#trying to function

For better or for worse, humans are creatures of habits. Whether those are habits developed on one’s own or pounded into one’s head by parents, there are things we do not because they make sense, but because that’s how we’ve always done it.

It’s like brushing your teeth right before bed, or tossing your clothes into the hamper for the next wash cycle. If you’ve grown up with parents who believed there was a time and place for something, you would learn that time and place for said thing.

Even if it doesn’t make sense.

Of course, what makes sense to one person, may not make sense to anyone else.

I’ve mentioned in the past that I keep dental floss at my desk as a way to help me remember to floss (with very, very mixed results). This past Labour Day weekend I had a conversation with my sister that made me think. I’ll keep that thing to myself for a bit longer, but it’s made me rethink how I look at habits and remembering.

After passing my dirty socks on my stairs landing three times (forgetting each time to pick them up), I finally shoved them into my purse when I came home so that when I went upstairs I wouldn’t forget them. I then chucked a clean pair of rolled up socks down the stairs so that I would have a clean pair of socks to wear the next time I had to wear my brace. 

Seeing as I also tend to forget to grab a clean pair of socks coming back down even when I know I’m going out.

On my way to my hamper I grabbed those laundry net bags and put my skirt into it before throwing it into the hamper. I like that skirt, would like it to last, and will forget to put it into the netted laundry bag before washing unless I put it into the bag before throwing it into the hamper.

I’ve begun to brush my teeth after I take my shower instead of right before I go to bed. It ensures I use the electric toothbrush instead of the manual. Besides, I shower at night, after dinner, I shouldn’t be having anything else to eat anyways.