They say if you can laugh at yourself you you will never run out of material. I am certainly proof of that. In no particular order, here are the top five times I have had no choice but to laugh at myself recently:
#1 Forgetting what direction I was going. I was on my way home after a quick trip to southern Minnesota. I stopped halfway home to grab a bite to eat. Afterwards I got back on the interstate but I was going north. It took me a LOT longer than it should have to realize I was supposed to be going home, not towards my parents’ home.
#2 Hurting myself doing yoga. For the most part I am really enjoying my latest attempt to add yoga to my life. But I’m terrible at balancing poses. Just awful. Yet in spite of this knowledge I decided to attempt tree pose when I was tired and not fully concentrating. Long story short, I have a very swollen, bruised and likely broken toe to show for my efforts.
#3 Misunderstanding GPS. On my same recent trip to Minnesota I was trying to use my phone to talk to someone (crazy concept I know) and use my GPS at the same time. I completely forgot that the GPS will override phone calls and made 2 wildly wrong turns based on what I thought I was seeing on my screen. Thankfully I had plenty of time to get where I was going because I used all of it!
#4 Inability to carry items. I managed to drop both a 35lb container of cat litter AND a full bottle of Diet Mt Dew on my own foot lately. I’ve also dropped my car keys in such a way that I had to crawl under my car to get them out, tripped myself carrying clean sheets into the bedroom, and dropped a bottle of toilet bowl cleaner in a way that sprayed it all over me and my bathroom.
#5 Washed a pair of jeans with a Kleenex in the pocket. We’ve all done it. Probably not as many times as I have though. Or as recently. Sigh.
We can all use some brevity in these trying times. I cannot recommend laughing at yourself enough- most of us can remain in stitches for years this way!