I Made A Mistake

@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
August 15, 2018 12:08pm CST
Yes, I know. I will openly admit it. I am not perfect..... Did I really say that? I made a huge mistake yesterday. I have a calendar I "have" to use since I have appointments for two jobs and my own appointments, just to keep things straight, And to add to this I am now selling online. Now I have to add I really did not chose any of these jobs, those chose me, or as I like to mention God sent them to me to do. Anyways, I made a mistake, the first of this kind. I took Tony to the dentist at 2:15 for a 2:30 appointment and his appointment was not till 4:00 , when we found out he rescheduled for next week. Okay! I did mix up two appointment times, I had glanced at the oncologist time and not the dentist. Next job was working at the rentals, working in the evenings are best there for the outside work because of the sun, the setting sun shades more than any other time of the day, unless its under the trees. I had to mow the grass at the old home place, brush needed moving from a rental house. I am only one person and I could not do both so I hired someone to help. But the look on Tony`s face when I told him he was the driver was priceless. Usually he sits and waits on me to finish the grass and then we go do another job, but I sent the help with Tony to do the loading of the brush. Tony was to sit and let him do the work, then drive him to the empty lot to put the brush there, that will be burned this winter. AND they are only a half a block from where I was working. He said it felt weird that I was not there bossing the help. But he did teach the help how to make a hillbilly wench with rope, a tree and a truck . There one job a flop another accomplished. Do you admit making mistakes?
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• United States
15 Aug 18
I made a whopper of a mistake today when I thought my house taxes weren't due until the end of the month. Imagine my surprise when I realized they were due today
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
Do you have yours on a schedule? ours are not due till October - December 31st.
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
15 Aug 18
I try to. Sometimes I fail,but mostly I manage to be honest. As to mowing the grass ...I am left to wonder why you have to do it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
You have to mow the grass its a law. We have a county official that rides around and will give you a notice to clean it up or get a fine, if you still don`t keep the place up you have 30 days or they will tear down the house and clean up the property, at your expense. People mow the fields when the grass is 3-4 tall and they bind it and use it for feed for animals in the winter.
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
15 Aug 18
@andriaperry oh...you have animals? What about pythons?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
@vandana7 Just dogs and cats outside. Not pythons but we have rattlesnakes, copperheads and many more.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
15 Aug 18
I bet this will happen again with so many appointments to remember. You may forget to look at your calendar. Good LUck next time. It will be a gamble, it will be (lol)
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Aug 18
You`re right I am sure it will happen again, I hope not soon.
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug 18
IF I make them Yes I do
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug 18
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
LOL, love that if.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Aug 18
Sounds like my misreading of the water bill. We made out the check...then realized the last day for the discounted rate was the day before. The town hall staff was very forgiving and gave us the discount anyway!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Aug 18
@andriaperry everything is so laid back and casual in the Maritimes. It's a lovely pace!
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Aug 18
That was very nice of them.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
15 Aug 18
Oh hell, mistakes is my middle name. What else can I say? I am not a dunce or anything. I just like to say that my mind is so brilliant that sometimes it just gets ahead of itself. Do I admit to them? What else can I do? At the end of the day it is what it is.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
Well, I would have thought people would not notice.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
17 Aug 18
@andriaperry People always notice. It's like the old military joke. "You can have 100 attaboys and one screw up and the only thing people notice is the one screw up."
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@Juliaacv (48447)
• Canada
15 Aug 18
Yep, my hand is up all of the time admitting it really was me-and if it wasn't (on that rare occasion) my hand is up saying pick me pick me. But you have so much on the go, and interact with so many people who genuinely depend on you that has to be tricky not to make mistakes more often.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
See I forgot to call a tenant about a payment today! Thank you for that reminder.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 18
Oh yes, mistakes a-plenty. You always seem to be so busy it's not surprising if you get things mixed up.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Aug 18
I am a mess today, its the weather! How can I mow the fields if its thundering?!
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• Eugene, Oregon
15 Aug 18
I thought I made one once, but I was wrong. Don't ask my wife!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
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@NJChicaa (116006)
• United States
15 Aug 18
I have no problem admitting when I make a mistake
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
Me either, that way I can fix it.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
15 Aug 18
If I make mistake ..I admit that honestly
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
Me too, no use in trying to hide it.
@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
16 Aug 18
Yes I do admit when I make mistake. Because nobody is perfect.
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
15 Aug 18
Yes I do admit to mistakes quite readily. Some do not however which makes things rather difficult.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 18
I agree.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
16 Aug 18
I admit it as soon as I realize it. Being honest helps me feel easy and sharing it with friends definitely helps to lessen to burden of guilt.
@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
16 Aug 18
I make mistakes daily. Like today I was up near my son and ex daughter-in-law paint fighting and know my son can be a poop and sure enough, he turned with a grin and got me too. I should have stood far back. I had red paint splashed on me and still had to go to the post office. I walked in like that to everyone grinning.
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 18
Mostly - depending on how bit the mistake is and whether I can think I can get away with not mentioning it.