u/Substantial_Arm_6903

This past week I had a short multi-day trip to visit family out of state. Minimal packing required, no real stress at work, no real schedule challenges just catch a late morning flight from a nearby airport. I had to pack very few things for this trip since I was traveling to a family members home. One of those things was my head shaver (I am a shiny headed bald man and use it daily) Before leaving I also had too take a weekly injection (non ADHD related medication) and wanted to give my 2 goldfish a water change. I had mindfully planned for all of these things and left time for them. I charged my head shaver in advance and reminded myself it had to be packed but I needed to use it that morning. I left time to change the fish water in the morning, I planned to take my shot the night before leaving. I set alarms both for wake up time and leave the house time.

In a moment of distraction because I wanted to make sure I took my medication I ended up forgetting to take the safety cover off and wasting a weekly dose with the misfire. But I really thought I had everything else under control. (now I am going to have to stretch out the doses to make sure I don't run out before my next refill)

I left the house on time and got to the airport before security even opened and thought I was doing good.

On arrival at my destination I realized I did not pack my head shaver. NBD, I had to bic it, a minor issue. But I could have sworn up and down I put the shaver in my bag. I was only allowed a "personal item" on the flight so it's not like there was a lot to pack or much in the bag. I had very intentionally thought about making sure I brought it it as I hate to not have it, I don't like to look scruffy.

On return I click the fob to unlock my car at the airport and... silence... I left the lights on in my car and the battery was dead (I had a fleeting thought about this as I walked away from my car when I parked it but convinced myself I was crazy and didn't walk back to check) Luckily I was able to flag someone down for a jump and I do keep cables in my car.

On entering my house the fish tank was turned off and the "new" water bucket was sitting in the middle of the room. I got halfway through the task and never finished, my poor fish were stuck in a stagnant half-filled tank for the weekend (thankfully they are OK) It is a 5 gallon bucket I use for the water change this is not something you would just not notice is sitting in the middle of a room. I had to have walked past it several times on my way out the door.

My head shaver was left on the bathroom sink, I remembered to retrieve it from the shower but got distracted at brushing my teeth and left it there. Again out in the open I would have seen it there, it wasn't hiding.

These are minor things but cumulatively it just exhausts me that I cannot manage to take a short trip and not even manage to do the few things I planned to do. There is always something forgotten, something carelessly broken or lost, something left undone. Mostly I cope and manage my life but it can just be exhausting. I am 50, I am just exhausted with myself sometimes. These were all minor things, no big disasters. But every time I travel it's something lost, something forgotten, and a couple times tearing apart my bag looking for something that is not there or is there and I just don't see it.

The only miracle is that I managed not to loose the ticket for the parking lot.

Not sure why I am posting this here, just venting. I can't really vent this to anyone they just think I am a forgetful and a spaz but I didn't forget any of these things, I thought about all of them planned for them and still got it wrong. No harm no foul but it just makes every small disruption to schedule that much harder. I'm tired.

Heading out of town again this weekend and I am just wondering what I will screw up this time, this past trip wasn't even one of my bad ones it's just the baseline and that is what makes it so frustrating.