The other day, I stopped at the car-wash by the petrol station. It was a in the spur of the moment thought. There was no queue, so I figured I’d get it done quickly.
While I was there, I asked for the wax treatment, too – we only die once.

The machine did finish quickly, I went home with great pride.

A little later I went out to the balcony and looked down at the car in the parking lot.

I couldn’t believe my eyes, the car had rashes all over, like chicken pox!
Of course, I realized that the machine at the car-wash hadn’t dried it properly.
I should have wiped it with a cloth while it was still wet. Well, I didn’t do that, so the wax dried on it in dribs and drabs.

I should have thought this through more carefully, I should have “been there” in the situation. But I just did it, had the car washed, went home and didn’t give it a second thought.

We do so many things like that, don’t we? We don’t even think about it, we just do it and don’t even pay attention.
Then we forget things. Basic things.

Have you ever gone on vacation with your phone charger sitting at home? Or a towel perhaps?
Have you ever asked your partner anxiously if he/she had turned off the gas?
What about finding out at the airport that you left your passport at home?

Oops.

Sound familiar?

We’ve all been there.

And then, there’s the type who writes a list for everything.
They get laughed at, teased, pointed at behind their back.

On the other hand, they always have a phone charger one can borrow.
They remember to turn off the gas and they take out the trash before leaving.
Not only do they have their passport, but they also have their boarding pass to hand…

What’s their secret?