Stupid things you do when you’re tired

I went downstairs to make cat food, and while putting the meat grinder together I couldn’t find the cutting blade.  I couldn’t find the smallest cutting plate, either, and I use that when I double-grind the meat.  After searching high and low and in every nook and cranny, I can only conclude that I must have accidentally thrown the blade and plate out this past Saturday.  I probably ran them under hot water, dried them off with paper towels, and then grabbed the paper towels and tossed the entire bundle into the trash.  I was so rushed on the weekend because we were late for our “chiropractic appointment”, and I needed to make cat food before we could leave the house, so it’s just the sort of absent-minded thing that would happen.  I wouldn’t be so upset except that this means I can’t make any more homemade food until I replace the blade and grinding plate, and replacing both of them is going to cost over $100.  The entire grinder retails for $199, so I think the replacement costs are insane, but I don’t have a lot of choice.  My alternative is to buy an entire refurbished grinder from eBay, for about $125, and that makes the most sense.  The only problem is that I can’t afford to do either.

I’ve always been very frustrated with myself when I lose things.  When I was about 19 years old, I left a scarf hanging on a hook in the bathroom at Ontario Place.  When I was in my mid-20’s, I lost a pair of Serengeti sunglasses (I hate to say it, but I may have left those behind in a public bathroom as well).  Those are the only two things I can ever recall losing in my entire life, so when I misplace stuff, it leaves a lasting impression.  I was so happy with the feeding routine I’d developed, and now I’m going to have to put it on hold until I can order parts, and wait for them to arrive.  The only positive note is that I did not lose any meat grinder parts in a public bathroom, because that would be really, really weird.

I luckily had some canned food in the house… Fancy Feast.  I’ve been using it to try to transition Greg and Spiderman off their crappy kibble.  When I opened the cans of food for my cats they turned into little cat food crack addicts and were willing to fight each other to get to the food.  I hope I don’t have any problems getting them back onto raw again—they were doing really well on it.

I was so frustrated with myself that I even got a little weepy over the missing grinder parts.  I obviously need someone to send me to bed for a nap.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 08/01 at 12:01 PM

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  1. *Hugs* I totally understand the frustration, but don’t beat yourself up over it. I think everyone does stuff like that occasionally.

    Posted by Helena  on  08/01  at  03:30 PM

  2. I too have done some pretty stupid things in my time.. and I so understand your frustration.  But I have to wonder why we are sometimes so hard on ourselves when we would be bent over laughing at someone else’s misadventures.  Ouch though.. that is expensive to replace. 
    Now off you go for your nap. :-)

    Posted by Coll  on  08/01  at  06:01 PM

  3. I don’t think I’d be quite as upset if I my mistake wasn’t such an expensive one, and an expensive one at an inopportune time. I ended up buying a refurbished grinder for $105 on eBay, and it should be here by next week, but I had to use the money I’d set aside for Flippy’s birthday gift.  We’ve had so many money problems lately, so making a $100 mistake, and having it mess up the gift purchase I was excited about, just makes me sad.

    My FMS/CFS has been frustrating lately.  The day I wrote this blog entry, I left about two pounds of soaked beans out on the counter all night, forgetting to put them in the fridge.  I accidentally tossed a special syringe I use for cleaning the printer into the trash (I’m apparently a big danger around trash cans).  My mental fog is becoming unbearable.  I know other people have problems which are much worse than mine, but I know my mistakes are happening in part because my brain is falling apart from my illness.  It’s scary.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  08/03  at  01:10 AM

  4. Oh, no. I’m heartbroken for you, especially over the gift. What a terrible time for this to happen (although there’s no good time, is there?).

    Posted by Diana  on  08/03  at  02:13 PM

  5. Sorry to hear about the lost blades, and believe me, I can understand getting weepy over losing something. I don’t lose things often either and when I do it’s upsetting.

    Posted by Therese  on  08/03  at  03:34 PM

  6. I do stupid things like that all the time. The only difference is that, if it were me, I’d find the missing grinder parts in some weird place - like the linen closet or the trunk of my car - about 3 hours after the replacement arrived.

    Posted by Helly  on  08/03  at  04:24 PM

  7. I’s always loosin fings an furgettin where I left em. Like fur mousies an crinkle toys… Sumtimes, I fink Mom an Dad moof them just to bug me.

    Seriously, Mom can sympathize. She consciously finks bout where she’s puttin certain fings that are impawtant or else later she won’t amember. In 4th grade (centuries ago), she used her bike lock key as a book mark. She thot she dropped the key in the park, so she searched an searched fur it, then her Dad cut the lock. At the end of the year, she found the ofurdo book an the key when she cleaned out her desk.

    Hugs an purrs. Nap wif sum kitties an yu’ll feel better.

    Posted by Victor Tabbycat  on  08/05  at  05:43 AM

  8. Helly, I’ll be thrilled if the missing parts show up after the new/refurbished grinder arrives!  I even plan to unpack the new one slowly and carefully, just removing the two pieces I need, in hopes it will activate Murphy’s Law and my missing parts will miraculously appear.  Then I’ll sell the grinder on eBay and all will be cheery again.

    Victor, I also try to be extremely conscientious about where I put things, and I try to put everything away in a “proper place”.  For example, if I remove earrings while I’m at my desk, I’ll get up and go put them away in the bedroom, where they belong, rather than just sitting them on my desk for cats to play with.  I’m really, really diligent about that sort of thing, which is also why the grinder episode upset me.  It was a hectic day, with lots of unusual things going on, and I obviously just got distracted.

    It’s been a tough week.  I lost the grinder parts, my ergonomic keyboard died and needs to be replaced, and a brand new printer arrived with a broken printhead (a $100 problem).  The printer should be under warranty except we received it two and a half YEARS ago, and it sat in its box all this time because we didn’t need it (it was part of a package).  Now that I need it and have opened it, it’s broken and not under warranty.

    It’s like a little black rain cloud of consumer punishments is following me around…

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  08/05  at  02:11 PM

  9. Luckily, you’ve got a girlie that doesn’t really care about birthday gifts.  Or, at least not that they are there on her birthday.  I’ve had postponed birthdays all my life because I was usually at some softball tournament on the exact day, so my family would have my birthday another day.  Let’s just consider it birth month and you can get me stuff ALL month!

    Posted by Flippy  on  08/06  at  10:29 AM

  10. I can’t recall if I ever updated about my meat grinder woes.  I bought a refurbished grinder from eBay, and it arrived with no accessories.  None.  No blade, etc.  I was worried it would turn into a fiasco, but the seller contacted Waring, and three days later I had a complete set of accessories shipped to me via UPS.  So, we’re back to grinding again (oh, it can be tedious…).  I’m now very, very careful about where I put the blade and the cutting plates! 

    A tip for anyone grinding their own meat—spray the external moving parts of the grinder with a cooking spray, or some sort of oil spritz.  It makes everything work a lot more smoothly.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  09/03  at  02:16 PM
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