The Little Things

Do you know how much I love my Direct TV? If they asked me to do a commercial, I would! And I hate being on camera. But I love it that much. I'm never at home to watch TV, so the invention of the DVR was quite an amazing contribution to my life! That's the only way I get to see anything. Well, this week, my Direct TV receiver decided to stop working. Who know's why, but when I called on Monday, the lady said the earliest anyone could come out would be Thursday between 1 pm and 5 pm. I still don't understand why they can't give you a smaller time frame, but nonetheless, I had to be satisfied with my Thursday fix it time. I kind of got the feeling that God was just telling me I needed to come home and rest at night instead of watching TV. It's been a crazy 2 weeks. I've worked 18 hour days, and quite frankly, I've been looking forward to going home tomorrow afternoon, locking the door, turning off my cell phone, unplugging the house phone, and watching TV! Of course, I can't see my shows I missed all week because of the lack of DVR, but thank goodness for Soapnet! General Hospital here I come!!!

Anyway, when the guy arrived at my house today to fix the darn thing, he started to give me a brand new DVR receiver!!! It could record twice as much as my old one, and it was going to be FREE!!!!! But, it didn't work either. I was beginning to think I was cursed and actually whined when he told me it would be two or three days before they could send a new receiver to me! I know the guy must have thought I was crazy. I'm sure he doesn't see a grown woman whining on her couch every day just because her cable is out.

In that moment, I was struck by the importance of the little, meaningless things in my life, like Direct TV, that seem to consume me. Why do I let them have so much importance? I don't know the answer, but I do. And, tonight, it will be very important as I watch TV for the first time since last Friday!!!!

I am so excited! Here I go again...