EVERY trip…

    ADM- Hopefully you’re NOT travelling with me, yours are much more successful!