I went to the garage to get this:
And for some reason, returned with these:
As in, I walked through almost the entire house, carrying them (much heavier than a broom and quite unwieldy), one in each hand. I then realized that I had no need for them whatsoever and no idea why in the world I was carrying them. Upon returning them to the garage, I realized that it was actually the broom I had been seeking.
I have no idea what this says about my slob-brain, but I really think it has to say something. Something possibly related to my selective vision issues.
All people do mindless things, I know. Most people experience moments when they get somewhere and can’t remember why they went there. Maybe all people, like me, don’t realize that they don’t remember what they went there for, and pick up something they have no need of whatsoever and lug it somewhere.
Maybe not.
I’m guessing it has something to do with my self-diagnosed ADD characteristics. Yes, I’ve started more than one post about that, but have never finished one. Ironic?
But hey, the good news is that the reason the broom was in the garage was that hubby and I spent an hour of our Saturday “widening the path” through all of the clutter that’s going in the garage sale. One hour . . . huge difference.
i DO Crap like this ALL THE TIME. Go out to put something in the dryer only to end up feeding the dog (cause his foods out there and it reminds me He's not been feed yet) Then 4 hours later when I need a towel…crap I never put them in the dryer. I wonder if anyone has ever done a study on the brain of a messy (what I call myself) person?
This made me lol, too funny 🙂 I am completely scatter-brained so stuff like this is the norm for me. I have also learned that I can't drive and talk at the same time. My husband is always saying, "where exactly are you going?" when he's in the car with me. I end up turning down some random street no where near our destination. He thinks i'm nuts but loves me anyway 🙂
I don’t think I have ever gone into a room and carried a completely different object than I was wanting almost all the way back through the house but I have MANY times gone into a room and wondered what I went in there for. I also get started into a story and then completely forget my whole reason for telling that story. LOL
A few years ago I had surgery and was taking pain medication. I decided to empty my trash can. After I dumped it I realized that instead of dumping it into the large trash bin in the utility room I dumped it in the washing machine which was next to the trash bin. I had to dig it all back out and put it in the large trash can. lol
Love it!!
Imagine a car garage that actually holds a car….Hubby can dream anyways.
There is however enough room for his motorcycle.
In other news yesterday I put a plate of leftovers in the cabinet instead of the microwave to reheat. I only realized it when I went to push the buttons and the cabinet had none.
Ah. Yesterday, making coffee, I couldn’t understand why the coffee was so watery. I was 100% sure I DID put the ground coffee in there. Well, I did. In the water tank, not in the coffee filter. My coffee machine do not have removable water tank, cleaning it up was a way bigger job than I wanted. :0
That is so funny! (And something I would do!)
I read somewhere that when we go into another room to get something and then forget why we are there it is because our brain does the same thing – it changes locations for the information of where we are. That’s why we have to go back to the original room sometimes to remember.
Now I wonder what other rooms in my brain I haven’t visited yet and what strange things they may contain. LOL!
The other day I apparently went in the bathroom and turned on the bathtub for a bath and never realized I did it until…. I came back to start a bath and found that I had already done it and flooded the bathroom. At least an inch of water was on the floor and I wet vac ed 15 gallons of water out of the bathroom vent. Scary how the mind does things on automatic sometimes.
I thought I had a funny “oops I got the wrong thing” moment, but y’all are cracking me up. I went to the fridge to get a Pepsi. Then I stood in the kitchen for a loooooong time wondering why I had an egg in my hand.
Hilarious story!
I am reading this post 9 years after you posted it, yet I’m SOOOO excited for your “upcoming” garage sale! I must be crazy too.
Rebecca S, I did that before! Left it on for TWO HOURS. 😑 It flooded our bathroom and into the walk-in closet (connected to the bathroom) and ruined some things, but not too many, thankfully, and although I was sad about a few things, there was nothing *too important…