One of the baseball moms shared a story with me last night.
“Don’t talk to me about brain fry,” she said. “I brought my kid to the game without her equipment.”
Yeah. That. ๐
It was the same day on which I left the house for an evening game without makeup, sunglasses or a baseball cap.
Nor a jacket.
Maybe this isn’t a big issue for some, leaving the house without a little bit of a touch-up. For me, the makeup, which is very minimal to begin with, (eyeliner, mascara, a little bit of concealer on some days), wasn’t a huge deal, but I missed the sunglasses. Not because it was particularly sunny, but because of the dust. The kids kick up a lot of dust with all their running and sliding into bases, which gets into my eyes and scratches my contact lenses.
I did have the foresight to put on a long-sleeved, thin top, anticipating a cooler, which was very welcoming, evening. The last couple of days were so hot and humid, the change in temperature was a good thing. What is this, Louisiana? I thought I lived in Canada…
So there I was sitting in my baseball chair snacking on sweet spicy chili spits, sipping from my water bottle, wishing I had brought a jacket, or at least the blanket I keep in the van.
I guess I gotta get up.
Off I trotted aaaaaallll the way across two fields to go back to the van to get my blanket, and aaaaalll the way back.
The girls were losing by a lot of points against the boys team by the time I left anyway, so the game wasn’t particularly exciting.
When I got back with my blanket, and sat my butt back into my chair, I ended up witnessing a very exciting come-back by the girls that eventually tied them to the boys’ score.
HA!
But the brain fry…I’ll tell you, some people really do look like they’re limping to the end-of-school finish line, and I’m right there with them.
PS There’s a new post over on my other blog. It’s about the phone. When it rings. Icky.
We turned up at the rugby ground one time without a mouthguard. Guess who had to go buy one from the club shop…
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Not you! You sent the wife! lol
sigh…
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I get this!, I need a break badly!!
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I blame my thyroid. It’s the scapegoat for all things now, and if not that, then “stress”. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
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Man, the heat does weird things to otherwise rational people๐
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Well I never claimed to be fully rational, but yeah… lol ๐
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๐๐
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I have so many examples of this. This one has happened more than once:
– Not being able to find my car in the parking lot.
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omg that is one of mine, too. I now take a freaking picture of my location to avoid having to wander around for 45 minutes. ๐
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My โtrickโ is to always park in the same general area every time. When I go to the gym, I always park on the aisle near a mailbox even though itโs not near the door. Iโm there to get exercise anyway, right?
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Just thought of another one:
Wearing 2 mismatched shoes but not noticing until Iโm at my destination.
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wearing a dress (which I hardly ever do) and noticing the old, worn, bright pink crocks at the grocery store.
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