I am tired of losing things. I swear that every time I am trying to efficient with my time and energy it is always centered around something that I have misplaced, lost, or can’t see. I had the problem before my vision issues, however, having low vision makes this phenomenon that much more AGGREVATING. I swear I am in a perpetual state of “looking for something”. And what is completely maddening is my brain sending this signal of “I swear I just saw that thing…..” The problem doesn’t stop there, it only begins and evolves into this multi-faceting treasure hunt that makes one want to go back to bed and start the day over. I wanted to list something on Ebay this morning. This item has been in my WAY for months and here I was happily typing away a description of the item and my brain goes “Hmm, do you know where this item is right now?” This item that has been on my desk, on the floor around my desk, on every surface near my desk is suddenly gone. So, then I think, no problem it has to be somewhere nearby because like I said it has been IN MY WAY for MONTHS. So I spent a good portion of this morning searching. Did I find the item? No, but I have discovered numerous projects, items that need to be dealt with, and an irritating amount of minutia, still no item. Then I start asking the family; “Hey has anyone seen this item?” The responses come back “oh it is in the office”; yeah like I haven’t torn that room apart all morning looking for it. “It might be in a box in the basement”; are you KIDDING me? I have been pouring through boxes and surfaces down there as well. You know what will happen? It will show up right in plain sight at a time when I don’t want to or can’t get it listed on Ebay. I guess my greater frustration with this experience is that it happens all the time. I actually have a file in Word that is called “LOST Items”. I go and list my items out there in the hopes that maybe there will be a cosmic shift and the item will be delivered to my literal desktop. I swear I spend 5% of my day just trying to consume enough coffee to work, 5% actually getting tasks done, and then 90% looking for something I can’t find so I can get it into another day’s 5% of getting stuff done. Am I the only bipedal on this planet that experiences this?
Friday, May 11, 2012
Lost things….translates to lost mind.
I am tired of losing things. I swear that every time I am trying to efficient with my time and energy it is always centered around something that I have misplaced, lost, or can’t see. I had the problem before my vision issues, however, having low vision makes this phenomenon that much more AGGREVATING. I swear I am in a perpetual state of “looking for something”. And what is completely maddening is my brain sending this signal of “I swear I just saw that thing…..” The problem doesn’t stop there, it only begins and evolves into this multi-faceting treasure hunt that makes one want to go back to bed and start the day over. I wanted to list something on Ebay this morning. This item has been in my WAY for months and here I was happily typing away a description of the item and my brain goes “Hmm, do you know where this item is right now?” This item that has been on my desk, on the floor around my desk, on every surface near my desk is suddenly gone. So, then I think, no problem it has to be somewhere nearby because like I said it has been IN MY WAY for MONTHS. So I spent a good portion of this morning searching. Did I find the item? No, but I have discovered numerous projects, items that need to be dealt with, and an irritating amount of minutia, still no item. Then I start asking the family; “Hey has anyone seen this item?” The responses come back “oh it is in the office”; yeah like I haven’t torn that room apart all morning looking for it. “It might be in a box in the basement”; are you KIDDING me? I have been pouring through boxes and surfaces down there as well. You know what will happen? It will show up right in plain sight at a time when I don’t want to or can’t get it listed on Ebay. I guess my greater frustration with this experience is that it happens all the time. I actually have a file in Word that is called “LOST Items”. I go and list my items out there in the hopes that maybe there will be a cosmic shift and the item will be delivered to my literal desktop. I swear I spend 5% of my day just trying to consume enough coffee to work, 5% actually getting tasks done, and then 90% looking for something I can’t find so I can get it into another day’s 5% of getting stuff done. Am I the only bipedal on this planet that experiences this?
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