Sometimes I wonder why we even bother...

I'm sure you've experienced days similar to the one I went through recently.

You wake up on your own an hour before you should. After flipping over the pillow so you get the cool side, you lie there contemplating what your day has in store for you. You can already tell this day won't be good.

I try and fall back asleep, but I fail as I'm wide awake, and toss and turn for 45 minutes. I finally doze off, only to be jolted back to the hell that is now reality by my alarm clock.

"What? time to get up already?" Nope, not quite. Today's going to require a 2 snooze bonus.

Now I'm dead tired and groggy. What happens during those 15 minutes that turns me from wide-awake-freak-man, to a death-bed-Zombie?

So, I get out of bed, and turn the shower on. While the water heats up, I make the bed, but it's a mess, and not the usual easy, "just pull the comforter".
I shower, and it doesn't go well. I'm out of shaving cream, but I'm already wet, and I didn't shave yesterday, so I really should shave today. ( You see, I'm on the Mon, Wed, Fri, maybe Sat or Sunday shave schedule. ) But, screw it, I'm not shaving today either.
Out of the shower, what do I wear ? Oh god, I'm having a bad hair day. (Yes, even men have them, we just don't care much further than the 5 secs we allocate to attempting to tame the beast within us.)

"Now where's my belt?"

I had it on my jean yesterday, but because I spilled some orange Electrolyte mix on it yesterday morning, so I have to switch to jean #3 of 3 (#1 was already dirty too) I wander around looking for my belt, only to remember that I left it behind the couch. (Why?? Only the couch knows, but no time for interviews this morning)

Ok, I'm dressed, and ready, time to feed pups.

"One milk bone for you, and one for you, and Ms. foster dog, here's one for you!"

Off to water the vegetables. I get to the garden, and..

"oh yeah, this works better when the water's on".

As is customary on days like today, I end up with water on your lower pant leg.

"Eh, it'll dry".

And, Eden is super happy today, so she decides, it's jump on dad time! Great... Dirt AND water. I'm special today!
Some of the Tomatoes need to be harvested or the birds will get them, but I don't have my trusty colander. I wander back to the house, juggling 9 or so tomatoes between my fingers.

I throw Ms. Jessie in the back of the car, as today she's going home!! Mom has decided to take her back instead of giving her up for adoption (which is great as she is a great great dog!) Half Schnauzer, half Wolfhound. Wow! But I'm supposed to be there between 7am and 7:15, and it's 7:17 already. Great.

We take off, and get about 1/2 a mile down the road when I remember...

"My badge, I need my door badge to get in to work, so I access the countless security doors they erected throughout the ground floor."

Where's the badge? Other jean... nope. hmmm... 5 mins of shaking the house upside down, and it finally spills out from the basket where it should be. "How'd I miss it the first time I looked?".

On my way again. This time about 2 miles down the road...

"Dangit, forgot the Netflix movies AGAIN. Ugh... should I turn ba... Nah, they'll have to wait till tomor.... CRAP, I need to stop and get gas."

And, inevitably while you're getting gas you think...

"I'm going to call *insert name here* and see what's up with tonight's plans."

But of course, you left your cell phone on the coffee table a home. Par for the course.