I didn’t leave the house yesterday, but I think I won’t have to dip into my Diary Ideas bin. We’ll see how it goes.
My accomplishment yesterday was changing a light bulb. Why is that an accomplishment? It was in a ceiling fan fixture, we have a 14-foot ceiling, and I’m afraid of climbing on ladders. First, I had to figure out how the ladder worked. It is one of the four section ladders that fold up. It took me a while to figure it out, but I managed it. Then I had to figure out how to get it under the fixture. It’s right over the couch. At Bernie’s suggestion I had the ladder straddle the couch. Then I started climbing and found it painful. The ladder doesn’t have flat steps, it has narrow rungs and I was just wearing slipper socks. The rungs dug into my foot. I had to go upstairs and put my sandals on. Then came figuring out how to get the globe off with one hand. I wanted the other to hold on to the ladder. As I said, I’m a bit phobic. It wasn’t going to work, and I finally found a way I felt comfortable enough to use two hands, one to undo the screws and one to hold the globe.
Changing the bulb was only half the job. As I said, it was in a ceiling fan. The fan works on a pull chain that is only a foot long. Not much use with a 14-foot ceiling. They had used a Rube Goldberg device to work the fan. It involved attaching bent hangers on a long pole. The one time it needed to be used I had to reengineer it. We just keep the fan always on if the light is on. As long as I was up there I did the obvious thing. I attached a long piece of cord to the chain. They used to have a boat so there is plenty of cord in the house. Judging by eye I cut it exactly the right length.
I’m afraid of climbing ladders but it’s a fear that I know I can overcome. I do it every year at the Budgiedome. When I had a house, I’d clean the gutters. The important thing is that if I can overcome that gut fear to do that why can’t I do it with my other anxieties? I know what I’m talking about next therapy session.
I did use it help me write difficult emails today. It was just Budgiedome business, but I have been putting it off. The one good thing is that once I write one the rest are easy. The anxiety is about getting started. It helped that I was messaging with Bri at the time. Bri’s title is “Gordon Wrangler.” I need wrangling and they have the right touch.
I’ve been writing on Word Press this week as Diaryland was down. Yesterday it was working, and I still wrote on Word Press. Here’s my dilemma. I like the way Wise Madness looks far better on Diaryland. They give me complete freedom designing the layout, so I have it just the way I want it. I have my quotes on the top. I have the Pro-Truth pledge. I can limit the width to 800 pixels and make the background look like parchment.
I can’t do any of those things on Word Press, or at least I haven’t figured out how to do it. I might have to pay for the privilege. The advantage of Word Press is that it works easier. I get to choose which image is show in the Facebook preview. I’m gaining followers amongst other Word Press users. I decided that I’m going to say here for a while and work on personalizing it. I’m procrastinating because that’s what I do. I think it’s because of anxiety, my therapist isn’t so sure. When I think about doing it I get that anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach. I have it right now just thinking about it.
Last night I watched Classic Doctor Who on Twitch. You can’t time shift, but they do rerun the episodes. Yesterday they finished off the first Doctor. I’m confused as it says that it starts at 11 AM Pacific Time but it’s on now. I guess that’s when they start the new set of episodes. Start watching. The Second Doctor might be the best. My problem is pulling myself away from it. I didn’t watch John Oliver yesterday. I will find time today.
Now it’s time for breakfast I finished writing early today. I woke up too early but I’m not sleepy. That’s what usually happens when I’m an early riser.
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