Problems

Every time I leave the house, I pack a bag. I try to be prepared for all kinds of problems: I take a contact lenses liquid bottle, an extra pair of glasses, my apartment key, a hearing aids charger… The two items that make me relax immediately are my credit card and the pack of band-aids. I’ve noticed that the problems I’m most scared of are the ones that can’t be solved by one of the two.

I fell last week, and I still have a healing wound on my right knee. It started bleeding again right before I left the house today, wearing cream colored pants. That’s a stain and a fashion disaster just waiting to happen. But not on my watch – I took the band-aids box out of my bag and put one on the bruise. Crisis managed! That was the most mature thing I did lately. Then again, it was a band-aid/credit card problem. What about the rest?