I opened the kitchen cupboard to pull out a pen and saw six plastic
boxes holding a variety of household items. Surely six is too many. I set about
condensing those items the result of which was two Jiff jar storage containers and
one storage box with a few officey things contained within. I sat down in the
middle of my living room to finish sorting the Legos I’ll use for some business
education activities, since the two Jiff jars are now available. Upon
completion, I headed downstairs with the box of a few officey things. One of
those few things was a marker and I thought it best to check its function
before putting it away for keeps, but it seemed I ought to also check all the
markers in the box where the markers go. And why not check the pens too, since
I’m here. I put the few sheets of printer paper from that kitchen storage box
away and decided that it’s resting place needed to be organized as well. Consolidate
remaining business cards, business papers, and note cards into one box. Bring
the dry erase markers from the marker testing exercise upstairs to bring to my
other home, and see two small ketsup bottles gifted from a friend. Take those
bottles to the room where my “take to Kenya” items are and see that things were
becoming disorderly. I proceeded to put all the food in one pile, clothing in
another, and so on. Find a dress that I am not sure I’ll really wear and bring
that to the kitchen to remember to give back to my mom (sorry mom). Too many
games on the counter where I wanted to put the dress and so move the games back
to the game closet, which needs sorting for ages we don’t have at home anymore.
Hear my phone chirp and return to my office to respond and…what was it that I
needed a pen for?