'Splain to Me

I recently ran across some uncompleted paperwork that was from the refinancing of La Maisonette - in 2009.

Seeing the paper, I remembered how completely out of it I was in early 2009, when the paperwork arrived in what was then a nice, shiny new FedEx envelope. Every time I looked at it, I got the fantods. I couldn't understand what it was for. No matter how many times I spoke to the nice young guy at the company, I just couldn't get it. Until finally, I put it aside and said to myself that I would figure it out as soon as those particular neurons got untangled.

Well, they finally did or I developed pathways around them.

All that it was about was changing my name from Becs WifeOfXman to Becs FreeAsABird.

I tried to contact the company that sent me the document, knowing as I do from being in The Industry, that the company probably didn't exist anymore or at the very least, was no longer at the same address.

Eventually, I got to a woman who sent me a semi-snide email, castigating me for never having responded to the original receipt of the document - but not telling me what I needed to do next.

My initial reaction was to send an email telling her that I was sorry but I had been especially mental then. That does seem to be my go-to explanation these days.

Then I thought, hold up, Becs. You owe this woman no explanations or reasons or apologies. You're just trying to find out what the next step is to having your FreeAsABird name on the title for your property.

It's a simple enough thing, semi-snide woman. Just let me know what I need to do next. Or I'll sic the Dodd Frank Act on you. Hm. There are advantages to being in The Industry after all...