I wake up every day under the delusion that I can do everything in five minutes. I lie in bed, convincing myself that I take minutes to get ready, and an hour later I emerge from my apartment. I assume public transit will be on my side, and I am shocked everyday that it is still crowded and inefficient. I'll need to make a deadline at work and will manage to spend an hour contemplating if serif fonts look like they’re trying too hard. I will tell someone I’ll meet them for dinner at 7, knowing full well I’ll leave five minutes before and am ten miles away. The worst part is, I genuinely think I can fit it all in. I don’t have a malicious bone in my body. I wouldn’t dare think my time is more valuable than someone else’s. I just tend to let my mind wander and my attention to detail take over until I find myself in a full-blown sprint to my destination.

Sure, what I blame on my creative spirit can be misconstrued as disrespectful, but I think there are a lot of people like me out there. Those of us that enjoy our 9-5s but are creatives at our very core. So we get creative with the little things; with our outfits, our meals, our communication, our spare time. This attention to detail makes it nearly impossible to leave the house on time and sometimes makes us forget the big things.

My door mats are simple and straightforward; I made them for myself and loved ones as reminders of the key things forgotten when running out the door. Be There in Five is here to remind you to simply remember your lunch. I'm here to remind you that you're going to do something amazing today. And, at the very least, I'm here to remind you not to let running late accidentally burn down your apartment (turn off your curling iron!).

So Be There in Five is dedicated to all the thoughts and things, people and places, ideas and ideals that make me a slave to this phrase. And to all the people out there like me, whose curiosity creates an ill concept of time.

Let me know your thoughts, and I’ll let you know mine. I’ll be there in 5, I swear.