A phrase i hadnt read, said or used in a long long time suddenly popped in my head today. Scatter-brained. (why do people not use this phrase anymore!)The context: two funny stories i heard from friends in the last couple of days about their absent-minded moments.
One of them was in such a rush to get ready for an evening out on the town one Friday night that while taking a shower, she forgot all about the conditioner she had put in her hair. Scrambling to get dressed and blow-dry her hair, she couldnt understand why it was taking all that time for the hair at the back of her head to dry, and then it dawned on her.
Another friend mentioned to me today the concept of 'pregnancy brain' or momnesia-apparently bouts of forgetfulness are really common when you are pregnant. She mentioned desperately searching for her cellphone in her purse while she was talking on that same phone. Another time, she found herself using the car keys to open the door to the house.
These stories made me think about all my scatter-brained moments in life-times when i have done or said silly things just because for a moment my brain was well-scattered. There was a time i tried to walk up an escalator that was coming down, i was in this tearing hurry to get to a store in the mall and couldnt figure out why i couldnt just get on. I cannot count the number of times i have shampooed my hair twice because i couldnt remember if i already did that once. I dont need to have the excuse of momnesia to justify how often i have looked for something all over while it's been sitting under my nose the whole time. And let's not even get me started on the times i cant remember if i already salted a dish while cooking.
It's so important to be able to laugh at yourself some days! just revel in that moment of silliness because you said or did something funny and completely bizarre, and use that to give yourself a mental break -if only for a brief second ,all the tasks ahead in that day can wait till your brain re-groups.
I am glad we human beings are scatter-brained creatures every now and then. Who can ever complain about the nuances of life that make you laugh, right?
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