How Did I Get Here?

Quote of the Day: “Pride is what we have. Vanity is what others have.”

Routine.

That’s what I crave. That’s how I fit everything I want to do in most of one day. But sometimes….

I don’t know what happened today. Somehow I lost my mind. Normally I will either take a few minutes at night to get things ready for the next day (like almost every successful person’s biography tells you) or at least go through a rushed version of it in the morning.

It goes like this: set the timer on the coffee, put out the mixing cup and breakfast powder, get out a coffee mug, packets of Splenda, a butter knife to stir it with. Pack a green t-shirt and a pair of black socks. Pack white socks, running shorts, a pair of underwear, a running shirt, and a plastic grocery bag. Set a pair of clean underwear on the shelf by the shower.

Plug in my cell phone, my Blackberry, and iPod to charge overnight.

When I got to work today, my mind went back to the moment I was leaving the house and I ignored that little voice that said my backpack was too light. Opening the bag at work, I discovered why.

Remember, I’ve been doing this routine for years so it’s not like I’m not schooled or anything.

I had completely forgotten to bring a green t-shirt and black socks. Why? This is utterly unexplainable.

Just as I was realizing my moronic situation, I opened up the single unread email in my inbox. It was a note from my boss telling me that the new TWO STAR GENERAL was going to be walking around meeting everyone.

OK, I know I’m prone to galactic stupidity so I prepare for such unlikely events. I’ll just go to my locker at work and pull out the old stand-by shirt. Great, I have to put on Second String Shirt when I meet the new General.

And for some reason…. No spare black socks in my little emergency pack.

I stood there wondering what to do. Well, I didn’t have much choice. I would have to wear my little white running socks that go up to the ankle with my boots.

I know what you are saying “Who will see?”

Well, no one but like a woman wearing lingerie underneath, it just sets a tone that the wearer is affected by.

Then I realized that I hadn’t got a haircut, waiting until this afternoon when I was scheduled to take my daughter to piano lessons after work and I would visit my favorite barber next door. But with the General’s impending presence, I would have to go to Q-Town to take care of this little detail.

The haircut went fine but although I have very little up top due to military regulations, what IS there can get a bit unruly without a bit of help. Said help gets brushed out when cut so here is what you got when I was introduced to the General:

A Captain with a loose-necked old green T-shirt, fly-away fuzzy hair, and white socks. As you can imagine, my self-image was THROUGH THE ROOF.

At lunch I discovered I also forgot a workout shirt. It was enough to kill my desire to even work out. (It don’t take much, folks).

What the hell was going on with me? I just completely lost myself today.

Bleh!

Free Advice for Today: “Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.”

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