A Debt to Pay Forward - An Organizer's Tale of Woe
I thought this was a nice story..... and at the right moment, Lauren will know it's an ideal time to pay it forward.....
If anyone ever tries to tell you that I, Lauren Williams, Certified Professional Organizer(R), Founder and Owner of Casual Uncluttering LLC, am always organized - he's lying. And so begins my yarn, and earns me a debt to pay forward.
My son is a teenager. My sister warned me that I wouldn't be able to keep enough food in the house, and I'm still caught ham-fisted at how often I quickly need to restock. And so, when I've run out of pots, dishes, forks and food, take-out is my friend. Ezell's is a bosom buddy - a BFF for you modernists.
Just so today, when my young T. Rex with a head cold finally admitted to being hungry looooooooooooooong after lunch, Ezell's it was. "Who needs to carry the whole purse?" I say to myself as I head out the door. I stand in line. I order enough food to last 1/2 a meal for me and the gaping maw: one pound of tenders, four extra rolls, an extra regular mac & cheese and a jumbo mashed potatoes. Reach into my wallet, the only accessory on me and speedily discover I've left my credit card in that purse I didn't need. "Wait! Cancel that order!!" I shout as I prepare to sprint out the door, get home, get the card and come back. Only to hear "I've got it." from behind me.
We had a far-ranging conversation, this open-handed stranger and I, once I got over my awful embarrassment. I promised I'll find a way to pay it forward. What would you suggest?
Lauren A. Williams, Certified Professional Organizer
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Woodinville, WA 98072-2448
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