Originally posted: June 6, 2024
I have three high school girlfriends with whom I am still very connected. One summer, when we were getting ready to spend some time together, I brought with me four drink cozies that I had picked out for each of us. I asked them each to guess which one was for each person. They nailed it. If you know me, you can guess which one is mine.
Lately, I’ve been “forgetting” stuff. Like often. I think it is linked to me having a hard time saying no – at work and in my personal life. I feel like, in the past, I was better able to manage my personal resources, but not so much right now. Now, I feel like I am zipping from place to place and forgetting things…phones, water bottles, coffee mugs, lunch bag, leashes, poop bags, purse, keys… you name it, I have left it behind. Then I start feeling anxious, because I feel unorganized and then I catch my anxiety coming out, outwardly reacting to small things. It’s a chain reaction. So, I’m reminding myself, and you, that we can always say no, which might come out as, “No thanks, I’ll pass this time,” or “I just need to clear some things off my plate, first” or “Let me look at my schedule and get back to you.”