Sometimes....

Sometimes I think that I only open my mouth to change feet.

I am one of those people, who say what they think, but sometimes before they think it! I also tend to find that what sounds really good in my head, can come out and not sound quite as good - that is judging by the look of horror on the faces of the people around me.



I can call a spade a spade, then use the damn thing to dig myself a nice deep hole with it. And yet will still keep on digging!

I also tend to find in certain social situations that my mind goes totally blank, and that searching for the right platitude to utter can often leave me looking rather like a goldfish... and yet when that gem of genius arrives..yup I put my feet firmly in it -

For example...

Friend: "I found out I was expecting last week..."
Millie: "And you had just lost all that weight!"

Whoops - I think what I was looking for was...

Millie: "Congratulations!"

The 'Congratulations' came to me much later in the day, as do most of the correct retorts.

Perhaps I should just keep my mouth shut...Period!