Top(?) 5 Dumb Things I’ve Done Lately

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!

 

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