I've been on a losing streak ... First, a leather bracelet with gold and silver beads, a favorite! Next stop: Iphone... and expensive and incredibly irritating loss. Third (and last ... thankfully) one of the legwarmers.
It all stems from Rushing & Stuffing. I've even got a name for it now. I always try to pack in one more task, one more item in the purse, and one more item in the day—all rush, rush, rush.
What on earth for? I'm not sure, but I'm going to cut myself a break, because I'm on my 4th week of being sick, and had 3 separate fevers.
Saturday night, I wandered off to a movie with legwarmers in my purse. You see, I can pack in a few rows in the theatre—it's good knitting time. I was nearing the end of the second warmer, and needed the finished one to make sure I did them the right size. Did I really? Why not just Sssslow down and measure it, you ask? Good question! As part of my slow it down mode, I'll be doing more of that kind of thinking.
But since I didn't do that this time, it dropped out of my overstuffed purse while I grabbed the needles in the dark. Of course, I didn't notice, because:
A: There was a mouse running around the theatre under my feet! Gross, you exclaim! I do too.
B: I wanted to get out of there quickly after the movie ended so I didn't check around me to see what I had forgotten.
C: Leaving things behind, trailing out of my overstuffed purse, and losing items happens with more regularity than I'd like to admit.
And so began the amazingly irritating process of calling the manager to find out if they had it in the Lost & Found. Normally, not so bad, with a phone. Skyping up the Manager on my ghetto laptop wasn't as fruitful. It was then I realized, without a phone number, I had to "spell" my email address...
Sigh...
It was quite hilarious explaining what dropped on the floor. Um, it's a pink, variegated yarn, tube, legwarmer, with a sparkly top edge... Err, yes, it's a pinkish tube. Yes, sir, I dropped a pinkish tube on the floor of your mice ridden theatre.
I never got the email, but because I diligently called at work 14 times, Bingo! I found it...
And Allie, don't worry, I will wash the leggies before Sophie wears them to ballet! :)
Oh, they're finished now too!
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What a time you are having. I am going to shamelessly plug that fact that I am posting about getting organzied and staying organized on my blog. It has really helped me with over committing and not having time to get it all done.
ReplyDeleteThings will get better!
You know, I saw your post and had started to organize myself via your notes... I'm trying, Debbie! Thanks... I'm just glad I found the legwarmer.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought to knit in the movie theatre. I am all over that now. What a great chance to get through a little bit.
ReplyDeleteI'm an over-committer too. Always trying to stuff too much into the day.
Hope you are past your losing streak and are feeling much better too.
Thanks Tonya, the theatre knitting is excellent, unless it's complicated.
ReplyDeleteI found the legwarmer and am on a new organizational streak. :)