Jan says at RevGals: I have looked repeatedly at RevGals to see where today's Friday Five is. . . . AND only right now, at 2 pm in Texas, do I realize I am the one in charge! I am sorry I am so late and forgetful.
That brings forth all the times I've been late or forgot something. How about you?
When have you been late or a no-show? When have you forgotten something or someone?
1. at church: One time I signed up to keep watch with the blessed sacrament between the end of the Maundy Thursday service and the beginning of Good Friday. My watch time was something like 2 am, and I totally slept through it. AUGH! I was horrified when I woke up and realized what I had done! "Can you not watch with me for one hour?" Apparently not. Well, anyway, it was a good lesson in humility, and the world didn't end. Nowadays I don't even sign up for that, because my current church puts all the ready-to-burst Easter lilies in the chapel with the sacrament, and it's a giant allergy attack in the making. :P
2. at home: Hmm. We used to have a cat and her favorite thing EVER to do was to sneak up into the attic when we had the door open and weren't looking, and then she'd get stuck in there. It was sometimes a few days before we'd realize it and go let her out...I always felt terrible, but she wasn't a stupid cat, and she could pretty much guess what would happen if she went up there.
3. at work: Here is what I forget: Attachments to emails. Important emails, that are going out to lots and lots of people I don't know. Gosh, I just did it this morning.
4. with friends: I meet my BFF Valerie for early morning coffee once a week. Some days...I remember to set the alarm...and some days I don't. And sometimes even though the alarm is going off, I still don't remember why it's going off so early and I axe it. Now, we meet for the coffee and for dinner once a week too. Easier to remember and we can have a drink!
5. ? where else?: On my schedule. I am absolutely terrible about double scheduling myself. Nowadays I keep my whole life calendar on my Outlook, and it's available on my phone. Theoretically I don't have any reason to do this anymore, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still happen. Oy.
