How do you turn a mom into a complete idiot? You take one weekend with one sick child, 1 well child, and make that mom sleep deprived. You add in a Monday with only half a day of school and you get a mom who’s functioning, reasoning and thinking skills are drastically altered. Temporarily, of course, but until said mom gets some much needed sleep, said mom is going to do something really stupid.
And I did. Big Time. I had a phone meeting Monday afternoon with a potential sponsor for the BlogHer Conference. I was really excited about it. It was with (seed)+ and I had already reviewed their products and liked them. I would have loved to promote their products.
I thought the phone call went great. There was a moment when I thought they might have been unhappy that I said that my children thought they were eating junk food when consuming their product, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t until last night, when I played the conversation back in my head, that I realized what I said and what I was talking about.
I wasn’t talking about their product. I was talking about a different product. A food product. Their products are lotions, bar soap, and bar shampoo. Can you say “You totally blew it?” I knew who I was talking to, but for some reason, my mind took me to a different company and product. I know it was because I was sleep deprived. Unfortunately for me, that isn’t going to cut it.
What company is going to take a chance on a person that has done that? A very understanding company, perhaps? Do me a favor, let me know that I am not alone here. Tell me about something really stupid you have done, because you were sleep deprived. Don’t be shy, I know you have at least one story you can share.
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I've so been there. Almost on a weekly basis. Not on quite the scale as a meeting with a sponsor, but little stuff. Between my fibromyalgia and a 3yo who thinks it's perfectly acceptable to wake up for the day at 5am, but 10am, my brain is done. If I have an important call like that I need to make notes. I hate when I get them spontaneously because I know some days I sound like an idiot.
The phone interview was at 3:00 PM. Normally, this would have been fine. What I didn't know at the time of scheduling it, was that I would spend the last 4 days taking care of a sick child. I also didn't know that the my daughter's school would only have half a day of school on that day. By 3:00, I was exhausted, but determined not to show it. And that ended up in me being an idiot. Give me the award, I earned it.
I have been there before. I have done that at a Leader meeting for Girl Scouts. I should have been taking notes. I thought everyone was a big girl that could follow through and recommend awards for our Leaders Appreciation Day so when the Day came well not everyone turned theres in we had no record of who was suppose to do what. It was horrible. These kids have been getting up at 4:30 AM the last few days. I have another meeting tonight and I sure hope that I can make it through as I know I am going to be exhausted.
get a laugh and call them or write a mail. Just explain.
I've been there too and they were very kind after I explained a bit about what life was at the other end of the phoneline.
And: eating soap is crap! So the kids were right. LOL!
I can't think of anything off hand, because I'm stressed and sleep deprived, but I'm sure I have more than one story to tell.
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