Operator Error.. or Pregnancy Brain?

This morning, I stumbled into the kitchen to make coffee.  I’ve recently started using my coffee maker again, because right now, my french press is just more of a pain than anything.

I have this Mr. Coffee 8 cup coffee maker.  I love it, because it’s idiot proof, and no hassle – until this morning.

I also use this type of reusable coffee filter, because there is absolutely no sense in making a lot of waste or spending extra money just for coffee!

I do my little morning routine… Add coffee to the filter, refill my Brita water pitcher, and so on and so forth.

I hit the brew button, and come sit at my computer to get some work done before the boys wake up.

I hear beeeeep beeeeeep beeeeeeep, like two seconds after I sit down.  That doesn’t make sense to me, because it usually takes a few minutes to brew the coffee, and that’s the sound you hear when it’s done.

I go back in the kitchen, and hit the brew button again thinking it was a fluke.  Beeeeeep beeeeeeep beeeeeep.

*Sigh*

I take another look, just to see if I’ve messed up some kind of setting or something.  I’ve only had this coffee maker for 8 or 9 months (well, less than a year), so I’m thinking SURELY it’s not messed up.

I push brew again.  Two seconds later.. Beeeeeep beeeeeeep beeeeeeeeep.

Frustrated, I turn around to grab my water pitcher to get my press ready to just make coffee the old fashioned way, and it hit me.

I never added water to the coffee maker.

I think I’m going to need to start using sticky notes.