Oatmeal Fiasco

Every morning when I get to work, I make myself a package of instant oatmeal in a Styrofoam cup. I usually buy the “Fruit & Cream” variety box of oatmeal and eat whatever flavor I happen to pull out each morning. It’s like a gamble, but some mornings I’m in more of a “Strawberries & Cream” mood than a “Peaches & Cream” mood, so on occasion I “exchange” what I have picked for something more appetizing. This morning, I was delighted with my pick of “Blueberries & Cream” because it’s one of my favs. I happily walked off to the break room, oatmeal packet in hand, to make my breakfast. I grabbed a Styrofoam cup and ripped open my oatmeal packet. Apparently I ripped it a little too hard though because some oatmeal bits went flying onto the trash can lid (that was sitting on the floor). I thought “dang it, there goes 1/4th of my breakfast.” I cleaned the oatmeal off the lid, washed my hands, filled my cup with water, and then put the cup in the microwave like I do every morning. I set the time for 15 seconds and when I opened the microwave after the 15 seconds I discovered that my oatmeal had bubbled over the top of the cup. There was oatmeal all down the sides of the cup and around the bottom of the cup on the microwave tray. “Well, there goes another 1/4th of my breakfast.” So, with a half a packet of oatmeal in a sticky oatmeal covered cup, I returned to my desk to eat my meager breakfast. I wish this whole crazy mess would have happened with a packet of something like “Bananas & Cream” instead of my favorite flavor.