Spaceships, Stamps, and Gas Cards

I bought a stamp at the Post Office this morning, and when I couldn’t get it to stick to the letter I accused the lady of selling me a defective stamp. She took the stamp, wiped it off, peeled the adhesive paper off the back and stuck it on my letter. My face burned. How embarrassing! It’s been years since people licked postage stamps!

I left the post office and went to the gas station. I got out of my vehicle and scanned my card on the pump to get my three-cents-a-gallon discount. The scanner didn’t work so I tried again….and again…and again. I must have tried 10 times before I gave up and went for help. The man who works there left his cubicle and followed me to the pump. He took my card from me and looked at me with a puzzled expression on his face.“This isn’t a gas card. It’s a grocery store card. It won’t pay for your fuel.”Feeling even more foolish, I went home to spend some quality time with my granddaughter. She wasn’t in the best of moods, so to entertain her I donned a headband with blue bunny ears that I had given her last year for Easter….then I forgot to take it off. When the UPS man delivered a package, he looked at me like I had just stepped off a spaceship. Maybe I have.

I blame my antics on the fact that I am always distracted. Like most folks these days, I’m “plugged in” 24 hours a day. If my cell phone or house phone isn’t ringing I have a permanent mental list of at least 20 things I need to do throughout the day. If I finish that—which I never do—I have more items waiting to be tackled.

The only way I know to be less distracted is to unplug myself—turn off all the gadgets in my life and go somewhere where no one knows me and there aren’t a million things I need to do.

Anyone else want to unplug?

Those are my Thursday Thoughts. What are yours? Grab my button and link up below. Let us know what you are thinking, just keep it family friendly!



23 Comments

  1. February 26, 2013 / 12:19 am

    lol. It’s been years since i’ve had to buy a stamp. Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day!
    http://www.navywif33.com

  2. February 22, 2013 / 10:14 am

    That is too funny! I can’t remember the last time I licked a stamp. They all have adhesive backing now. I’ve had my days too, when I just can’t do anything. Thanks for the laugh.

  3. February 21, 2013 / 11:47 pm

    Hi Teresa! Tx for hosting this fab party!
    I’ve loved your thursday thoughts 🙂
    I hope you’ll enjoy my purple and rose pencil case, made with an old duvet cover.
    I’m following you by email; if you want, I’d really be pleased if you visit my brand new sewing/serging blog and, if you like what you see, follow me too 🙂
    Tx a lot,
    C U soon
    MammaNene from

    SergerPepper.blogspot.it

  4. February 21, 2013 / 8:31 pm

    Thank you for inviting me to link up with you!

    Don’t be too hard on yourself, we all have to manage multiple distractions… and I’m surprised we aren’t all out with bunny ears on, trying to swipe grocery cards at the gas station!

    Wishing you a happy weekend with minimal distractions 🙂

    ¤´¨)
    ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨)
    (¸.·´ (¸.·`¤… Jennifer
    http://jennsrandomscraps.blogspot.ca/

  5. February 21, 2013 / 8:08 pm

    I’m about to unplug for a week. I’m going on a cruise! And Internet access is 75 cents a minute, so I’m not even taking my laptop. And I won’t be on my phone because of roaming charges. So I’ll be well and truly unplugged!

  6. February 21, 2013 / 7:35 pm

    I would have licked the stamp too – over here our stamps are not adhesive!

    Have a nice day!

  7. February 21, 2013 / 3:47 pm

    My entire weekend was like that! I had to take a washer and dryer to my mom in Louisiana… needless to say, keep your eyes open for a future post about road trips to Baton Rouge (a 6 hour drive) with my ADHD child in the truck! Some days just make you wonder why you even got up! Thank you so much for you blog and for the follow. I’m drinking my coffee and chaos and I are having a nice chat 🙂 LOL! See you soon as I am now following you. http://www.feelingtheemptynest.blogspot.com

  8. February 21, 2013 / 3:20 pm

    Thanks for making my day with your post, Teresa! I’m glad I’m not the only one who does things like this! 🙂

  9. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 2:51 pm

    Thanks for stopping by Ginger!

  10. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 2:51 pm

    Thanks for coming by. I visited you today too!

  11. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 2:51 pm

    Thanks for coming by!

  12. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 2:50 pm

    Yes it is!

  13. February 21, 2013 / 9:35 am

    Thanks for dropping by and linking up at Thumping Thursdays Blog Hop and thanks for hosting. 🙂

  14. February 21, 2013 / 9:13 am

    Sorry to say but your little story made me laugh 🙂 I’d love to unplug, but easier said than done!

  15. February 21, 2013 / 9:08 am

    Sounds like one of my typical days, lol! 🙂

  16. February 21, 2013 / 8:58 am

    Oh, geez.! Great minds…or should I say overwhelmed minds! Very funny blog….too true! Thanks for hosting.

  17. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 8:46 am

    That’s so true! Thanks for commenting!

  18. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 8:46 am

    Howdy Becky So glad to see you back! Hugs to you!

  19. teresak
    Author
    February 21, 2013 / 8:43 am

    Sounds good, do come back!

  20. February 21, 2013 / 8:33 am

    We all have those days, but looking back it’s rather funny no? I guess it’s part of ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ which is easier said than done 🙂 I am sending some camellia your way 🙂 Thank you for sharing and hosting the party.

  21. February 21, 2013 / 3:29 am

    What a lovely post. If I had any thoughts going through my head at the moment I’d write them down and join in this linky. Too bad that I don’t.
    Never mind. Maybe next time….

  22. February 20, 2013 / 10:03 pm

    Too funny….the stamp not sticky? That’s ok thought we all do something dumb. One time I’d stopped into my cell phone provider’s store to ask a question and the man who was helping me was looking at my phone…..anyway. I’d turned it off. then when i went to turn it back on, it would come up! Oh great that guy at the store did something to it….I complained to my husband while we were eating our Subway sandwiches at the mall. Then I realized I’d pushed the wrong button. It helps to push the right button. Mine turns on and off with the red button that you end calls on. The green button is the one to accept or call….go figure! It’s only Wednesday here but I answered your Thursday Thoughts question. I hope it won’t confuse you! 🙂

  23. February 20, 2013 / 7:58 pm

    Licking the stamp is too funny! I understand, though. Sometimes when we go into autodrive, we’re driving something from 30 years ago.

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