It is a busy morning, I’m a bit rushed. My husband has to leave early, which throws off our routine but I make it out the door on time. I drop off my son at school for the day. Make my way, coffee in hand, to the office and get my day started.
I attend the daily 9:30 a.m. meeting and go about the rest of my morning. Must be around 10:00 when I go to the ladies room from all that coffee. I look down at the slate tile and stare at my shoes. That’s when I realize what I’ve done: Two different black shoes are on my feet.
Panic sets in: I’m mortified. Did anyone notice? My first thought is to go home and change, but I quickly dismiss this idea because it would take an hour to get home and back — the simple economics of gas cancels out this idea.
Luckily, the shoes are both black and the same height so I decide to just wing it the rest of the day. I don’t care if anyone notices. It’s just a fact of life. I get through the day without humiliation.
I wasn’t going to blog about this, but think that I should share this misery in hopes that I will make some other Mom out there feel better. And, “Moms At Work” recently posted on their Twitter page about another common embarrassment, “Classic. My zipper’s been down for two hours. Luckily, my job keeps me tied to my desk.” That made me feel better. Perhaps you’ve done this yourself or you just feel better knowing that it WASN’T you. Either way, I’m sure you can relate — we’re all doing so much. If the only thing I screw up this week is wearing two different shoes then I’ll consider myself lucky.
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
Joyce says
This has never happened to me but I would probably be so mortified if it does! Thanks for making me laugh with this post!
Tanya says
I’m laughing so much right now.
Debbie says
I work a few days a week as a server at a nearby 5 star restaurant. Getting dressed is easy – we wear a work-issued shirt, black pants, black socks, & black shoes. To make things even easier, I keep all my black pants in one drawer.
One day, I got home from work and noticed I was wearing navy blue pants, not black. I must have mixed up the pants when putting away laundry. I was as mortified as you were! Luckily, I wear an apron and the restaurant is pretty dark, so no one noticed.
Cindy says
I do this once or twice a year. You’ve made me feel better.
Stacey says
That is very funny — they look kind of similar tho’ …
I remember that I would always be half dressed when I would take my son to school and then come back to the house and finish dressing and take my daughter to school, then go straight to work. I got to work and realized that I had my “half dressed” flip flops on instead of real shoes — only I didn’t get away with it — I remember that you and Jane noticed!! You guys are too observant!
Lisa says
I did that once years ago, only one shoe was black and one was navy.
Don’t feel bad … I wrote in my blog this week about how after bringing in groceries, my son left a bag containing ground beef on the living room chair. And I didn’t notice it until the next night, when I couldn’t find the meat to make dinner!
Chris (Alicia's husband) says
I think its kinda hot.
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