A "bit of a scatter brain" is probably the understatement of the century! Anyone who knows me can testify to that.
Let me give you a quick over view:
You know that one person who realises half way to Mozambique that she forgot her passport...?
Or that one friend who turns up at your birthday party without wishing you a happy Birthday, only realising weeks later that thats what the party was for in the first place!?
Well...that's me.
I stopped counting how many times I locked myself out of my room while I was staying in a hostel in Varsity. And where I'm staying now, I know my house mates have stopped counting the number of times I let the alarm go off because I forgot to check if it was on in the first place! (Our local security probably knows my number off by hart).
Being a scatter brain in my profession is also not ideal. I once drove all the way to Benoni for a speech the mayor of Tshwane was giving. It only dawned on me later that it was strange for the mayor of Pretoria to give a speech in Johannesburg...needless to say, I was an hour late.
I know not everyone takes well to this kind of behavior. I'm told there are actually people on this planet who are in control of their lives, who plan ahead and never forget or lose ANYTHING!! Except maybe their temper.............with me. For not being as organised and focused as they are.
But do you think I willingly CHOOSE to be like this?
That I don't get frustrated with myself?
You think I LIKE driving all the way back from work because I forgot my cell phone at home or because security phoned to tell me I left the gate to the street open?
Believe it or not, I don't do it for others' entertainment. And yes, it's easy to say, "Elaine, you need to start getting your shit together."
Really, it would be my pleasure! But its just not that easy...
So if anyone knows of a cure, please, be kind enough to share your secret, because I would LOVE to be more focused, organized and in control of my life.
But in the meantime, Just. DEAL. With It!
