Flexibility is always good

[eleneariel]

When you have a whole evening planned out, and every single thing you've planned involves electricity, but you come home from work only to find that the power has been out for an hour because some stupid drunk  person has run their car into an electric pole.....

And the house gets hotter and hotter because it is still 100 degrees outside, and the light fades, and you can do none of the items you have planned, but can only sit close to the window with a paper fan and read books....

And, well, once the power is back on and your equilibrium is restored, then you can appreciate how nice it was to have a relaxing evening with nothing to do but read.

Hm. Why do I never feel calm in the MIDDLE of situations? It's not nice to be stressing out needlessly.

Comments

[enfantin.livejournal.com]

I love times like that! It's so awesome to completely break out of your normal routine and just spend the evening reading :)

I'm the same way. It's not until afterwards that I realize how wonderful it was- maybe becuase it isn't until real life sets back in that I realize how nice it was to have a break. Plus, you never know until after the power comes on, or the situation ends, exactly how or when it's going to end- which is stressful. After it's over, you realize everything's just fine and you can appreciate it. :)

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

You said it well! I don't handle uncertainly all that well, so not knowing how long I'd have to deal with no power was the part that got me nervous. But it really was a lovely break, in hindsight. Except for how hot the house got with no a/c. O_O