You Know You're On Auto-Pilot When...

1. You're fairly certain that the clicking sound you're hearing on the train station floor is your feet, but you can't for the life of you connect your steps with the sound you're hearing.
 
2. You're sure you made 3 kid lunches this morning, but you can't for the life of you remember what you put in them.
 
3. You're immensely grateful that you put your cards and train tickets in the same pocket every day, because otherwise, you know you'd be standing in a station having no idea where to find ANYTHING.
 
4. You know you drank coffee, because the pot says 5 cups and you always make seven. Oh, and because your cup is dirty.
 
5. You're wearing the same earrings you've worn for the past three days, because it's a whole lot easier than trying to match something new to the clothes you picked while dressing in the dark.
 
6. You wake the wrong child first because, unbeknownst to you, they have switched beds in the night, and, well, the top bed kid always has to be up first.
 
7. The milk being in a different spot in the fridge completely confuses you.
 
8. You have no memory of walking to the subway. You only know that when you got off, you saw the same very tall person who gets off there every day.
 
9. You know the train to Connecticut takes at least 45 minutes, and you couldn't have been on the train that long yet, could you? Yet, here you are.
 
10. When you get off the train, you are much closer to the van pickup spot than you ever are. Is the van just closer today, or did you really sit that much farther forward on the train?
 
Here's the thing--if the kids got up and to school, WITH LUNCHES, and you got to work on time, and reasonably well-dressed, and were caffeinated enough to accomplish something while you were there, perhaps auto-pilot is not such a bad thing. Who says manual would get you to your destination any better anyway?