Almost Pennyless
I kept my appointment with neuropsychologist Dr. Larry Schutz today in spite of the fact that I coughed and sniffed and blew my nose throughout the entire two hours. He was warm and wonderful and seemingly even comfortable during his exposure to my viral onslaught.
As usual, I came away with great ideas and a plan I can actually implement. Since I had had some problems managing to leave the house with everything I should have taken ( I often have to return more than once for forgotten items when going someplace and usually still end up missing stuff I need), Dr. Schutz suggested placing in a prominent place a bag or box in which to stow all the things I will be needing on the next outing. Then I will add items to it whenever I think of them rather than frantically trying to gather everything at the last minute when I am usually frustrated and probably already late. Great idea!
For example, today I was all dressed and ready to go half an hour early. I went into the bathroom and noted the toilet paper was low and decided to replenish the supply in both bathrooms. Then I saw some clutter on a shelf and cleaned that, then I wandered into the office for something (who knows what?) and decided to check my email... finally, 45 minutes later, it dawned on me that I needed to leave! As always, when this happens, I was frustrated and irritated with myself. Of course, in my rushing around, I forgot items I needed to take.
After my appointment, I was headed to Wal-Mart to refill some prescriptions and pick up a few items. Stuck In traffic, I discovered I was starving. I had forgotten to eat. I pulled off into a McDonald's drive-thru and ordered a grilled chicken sandwich only to discover at the window I had no wallet or checkbook. They are always in my purse, but not today! The girl just smiled when I told her I couldn't pay. I parked and checked my coin purse... $1.26 in coins, then went inside to order a small cheeseburger. I had one dime left over.
No wallet, money, no checkbook means no Wal-Mart visit, so I went on home where folks don't care if I'm pennyless. We played cards after dinner and I read another 10 chapters of my new NAS Bible. A very pleasant end to an interesting albeit sometimes challenging day.
As usual, I came away with great ideas and a plan I can actually implement. Since I had had some problems managing to leave the house with everything I should have taken ( I often have to return more than once for forgotten items when going someplace and usually still end up missing stuff I need), Dr. Schutz suggested placing in a prominent place a bag or box in which to stow all the things I will be needing on the next outing. Then I will add items to it whenever I think of them rather than frantically trying to gather everything at the last minute when I am usually frustrated and probably already late. Great idea!
For example, today I was all dressed and ready to go half an hour early. I went into the bathroom and noted the toilet paper was low and decided to replenish the supply in both bathrooms. Then I saw some clutter on a shelf and cleaned that, then I wandered into the office for something (who knows what?) and decided to check my email... finally, 45 minutes later, it dawned on me that I needed to leave! As always, when this happens, I was frustrated and irritated with myself. Of course, in my rushing around, I forgot items I needed to take.
After my appointment, I was headed to Wal-Mart to refill some prescriptions and pick up a few items. Stuck In traffic, I discovered I was starving. I had forgotten to eat. I pulled off into a McDonald's drive-thru and ordered a grilled chicken sandwich only to discover at the window I had no wallet or checkbook. They are always in my purse, but not today! The girl just smiled when I told her I couldn't pay. I parked and checked my coin purse... $1.26 in coins, then went inside to order a small cheeseburger. I had one dime left over.
No wallet, money, no checkbook means no Wal-Mart visit, so I went on home where folks don't care if I'm pennyless. We played cards after dinner and I read another 10 chapters of my new NAS Bible. A very pleasant end to an interesting albeit sometimes challenging day.
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