Whenever I leave my room or house or wherever I am to join the world as Meg, I spend a moment or two in panic mode.
Do I have my house key? Do I have my car key? Do I have my cel phone? Is everything secure? Do I have my purse? Did I put my essential papers (license, insurance, credit cards, cash) in my purse? Do I have tissues and necessary makeup in my purse? Do I look OK (subjective, I know)?
I think it's all a little excessive, but I put it down to 'nervous about going out.'
Last Monday, in Arizona, I went to the office. Before I left my room I caught myself thinking
Do I have my room key? Do I have my car key? Do I have my cel phone? Is everything secure? Did I put my essential papers (license, insurance, credit cards, cash) in my pocket? Do I have a handkerchief with me?
Meg is just a female me. That's really comforting to know.
Monday, June 20, 2011
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Doing a mental inventory before heading out the door, whether in male or female mode is common sense and something that we all do to one extent or another.
ReplyDeleteIn male mode I tend to feel my pockets, keys and change in one, cash in another, wallet in one back pocket and a hanky and comb in another.
In female mode the item that I forget most often (twice) is a hair brush. In guy mode a simple comb is all I need. When wigged a brush is needed.
Of course, as I age I need to set up routines to keep up with myy failing memory.
Pat
I do the same thing, and for a damn good reason. I forget things constantly. Most of the exercise I get comes from the fact that I constantly am running up and down the stairs in my house because I've forgotten to bring something with me... then a minute later for something else... then a minute later for something else. Or between my office and my classroom, the rest of the faculty has gotten used to me doing laps around the building. It was a particularly hard semester when attendance shot up and by luck of the draw I wound up teaching in another building halfway across campus...
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