17026 You Fly Too Much

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May 31, 2017
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Wanda doesn't recognize her sister because she's been flying too much.

Poor Wanda is losing her mind again.

Wanda is that part of my brain that can't keep things organized.

Why, just the other day I had massive Flight Attendant Brain. I had been anticipating my brother's birthday, ready to call and stop over with a little surprise my mom and I had put together the day prior. I fixated on Sunday Sunday Sunday, even though that was a day after his actual birthday. So when Saturday morning rolled around, and I was already on the plane (for the umpteenth time that week), I got a text from my mom.

"Did you drop off the surprise?" she texted.

"I am planning to go over after work," I replied.

Just then, my clever little smart phone's screen pops up with an alert from my calendar. "Scott's birthday is today!"

Crap!

I texted my mom I was late. She seemed sad. So for the whole day I beat myself up for not being more on top of it! But then I thought how easy it is to lose track of the days when you're flight crew. I had been flying the same route 4 days in a row. How can it not feel like Groundhog's Day?

In the end, I was still able to surprise my brother on his birthday.

Luckily, I'm not flying so much that I don't recognize my own family...yet.