i'm constantly amazed at the things i forget how to do.
whenever i'm eating and i accidentally bite my lip i think, "i've been chewing my food for over 30 years and i still can't get it right!"
for the last month or so, i've been forgetting to turn off the stove when i'm done cooking. i learned that concept when i was, like, six... i guess by thirty-six my brain figured it had mastered the task and just moved on to other things.
well, this morning i rolled over in bed, feeling utterly relaxed... which is a big tip-off that something is wrong. i never feel fully rested when i wake up. i glanced at the alarm clock; it read 9:34.
d'oh! i had forgotten to set my alarm when i went to bed last night. i've been setting my alarm for decades, and i guess i still can't get it right.
Posted by xta at August 17, 2005 12:05 PM | TrackBackChrista, if it makes you feel any less alone, I forget to do ALL THOSE THINGS too (the lip/cheek biting while eating is the worst), plus I sometimes forget to (a) lock the door; (b) unplug the iron; (3) um, I forget the other one.
Plus, if I go to the store for four items, they sure as hell better be written down, or one of them isn't making it into the cart!
Posted by: minty at August 17, 2005 12:31 PMJake's occupational therapist once tried to explain how complicated eating is, physiologically and anatomically, saying this more or less: Each and every bite, you have to coordinate teeth, tongue, cheeks, lips, breathing, saliva, and swallow. If you screw up the swallow/breathing part, you could die. And this assumes the food is itself healthy and not going to kill you; that you don't have a deadly allergic reaction to an ingredient in the food; and that your digestive tract is in working order. Each and every bite, for your whole life, rides on these factors. Kind of amazing any of us live to adulthood, eh? Every meal you survive is a triumph.
Posted by: Penny at August 17, 2005 01:16 PM