CJ's World

…. on a Friday morning

The saga begins with my morning hair appointment.

I repeatedly push the garage opener button, with no results. Running late, in a bit of a panic, I find a text alerting me to a power outage.

Not to worry, I know from past experiences, pull the orange cord, and now I can manually raise the slightly heavy door. I back out and as I am quite short, I get a step stool so I can pull the door down.

Of course there is construction, but I arrive and find a place to park.

Did I mention I was fighting some vertigo? I begin the process, get my hair washed and my expert hairdresser (I’ve been informed that is the correct terminology) gets the scissors and comb out. Then, he says, “Pardon me, I need to sit down, I’m feeling dizzy.”

After a few pauses to sit down, he returns to tell me, his wife got their meds mixed up & instead of superstrength Tylenol, she gave him her potent drug. We joke a bit as he is getting used to his altered state of functioning.

I return home, keep pushing the garage door opener, with no results, until my memory clicks in – the power is still off. I will have to use the front door, oh dear, I don’t have the keys…..

Eventually I am able to enter my residence, get my chai tea latte, sit down to do some writing and reading, whereupon, I hear this weird loud gurgling sound coming from the laundry room. It’s coming from the water softener. Having no idea what is going on, I desperately search for the manual, give up, shut the door and wait for another flooding to call the plumber – he needs to fix my other leaks – a story for another day.

Then, I notice weird noises coming from my fish and plant fountain. I just unplug all of filters and pumps.