I have learned, or I am hoping that I have learned, to gather up ALL of the presents on Christmas morning, rather than get to the end of gift-opening and say “Oh wait, I forgot something!” and run off getting something else. Usually for Kathleen.
Category: Learned Again and Again
RSVP already!
I have learned, again and again, that it is really rude to not RSVP.
And I promise to try very hard to never forget again.
Get on the bus, Gus
This is the second time (and please the last time!) that I have learned this: Find out if the line for the bus home is yours or the next one!
This was the second time (ditto) that I assumed that the line forming and waiting was for my bus, only to find out, way too late, that my bus was loading on the platform all that time, and then it left! This time it meant waiting 45 minutes more because I missed a bus for which I was plenty early.
So ASK (there is that ask again!) the people in line which bus they are queuing for!
All Accessories On-Board
I have learned that it’s not just the power cords that need to stay with the devices. It’s the little things, too.
The sandbag-based thing to hold the GPS is worthless without the little plastic clip that holds the two things together. They need to all be in the same car.
Button Up Your Overcoat!
It’s cold out there!
I learned that my long wool coat does nothing against a good winter wind, and that it’s time to break out the down coat and something for my head and ears! I was cold all day, or at least every time I went outside and for a good long time after that, each time!
Time to bundle up!
Go For It!
My friend Nancy posted all of this on Facebook:
“I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
–Henry David Thoreau
Today, stand in your power, achieve your dreams, and enjoy your day!”
Check it Twice
the calendar appointment that is! I have learned (again and again), to confirm the time in advance, particularly if the time changed or was unclear at some point. Otherwise I’ll be on time (if I’m lucky) for the wrong time!
Just get the travel insurance
I learned this one the hard way: just buy the stupid travel insurance, the kind that lets you cancel for any reason.
I think of myself as a person who does not cancel or change trips. But the evidence, and my experience, is to the contrary.
From now on, I’m going with the flexibility.
I already fly Southwest whenever at all possible, because none of this matters for those flights – they are all completely transferable to other dates.
Back Up!
How many times does THIS need to be learned? A colleague got it right today. Not the part in which she spilled the water on the laptop. But the part about how she only lost part of a day’s work, because she is smart enough to back up ALL of her work data on common servers, not her own hard drive.
Label Prized Possessions
Even better to put things where they belong, every single time. But failing that (and I keep failing that), I have learned that it’s a really good idea to put my name and cell and/or email on all the items that I want returned to me.
Jane's Lessons Learned 