Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 Yeah, it's supposed to be a joke, I think, but you couldn't prove it by me. Sounds like my life too! LOL Barb --- who <jeaninem660@...> wrote: > this is supposed to be a joke, right? humm, it sure > sounds like a > day in my life. > lol's > > > > > > A friend just sent this to me, and I thought I'd > pass > > it along to hopefully brighten up your day. > > > > Yes, us " Moldy's " have problems - a lot of > > problems, but I guess we should be happy that we > don't > > have " A.A.A.D.D. " at least not yet! > > > > Barb > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 Barb & KC, That is not only funny but all too true! You know how I prevent this? On my not so good days - I don't even start. The end of the day achieves the same result except I'm not nearly as tired. <smiling> Unfortunately, it increases guilt about not doing anything and that's another whole syndrome. Carl ----- > Thanks Barb. You might as well add Sharon to this group too. It's > funny in a way, but not really, because so many can relate to this, > and I find this in many people who have been exposed. Not only to mold > either. You think anyone else is listening? They should be... > > KC > > > > > > A friend just sent this to me, and I thought I'd pass > > it along to hopefully brighten up your day. > > > > Yes, us " Moldy's " have problems - a lot of > > problems, but I guess we should be happy that we don't > > have " A.A.A.D.D. " at least not yet! > > > > Barb > > > > > > Recently, I was diagnosed with " A. A. A. D. D. " - Age > > Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. > > > > This is how it manifests: > > > > I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in > > the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car > > needs washing. > > > > As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is > > mail on the porch table that I brought up from the > > mailbox earlier. > > > > I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. > > > > I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail > > in the garbage can under the table, and notice that > > the can is full. > > > > So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and > > take out the garbage first. > > > > But then I think, since I'm going to be near the > > mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as > > well pay the bills first. > > > > I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there > > is only 1 check left. My extra checks are in my desk > > in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk > > where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. > > > > I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to > > push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock > > it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I > > decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it > > cold. > > > > As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of > > flowers on the counter catches my eye - they need to > > be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I > > discover my reading glasses that I've been searching > > for all morning. > > > > I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first > > I'm going to water the flowers. > > > > I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a > > container with water and suddenly I spot the TV > > remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. > > > > I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will > > be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that > > it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back > > in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the > > flowers. > > > > I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of > > it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down > > on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. > > > > Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I > > was planning to do. > > > > At the end of the day: > > ----the car isn't washed, > > ----the bills aren't paid, > > ----there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the > > counter, > > ----the flowers don't have enough water, > > ----there is still only 1 check in my check book, > > ----I can't find the remote, ----I can't find my > > glasses, > > ---and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. > > > > Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done > > today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy > > all day long, and I'm really tired. > > > > I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to > > get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. > > > > Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to > > everyone you know, because I don't remember to whom it > > has been sent. > > > > Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is > > coming!! > > > > GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS > > OPTIONAL. LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 Great idea Carl. Would have never thought of that. Going to have to try it!!!!!!! Barb --- " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...> wrote: > Barb & KC, > > That is not only funny but all too true! You know > how I prevent this? > On my not so good days - I don't even start. The end > of the day > achieves the same result except I'm not nearly as > tired. <smiling> > Unfortunately, it increases guilt about not doing > anything and that's > another whole syndrome. > > Carl > > ----- > > Thanks Barb. You might as well add Sharon to this > group too. It's > > funny in a way, but not really, because so many > can relate to this, > > and I find this in many people who have been > exposed. Not only to mold > > either. You think anyone else is listening? They > should be... > > > > KC __________________________________________________ Quote
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