I'm pretty sure being a mother is turning my brain to mush. I always used to have it together. Now, I'm lucky if I get out of the house without some vital piece of clothing missing. I call my incapability to remember anything these days Mommie Brain. WebMD doesn't list it in their disease database, but what do they know? It's a REAL thing!
This morning I got halfway to work before I realized that I'd left my shoes. I had thrown on old flip flops to run into the garage for something and just forgot to change shoes before we rushed out the door. But, hey, I did get 2 kiddos up, fed, dressed and out the door before 6:30 am. So today I'm sporting my $2 brown flip flops at work with my black dress pants. This is a fashion don't on so many levels! Thus far, I've managed to hide at my desk all day so no one has noticed (at least no one has noticed and said anything).
Yesterday, Hubby and I left the house to go to a barbecue. We were supposed to be responsible for bringing everything we'd need to make homemade icecream while we were there. I was so organized that I pre-measured my incredients into plastic baggies, made a list of a couple of things I needed to pick up on the way and how much of those to add when we got there, and even put it all neatly together. Guess what I didn't take? The icecream freezer. Walmart sold an extra this weekend thanks to Mommie Brain.
One day last week I got to work before I realized that I had forgotten my contacts. All the way to work I wondered why I had a headache... duh! It wasn't until I realized that I couldn't read the text on my computer screen that I had a clue. Fortunately I keep an old pair of glasses in my desk drawer.
I'm completely convinced that one day I'm going to look down and realize that I left the house without my pants or, worse, without a child.
