Less is More and More is Too Much!

Why do I think I need so much stuff?

The last time I moved house was in 2005. I cleaned out stuff galore.  I donated loads and loads of stuff to Goodwill.  I sold over $200 worth of paperback books to Half Price Books.  (That was a LOT of paperbacks, they don’t pay too much for old books!)

I took a lot of stuff to a consignment shop. I tossed out gobs of old stuff. (Why I had kept it all, who knows?)

When I finally got moved and everything put away,  I thought I had finally purged all the un-needed stuff from my life.  I was wrong.

I still have too much stuff. Yesterday I decided I should take my cell phone with me when I go out into the back yard. (Just in case the door gets stuck, I can call for help to get back in the house. That happened once before, but I was IN the house, luckily!)

Now I don’t want to just lay my phone down somewhere, I want it in reach (I might fall down!) So I remembered I have a small pocket on a chain that would work just great. So I went looking for it. What in the world is all this stuff hiding in dresser drawers!

Time to get rid of more stuff.

I found things that I thought I had thrown away, donated, or just forgot I had ever had!  (Why do I have 40 pairs of socks?)

I did find that pocket, but now I have to go through all those drawers where stuff is hiding out of sight.  The closet too, and get rid of more stuff.

I know why I have so many clothes I don’t wear any more. What if I gain back all the weight I lost and need them?

That kind of thinking is why I have so much stuff! I might need it!  So I need a new mind set, ‘That stuff is old.  If I need it I’ll get new stuff!’

Less stuff will give me more room. (To get more stuff!)

 

Martha

It Seemed Like a Good Deal

I was offered a really good deal with Verizon. Get a tablet for $100 and get a $100 rebate and  1GB of Data Free for Life! (For the tablet)



Except it wasn’t.

Today when I checked on it, I found out the rebate form was lost.  The customer service rep told me I was more than welcome to resubmit if I had a copy, which I didn’t as it was filled out at the store and mailed before I came home.

This just reinforces my opinion of rebates.

They suck.

It has yet to be determined if I get that 1GB of Data, it sure doesn’t show on my online plan!

Martha

Trapped!

A garage door opener is such a handy thing.  That is until it doesn’t work.

We didn’t know there was a problem until my son came home from work and the remote opener didn’t work. Our garage door is extremely heavy and he was afraid it would fall before he could get it completely raised. He certainly didn’t want it to fall on his car.

My car was in the garage and I really didn’t want that door to fall on my  new car!

So here we were, one car in the driveway and one trapped in the garage.

I am a bit paranoid about all sorts of stuff and I kept thinking, ‘What if the house caught fire? I couldn’t get my new car out!

I made a rather frantic call to a overhead door repair and the next morning all was well. The door was fixed toot sweet and now I am no longer ‘trapped’.

Martha

A Dangerous Day?

Supposedly daylight savings time save energy. I guess maybe there is a small savings, but on the whole, is it really worth it?

Think about it. The Friday before this silly thing started, people were driving to work in daylight. The Monday after, they are driving to work in the dark, and they haven’t had quite enough sleep. So more accidents are likely to happen. No savings there.

When those sleepy heads do get to work, they are just a tad sleepier than normal and as a general rule, sleepy people are not at their most productive. No savings there either.

I am not the only one thinking about this. So I Googled it. Look what I found.

USA Today  In fact this dumb practice is actually costing MORE energy! And it is dangerous to our health!

Daylight Saving Time is Bad for Your Health I knew it!

There is a lot more,  just Google it for yourself.

Two states seem to be smarter than the rest, Arizona and Hawaii do not observe DST (Daylight Saving Time). maybe I should move.

So how did all this silliness start?  If you really want to know, this article on  WebExhibits is pretty thorough and very interesting.

Rant over.

Martha

Doldrums

Doldrums defined:

: a state or period of sadness or depression

: a state or period in which there is no activity or improvement

That certainly fits the description of me for the past month. I guess it's the weather.  Or maybe it's just a state of mind due to my advancing age. Whatever it is, I am trying to overcome this 'state', but it isn't easy.

Whatever the cause/reason, I have discovered I am not alone. A lot of folks around me are having the same problem.

It Has to be the weather. I can hardly wait for Spring!

 

Martha

Product Feedbacks

Almost every time I buy something online, I get that email from the seller:

“Please rate product”

I used to do it, but not anymore. The first time or two, the format I submitted was not satisfactory.  Please edit to include ‘yada yada’

First of all, they sent me a request.  When I responded, they acted like I was the one who wanted the feedback and wanted me to edit my response.

So guess what? I just said to hell with it and now I don’t ever ever respond to requests for feedback.

In all fairness, I suppose other retailers might not make the same error in judgment as that first one did. However, my time is worth something to me and I choose not to respond to something that doesn’t meet their requirements.

I read a letter published in my newspaper.  This letter just said what I believe to be true. Don’t annoy customers, it’s bad business. When I get those requests for feedback, I am annoyed. I delete them unopened as I consider them SPAM.

Annoyed,

Martha