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Thinking about the future is hard

 Clearly I am just the best at remembering things. And that's kinda the theme for today. I am very much an in-the-moment kind of person. I had to be reminded every day to do chores when I was a kid, and my mom always said "How can you forget, you need to do it every day!" But I never thought of it that way. The only time I've done maintenance cleaning is in restaurants, but that's because restaurants are filthy and they absolutely need to be cleaned daily. I've always had trouble building habits because I legitimately do not remember that I am trying to build a habit. I've only ever been able to build habits due to outside reinforcements. Then again, pretty much as soon as those reinforcements are gone, so is the habit. I'm also one of those people who's nearly always been slightly above average at most things I've tried, combined with having a good idea of where my skills lie and using that to pick my battles carefully. Therefore, I have no id

Gotta look out for #1

 ...I really should've put an alarm on my calendar. Whoops. Ah well, live and learn. I have been dealing with...things, lately. Mainly, the idea that no one will look out for you if you don't. And I don't mean that in a bad way. I'm not saying that everyone is out to get you, or that you have to constantly be on guard, just...you know yourself best. The people around you aren't psychic, they're just making their best guess. And unless you're telling them what you need, they're gonna get something wrong. So, couple of different conclusions I've come to. 1) You can be too understanding, and 2) Communication is key. 1) I've been working somewhere, in what was supposed to be a new career for me. A small business, moving to a new location and needing new people. Then, there were some problems and I was asked to come down early. It would be a bit of an intermediary situation, as the business was still in the process of moving, so it wouldn't be as