In Which I Even Amaze Myself

Several things about yesterday that remind me just how cool I really am:

1. I walked to the post office to mail Grace's mittens, and I didn't bother changing out of my heels because I figured, I can walk, no problem (internal alarm should have gone off right there). Well, I didn't quite take into account the icy slush that was everywhere because Boston doesn't really believe in clearing sidewalks so they're not death traps. I managed not to fall, but I came pretty close at least 3 times. The icy slush was probably not helped by the fact that I'm very clumsy in general and I should always know better than to go outside in scary heels when the weather is not good.

2. I finally got to the post office (a block away), went to mail the mittens and realized that I didn't have Grace's address with me. And I couldn't get her on the phone. So really I went all that way for nothing. It's a good thing I was sending my Christmas cards and some netflix movies back, although there's a mailbox right outside my building that would have worked just fine. Obviously, I still haven't mailed the mittens.

3. On the way back from the post office I stopped to grab lunch for my boss and myself (me? I think it's myself... I know my mom will correct me if I'm wrong) at Au Bon Pain and they have all these little stacked packages of mixed nuts and lemon drops and the like at the cash register. While I was paying I managed to knock not one, not two, but three packages of mixed nuts to the floor. I'm pretty sure the cash register lady thinks I'm a huge freak. She's probably not wrong. :)

4. Back at the office, one of my coworkers tried to cram 25 pages into the electric hole punch, THEN read the note saying to only punch 10 pages at a time. By then he couldn't get the pages back out so I tried to help him. He held down the machine while I pulled on the paper. I pulled and pulled and finally pulled so hard that the paper came out at such a speed that I accidentally punched myself in the face. Hard. I don't have a bruise or anything (thank goodness) but I do have a nice little red spot on my cheek (it's still there, this happened around 4 yesterday).

5. Getting off the bus later that night, walking down my street (this time I did have my sneakers on) and almost fell on my bottom AGAIN. I caught myself, but man! I should not be allowed outside in bad weather. It's just not safe!

I'm almost afraid for today...