How are you today?

How is everybody doing?

I have started work on my next post 😀

My Autopilot Brain

The human brain’s a lazy beast

In terms of work, it prefers the least

Given any chance, habits will form

Much less thinking - that’s the norm!

Take my drive to work each day

“How’d I get here?” I often say

I don’t remember turning right

What colour was that traffic light?

And the left turn, way back there

I hope I did that one with care

All those road signs - I paid no heed

Fingers crossed I didn’t speed.

You see, my brain takes a little break

As if the commute’s “a piece of cake”

Believing that there’s nothing to it

Means “autopilot” gets to do it.

Please brain, stay on for common tasks

It’s really not too much to ask

Driving demands more attention

So do other things I’d like to mention.

Stay switched on when I’m going out

So I’m not left to stress about

Whether I’ve locked the front door

Turned off the iron, oven, and more.

And, wherever I go, when I get there

Come on - show a bit more care

Lift your game, please, raise the bar

So I can recall if I’ve locked the car!

Dear brain, don’t worry or despair

Just work a bit harder, it’s only fair

For now though, I will call it a day
I've forgotten what else I was going to say!

My Name

Kathryn is my given name

I save it for things formal

I really don’t mind it at all, and…

I’m glad the spelling’s not “normal”.

My parents were quite the rebels

It’s not a name from the family tree

They went for something different

Thought outside the box, for me.

My name of course get shortened

I just use “Kathy” for everyday

It serves me well for writing

For work, and also for play.

Then there’s “Kath” (I don’t mind)

Used mainly by family and friends

Us Aussies make names really short

So of course that’s not the end.

A few have gone the extra mile

And referred to me as “Kat”

I smiled and did not complain

Though I’m not too sure about that.

However...

I recall a saying my Dad often used

It may be old, yet it’s a winner

"You can call me anything you like,

Just don't call me late for dinner!"