I have a friend (who I only really get to see a couple of times a year in person- due to scheduling children and adult life) who I wouldn’t be able to see before Christmas to post her card- I handmake them.
So I sent a message asking for her address, as I didn’t know it off the top of my head- I know it’s in Worcester somewhere.
I have another woman saved in my WhatsApp with the same name, from my previous job. I hardly ever messaged her, other than to get shifts swapped between us as we are both mom’s to littles.
Didn’t dislike the woman, but she’s not someone I fondly miss from the place. I don’t even know why her number was still in my phone?!
Anyway, I messaged who I thought was my friend, but it was this woman I used to work with. I didn’t even look at the picture on WhatsApp to see that it was obviously not my friend.
She sent me a message saying, “I’ve had a new phone who is this?” That old chestnut hey?
I forgot I changed my WhatsApp pic to Jeff Goldblum- so I’m sending her a voice note with a picture of Jeff Goldblum on it like, “oh how rude (in a cheery tone). It’s (my name). Yes I realise now it’s actually a picture of the fabulous Jeff Goldblum, so I’m sending a voice note to say it’s still me. Send me your address anyway bitch, so I can send your Christmas card”.
She responded with her address and a laugh emoji. As we both live in Wolverhampton, the address said WV rather than WR for Worcester.
Took me a second before I went, “wait a minute…who have I just messaged?”
I felt so embarrassed that I just messaged back, “lovely I’ll pop it in the post today”. It’s too far gone now to turn back, it’s already in the post box. I can never go back to that place of work on my down time now- they’re going to think I’m off my head.
I can honestly say I’m an overworked single mom, trying to get Christmas magic organised amongst daily living, sending gifts and cards to friends and family, whilst trying to work. I’ve got a million and one school appointments and Christmas cards for my children to write.
There was no alcohol involved. I think there may be tonight though.
Yes it was THAT Jeff Goldblum picture.
TLDR: I messaged the wrong person (someone I barely know) asking for her address to send a Christmas card- she didn’t even have my number saved, or know who it was, and my PF is Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park. She still gave me her address.
Who knows what nice contact you’ll get out of it. Or not.
I’d like to think she’s got a funny story to tell her co-workers now at least 😂
I think she’ll think you are nice. Whether she’s nice back or not, doesn’t matter much. But she will likely send a thank you and you will both have an ever so slightly better day.
Well I think I’ve made her laugh, so that is my goal in life.
It’s very on brand for me to do something weird and outlandish to the people who know me, which gets a good laugh round the room. So she’s probably gone and gossiped to my old work colleagues and I’ll imagine they’d say, “oh yeah, that sounds like something dumb she’d do”
Got the news back to me- my old coworkers think I’m a moron 🤦♀️ and also said I’m bloody cute too- so it’s worked out in my favour a little 😂
When you said, "that old chestnut, hey?" I said, "this sounds like my friend from Wolverhampton"
True story, and lo and behold!
You Katie S or Katie T 😂
It's Kate T ! Bloomin eck
I'm properly freaked and impressed
This is peak adulting + holiday chaos. At least you got someone laughing instead of just cringing Jeff Goldblum saves the day.
My god, I genuinely forget I changed the pic. It usually makes people smile, when I change my pic. I just live life being an eccentric joker.
Of course she wouldn’t know who it was, if she didn’t have the number. She couldn’t do the detective work because it’s Jeff 😂