This is where we (sort of) play catch up and I humiliate myself (inadvertently, and again, yes always again)

So my really neat post (that's been coming two weeks now but I've been so lazy that it hasn't happened yet) is going to have to wait a little longer. I was going to upload my pictures to my computer but my camera (no not that camera, yet) battery is dead and my adapter cord won't charge my camera so alas that post will have to wait. (I promise the battery is charging now.)

So let's move on to the embarrassing part shall we?

So this week my co-worker Theresa is gone on vacation. Well, really just today and tomorrow and then we all have Monday off but anyways, I always get sidetracked don't I? Theresa opens the office in the morning and so because she's gone today and tomorrow it was my turn.

Let me just point out that I was all set and ready to go. I was going to get to work at the right time (earlier than normal for me), open the office and be ready for when the other people I work with in the morning got there. And as I reached in my purse to fish my keys out so I could grab my stuff and walk out the door, I fumbled.

There. Were. No. Keys.

I mean I have a rather large purse, so sometimes when you reach in for something you can't always find it on the first try. So I took my purse over to the couch and started pulling everything out.

There. Were. No. Keys.

So I called my husband who had driven my car the night before and he swore up an down that he had put my keys back in my purse.

I'm sorry. THERE. WERE. NO. KEYS.

I kinda (read: a lot) freaked out on him and hung up so I could hyperventilate alone.

He then called back and told me that, oops, he had them, and suggested I ride my bike to work as if that fixed everything and he did nothing wrong.

(DISCLAIMER: To all men reading this. Please don't tell your partner that they can ride their bike and act all happy like you fixed the problem when they have no way to get all their crap there with them on the bike and THEY HAVE TO BE AT WORK IN 20 MINUTES. Because honestly, your partner is not going to make it in time and it's going to make your partner so much more ticked off because IT DOESN'T SOLVE ANYTHING. Please don't then suggest they use a backpack and still bike to work. Also girls (read: me) wear makeup and nice clothes and we do our hair, all of which has to be vastly different when we ride bikes. Please note it takes more time to change along with packing a backpack, making us even more late. Just think things through before you think it's a good option and get all happy with yourself and pat yourself on the back for such a good solution. Also please when you pick us up in our car from work at the end of the day still suggest that it's a good option and still act all happy with yourself and like we're making a big deal over nothing. PLEASE JUST DON'T SUGGEST WE RIDE A BIKE WHEN YOU HAVE OUR KEYS. It would really make everything better.)

I hung up on him and freaked out a little more and called my boss who luckily was already on his way to work. (As a side note to the disclaimer: Men, it's already embarrassing enough that we have to call our boss to let them know we'll be late on the first day we're being trusted with a lot more responsibility but that much more humiliating when said boss has to give you a ride to work, BECAUSE A BIKE IS NOT AN OPTION HERE. Okay, I think my rant is over. Please note that the caps aren't actually shouting, they're just for emphasis because italics don't seem like they do enough, they seem much more like whispering to me and whispering is not what is needed in this case. Longestsentenceever.)

Let my just say that my boss was really nice about giving me a ride and he didn't mind at all, while I felt really out of sorts and like I kind or ruined everything. I know this goes back to me being a control freak and when things don't go to plan (when I plan things out) I'm not very good at surrendering and being okay with things not coming up to the par I set. Also in a job situation I want to show leadership and accountability and even when things (especially when) are out of my control I still take ownership if they go badly, regardless if I could have done anything to change the outcome.

But overall today was good. Work was good (still showed up late) and that's what counts. (I'm working at putting it all in perspective.)

Here's to another really great post soon. :)