on wallets...and memory

Yesterday I told a complete stranger on the telephone that I loved her. But this was after she told me that, yes, I had left the afore-described wallet at their office the day before.

It was even my makeshift wallet. A small zip bag stuffed with receipts, a bank card, one $10 bill and a handful of half-used gift cards. It was a bit embarrassing to claim the jumbled mess as my grown-up wallet. Life should really be more orderly at nearly 35.

The real wallet was lost right before Christmas. Which was good in a way (when I consider how much money cash doled out carefully by a Jim probably saved us).

Then there was the time a few years back when I left my bank card at Kyoto Bowl (I hope it’s not too painful for you to read that word when they’re closed now, Jim...I’ll make you some teriyaki soon). But, back to my point - who gets their food at a drive thru and drives away before retrieving their card?

Me.

My paternal grandmother had Alzheimer’s and I am fairly convinced that mine is the type of mind where such a disease will easily take root and thrive. She didn’t even use a wallet in her later days. I can’t help but wonder how many she lost over the years before developing the new system. Cash, tissues, important notes – all stuffed in her bra.  You never knew what wonder would emerge when her hand plunged past her collar.             

So, if you ever see me reaching down my shirt for a bank card or $10 bill, please find me help. A new wallet. And medication.

Comments

[Elizabeth]

My mom has never used a wallet. All stuffed in her bra. Even credit cards abd drivers license.

[April]

Oh, to have gorgeous and useful cleavage. She might have been on to something. Don't knock it til you try it.

[Brady]

sounds like my husband, he has left he bank card at jack in the box several times!

[Melissa M.]

I think you're on to something, design a bra with pockets and a zip up coin purse, you'll be FAMOUS!

[Megan]

THis is funny, like really really funny.

[Marie]

I think Dirk would die of embarassment if I used that method of organization.

So glad you found your ziplock bag wallet. So stressful to lose all that stuff.

[Amy]

It was NOT a ziploc!!....just a little zip pouch bag. Phew. That would have been even worse.

[Shanon]

Blame it on the pregnancy.

[Neighbor Jane Payne]

Amy, I FORGOT all about grandma's using their bras as purses until you said, "You never knew what wonder would emerge when her hand plunged past her collar." Oh, that was a classic line.

I'm glad you found your bag of cash.

[Tiffany]

How terribly funny! For some reason I thought of a ziploc bag as well. Whew--I'm sure a small zip bag is much cuter.

There was a grandma (not an old grandma--probably in her 40s/50s) whose purse was stolen recently in Texas. She just whipped her cell phone out from inside her shirt, called 911, and chased the thief down. I thought it was wonderful. My cell phone would have been in the purse and I would have lost it all!

[Jill]

So the lost baggie wallet was a replacement for the loss of the real wallet at Christmas time? Oh dear. You may need to rig up one of those wallets on a chain to remedy this problem. This must be highly stressful and troublesome, though a little bit funny.

[Jill]

P.S. My friend Claudia still stuffs all kinds of things in her bra (ala an old lady) which surprises me every time I see her do it. It seems like such an uncomfortable mode of storage and transport to me. But I've seen her tuck her cell phone in there (it's a bit bulky), debit card, keys, money, and once even a can of diet Coke!

[jordan]

Just the other day my realtor's cell rang--from her chest! And there she went digging for her phone in her bra...

[michelle]

Oh my! I think I would die of embarrassment if I had to fish in my bra for methods of payment! So glad you got your little makeshift wallet back. Perhaps you need a cute wallet, that might be all it takes to motivate you to organize your stash...