Fitting in and Mishaps

The other day I met some great people who are totally on the same page–a page of which very few people even know about around here-or so it feels. You know, like sell off your overpriced Alberta home and move to somewhere like Nova Scotia and live mortgage free–yes! The funny thing is, I think they thought I was all mainstream. Which, I am. In a lot of ways. But, in a lot of ways, I’m not. I finally felt like these were some people where I might fit in.

The quest of all ages, finding a place to fit in. I read an interesting idea in Chatelaine magazine. There was an article on tattoos and how it used to be that people got tattoos, etc to show that they truly didn’t fit in, therefore they marked themselves to prove that they didn’t fit in and never would. Well, I have never ‘marked’ myself, but I know people who have. But, you can see it in their eyes before you really notice the tattoos or whatnot. As for me, well, it never really bothered me an awful lot, I suppose because I know who I am. Sometimes it gets a bit lonely though.

So, I am thinking of seeking an agent. I have a couple in mind that I have been researching. Wish me luck.

As well, wish me luck with my computer. My hubby tech guy is leaving town for two days to present at a conference. I can guarantee that the Internet will go down for sure. Last two times he has left town in the last month, it has gone down before he was even that far away. It’s like it knows. And it is not like I am a technological dolt or anything…it just wants its daddy.

So, if you have read about my little technology mishaps I had earlier this month, this should amuse you. But first, a little about nightlights. It gets dark, they turn on automatically. Right? Okay, well, we have a fun little Sponge Bob one that I plug into our bathroom socket every night for our daughter. The other night, I plugged it in as usually and my hand slipped and I thought, hum, something is not right. So, I tested it. Broken bulb. Okay, no problem. I pulled out a replacement and plugged it in, closed the door to make the room dark and still no light. Weird. Maybe I put the bulb in wrong. I turn on the overhead light and put the bulb back in nicely. Okay, there. Hang on. The nightlight is on. I turn off the overhead light. The nightlight turns off. Well, ffffffaaaaa. I just made a nice ‘day’light for our bathroom. Don’t ask how, but we now have a nightlight that only turns on in the light.

I really don’t know how I do it.