If it’s one thing I like to be, it’s prepared.

I find prep to be a very important, very integral part of life. Seriously. Who the hell wants to walk around life feeling royally unprepared? Which personally makes me feel royally f-d.

Yeah, not a feeling I like.

But, don’t get me wrong on this whole prep front — I am not — repeat not — a Type A. Right. Just me typing that has you all probably thinking I am.

Yes, I adore and live for order and cleanliness. However, I don’t get all bent out of shape about it and you won’t find labeled drawers for appliances, nor color coded closets up in this joint.

However, I do like to make sure the basic important bases are covered.

Example – I never go anywhere without food. We all know this from France. Maman thought I was certifiable for making sure we had snacks, but she was thanking my ass up and down and left and right that I thought to bring them.

Directions. I’m always well equipped with where I’m going, even when I don’t know. Meaning: I’ll at least bring along a map.

When Maman was here the other week {or was that weeks already?}, she wanted to know what in the world I was doing with trash in my car. Yeah, can’t you see where I get it from?

This so called “trash” consisted of a, yes, as in one, coffee cup.

Helloooo, isn’t it obvious? That’s my pee cup.

She was nothing short of flabbergasted. A pee cup, what in the hell was I doing with one of those?

Apparently the vino she had consumed pre traffic jam on our way to Avignon was enough to make her forget the sheer fright of my pee fiasco. Lesson learned and I took note: never drive nor ride in a car without something to pee in.

What I really want to know is … what sorts of things do you guys walk around being ready and prepped for?

What important things am I missing that I don’t want to be caught with my pants, er, just plain Taurean brain, down and exposed?