If I Only Had a Brain... | Pad Patter 07.23

Oh, for sure!!! Let me count the ways....................my hubby and I "keep track" of the silly things we do. I went to pour water into the iced tea container I just made (my tea was too strong) and I totally missed the pitcher. I stood there and watched myself pour the water all over the counter. UGH.

 

Before I answer...are you asking on a regular basis? a daily basis? or hourly basis? Because I can answer for all three LOL.

The coffee maker thing I have so many times I cannot count. I also do silly things like put the milk in the cupboard, leave items out of the fridge on the counter so they spoil (especially in the second fridge in the garage because its out of sight when I shut the door and step back into the kitchen).

I put things in places that at the time seem like a really good idea and will be easy to find later (nope, almost never).

Case in point...yesterday I almost gave my hubs a heart attack. We were filling out cruise forms on the app (Alaska cruise in 3 wks..yay) and one of the things is passport info. He used his passport a few wks ago when he went to the States and would have needed it to return across the border so it made it back into Canada but where did it go then? He said he gave it to me along with other papers but I had no memory of that. He checked the car and then we ransacked the house for about an hour. We were all so panicked b/c its a necessary document for the cruise and there wouldn't be enough time to get issued a new one. Yikes.

Finally when we were all miserable and about to give up (thinking I had tossed it with the recycling papers or something) I thankfully had a lightbulb moment and remembered that I had put a few things in a drawer in the guest bedroom...yes, there it was. WHEW!

So, yes, I have those moments all.the.time.

 

Yup.
I have several times put the pod in the Keurig, turned it on, and walked away...no cup.
One time I put the cup under there upside down

 

As a matter of fact, just this morning I drove somewhere different than I meant to. Both are places I've parked for my morning walks, only about a mile apart, so I had just gotten on autopilot went to the wrong spot. It was a weird feeling though!

I can say I've never made that coffee mistake though! Because I've never made coffee in my life. I'm sorry if you come to my house and love coffee. I don't know how and don't have the supplies. I can treat you some great cookies or brownies though!

 

I started my Keurig and pushed the button for 10 ounces. Then I went to feed the cat and when I came back I again pushed the button for 10 ounces which of course didn't fit. The other trick is to push the button before I add the coffee pod. I'm glad we don't have cameras in our kitchens.

 

I agree...no cameras...I don't need video proof of my kitchen flubs

 

I've done the coffee thing! Worse, I did it my first day at a new job because they had a Keurig and I'm used to a traditional style that just always has the carafe there. I knew how to work the Keurig, but I was distracted by all the things I needed to learn and do and just wasn't paying enough attention. Oops! I'm also a master of putting things away for safekeeping and then forgetting where I put them. I've finally learned to leave myself a note in my planner every time I put something in a "safe place." My planner is my external brain, and it has saved me so many times!

 

In my defense, it was 5am and dark. I have since put a small puck light under the cabinet near the coffee pot

 

I'm guilty of the above, and when I finally locate an item in it's "safe place" I then remember WHY I thought it was a great place to put said item telling myself I'd never forget where it was ...

I also do the walk into the room, can't remember what I was doing there, walk out, remember, walk back in, nope forgotten again ... lather, rinse repeat ... so annoying, LOL!!!

Ditto ... but I liken my brain to a filing cabinet ... over the years my file folders are overflowing, things get misfiled and I simply can't put my hands on the info I need right that moment.

 

Yes! I have made hot water instead of coffee before. I have forgotten to put the carafe in, but thankfully I was in the kitchen and I heard it pouring onto the counter.

I have been known to make several turnarounds because I just start driving and I guess I'm not thinking about where I'm going. Probably think 5 steps ahead. Kids give me a hard time about this.

 

So there was the time I put the knob falling off of the entertainment center in a "safe" place until I could get a longer screw -- that was 10+ years ago. Maybe some day it will show up.

This one took me awhile to figure out - I am smart that way. When putting out Christmas decorations, I would take down the ordinary things, including the regular hand soap dispenser. I used to hide the things in other places - and then could not find them later. Like about 3 years ago it occurred to me to put them in the empty Christmas boxes until I undecorated Christmas. Duh!

 

GURL, EVERY SINGLE DAY!