This happened a couple of weeks ago. It sat in my drafts, half done, forgotten until I logged in today.

You know you are losing your mind, or just insanely busy when you do crazy things like
– forgetting to switch off the iron.
– forgetting to pack daughter’s lunch box and remembering at the last minute. Thank goodness for that!
– forgetting to lock your house when you leave for work.

Yes, you read that right. I did manage to do that today. Not only did I leave the door unlocked, I also left it wide open!

It was a crazy morning. Husband had to leave at 7 in the morning, and that, kind of, messed with my timelines. Finally when we stepped out, all I could see was a frosty car which would take ages to defrost. Okay, maybe not ages, but that’s how it feels in the middle of the early morning rush. Daughter was still putting on her shoes, so in an effort to save time, I decided to rush out, and start de-icing the windscreen and the windows. By then daughter, got into the car, I hopped in, waited till the windows were clear enough to drive and off we went.

It was a typical busy Monday at work, and when I pulled into my drive at 6 in the evening and stepped out, I saw a dark figure standing near the door. I nearly screamed before realizing that it was my neighbour. He asked me if I had left the door unlocked this morning. ‘No, of course not’, was my reply. I never do that! Or so I thought! Turns out that he saw it open at around 10 in the morning, but assumed that I must have been doing something and had left it open. It was when he stepped out at 12 and saw it still open that he got concerned and called another neighbour of ours to investigate. They then concluded that I must have left it open. They closed the door (it is a self locking door) and decided to wait till we got back.

I have to say, I was shocked, shaken and relieved in equal measures. What would have happened if not for my kindly neighbours, I shudder to think. Nothing was lost, the iPad, laptop and stuff were all in the ground floor just as we had left it.

I can only count my blessings…