Warning: The following my cause you to spit coffee out of your nose. Please read with caution.
Do you ever have so many things go wrong at once that you wonder if you’re on a sitcom and nobody told you? I had one of those moments at 6:30 this morning – far too early to start wondering who started the cameras rolling.
So there I was, standing at the counter in my kitchen, painstakingly crushing my son’s chewable vitamin with the blunt end of a knife as I do every morning. He won’t chew it – I have to stir it into his yogurt.
Anyway, there I was with this fine fine powder on the counter when my cellphone alarm went off in my pocket. I reached for the phone and pulled the crushed pill off the counter – all over the floor.
So I go to the broom closet, take out the broom and drop the dustpan. Bend down to pick up the dustpan, the mop falls and hits me on the head. Stuff the mop back in the broom closet, go back to the kitchen. Sweep up the mess, almost knock an opened bottle of wine on the floor with the broom handle.
Yes, there was a stopper in the bottle; no, I don’t drink wine at 6:30am, though I’m not sure why not.
All this happened in the space of about ninety seconds. One of those mornings when I just wanted to go back to bed and start again, you know?
lindaghill.com 
November 14, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Had one of them the other morning lol
I had had a wonderful meditation and was full of joy for the coming day.
I got to work first and opened the building up. I went inside, opened the front office, turned on the lights in the building, fired up my computer, unlocked the printer room, opened the blinds and then as a piercing wail assailed my ears realised that I had forgotten to deactivate the building alarm. Ran to said alarm code box and couldn’t remember the blasted thing. I have only punched it into the alarm box for ummmmm almost 7 years now. It seemed to take forever and a heap of wrong codes before I got it right.
I then ran to the front of the building and spied the managers from the building next door outside checking to see what was going on so I waved and called out “Morning! Nice of you to come out say hello to me. How did you know I was here”?
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November 14, 2013 at 4:11 pm
Hahahaha! Funny how an alarm can make you forget everything you know, isn’t it? And so much for peacefulness! I hope neither of us has mornings like that too often.
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November 13, 2013 at 10:05 pm
I often feel the same way. Sometimes I wonder if my job isn’t actually a reality TV show and I’m a unsuspecting cast member…
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November 13, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Yep, been there. 😛
Thanks for the comment 😀
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November 13, 2013 at 1:34 pm
I am so glad I had just finished my coffee before reading this. With mornings like that all you can do is wonder what may be coming next. Walk lightly.
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November 13, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Shhh! Don’t say that!
Actually, I just realized my camera is broken. Literally crushed. If things happen in threes I guess maybe that made up for the fact that I didn’t drop the bottle of wine.
😦
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November 13, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Oh no! That is not a good discovery! I’m so sorry to hear that.
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November 13, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Hey, it’s only money. Now catching my shoe on a screw and falling in the door a couple of hours ago hurt… 😛
It’ll be an early night for me tonight I hope.
Cheers to a better tomorrow! (Yes, I’m working on the wine now, and no, it had nothing to do with my pratfall into the house. haha)
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November 13, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I’m having a great morning! Your misfortunes have just added to the pleasure!
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November 13, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Endearing as always Bruce. I love your sense of humour. 🙂
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November 13, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Just sweep up those frustrations and use it to mop up your word count. But don’t wine about it, that will only grind your resolve down to dust. Um…I think that’s all the pun I can spill in there. Hope your day either becomes more useful comical or more relaxed! Get that word count going!
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November 13, 2013 at 2:35 pm
I’m on it! Though not sure if I’ll catch up to you before the end 😛 I have this darned course to to as well.
Oh, and very punny. hehe
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November 13, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Oh I’m so sorry, Linda(laughing hysterically) sounds like something that would happen to me!! Hope your day goes a little better!!
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November 13, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Thanks very much. I could use something good right about now.
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November 13, 2013 at 10:59 am
Ah, yes, been there. Right after a string of misfortunes like that is usually about the time I bite my tongue by accident, too. That always feels good.
Sorry the day started out crappy. Hopefully it will get better!
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November 13, 2013 at 11:58 am
I’m actually surprised I haven’t hurt myself – or stepped in anything yet. But give it time. 😛
Thanks for the well wishes. I’m still hoping.
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November 13, 2013 at 10:58 am
I could hear the theme music from Laurel and Hardy as I read this. BTW very little difference between wine and grape juice for breakfast. (well?)
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November 13, 2013 at 11:56 am
Justification! I knew I loved you for a reason, John!
Hahaha!
The theme music would have gone well, for sure.
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November 13, 2013 at 12:33 pm
🙂
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November 13, 2013 at 10:32 am
That was good. Thanks for the giggle although I’m sure it didn’t seem funny at the time! I have mornings like this more often than I’d like to admit 🙂
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November 13, 2013 at 11:02 am
You’re welcome, thanks for commenting. 🙂
Yeah, me too, but usually not quite this bad. I think it was the mop that really got me.
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November 13, 2013 at 10:14 am
no, I don’t drink wine at 6:30am, though I’m not sure why not.
Laughed so hard at that.
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November 13, 2013 at 11:00 am
I tell ya, sometimes it’s tempting. haha
Always happy to get a laugh. Thanks for letting me know 😀
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November 13, 2013 at 10:05 am
I’ve had days like that. My most recent one was spilling coffee which led to a grease fire in the course of about 15 seconds. I really wanted that bacon too.
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November 13, 2013 at 10:07 am
Oh wow! Not the bacon!!! Haha
Well I can at least feel grateful I didn’t burn anything. Still, the day is young. 😛
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November 13, 2013 at 10:16 am
I’m not normally a klutz, but when it goes, everything goes. Another life lesson – when you slip and fall in the bathroom and hit your head, don’t use knives later.
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November 13, 2013 at 11:00 am
Haha! I’ll keep that in mind, thanks 🙂
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November 13, 2013 at 9:41 am
Grab the bottle of wine and head back to bed!
But only after you take a little aggression out on the evil mop!
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November 13, 2013 at 9:42 am
Hahaha! Excellent idea!!
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November 13, 2013 at 9:39 am
That’s when you listen for a laugh track in the distance. Been there a few times.
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November 13, 2013 at 9:41 am
Only it’s not funny at the time 😛 The language that was coming out of my mouth this morning actually made me glad my son is Deaf.
haha
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November 13, 2013 at 9:43 am
LOL Definitely only funny in retrospect.
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November 13, 2013 at 9:21 am
You should have started your day with the wine! At least then you would have had an excuse for your morning 😉
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November 13, 2013 at 9:24 am
Just what I was thinking, though I think the mop had it in for me from the start.
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November 13, 2013 at 9:16 am
Obviously, the wine was calling to you. Go back to bed! lol
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November 13, 2013 at 9:23 am
Obviously! I think I might just do that before I destroy my house. haha
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