Fantasies

We all have fantasies or sometimes I have called them my dreams. One of my fantasies is to be able to do the Viennese Waltz. I can picture myself in a beautiful long flowing gown and gliding all over a marble type floor with a wonderful dance partner. I have learned to do the basic steps in a waltz, but I would love to be able to be an expert. Well, so much for that fantasy. But, who knows, it may come true. Sometimes our fantasies do come true, only to become a nightmare. You may have had some of those. Even though you have had some to materialize and not really be as wonderful as you had imagined, don’t give up. Don’t stop dreaming. What do you think the most about? If you’re like me, you become too busy to even think about dreaming or fantasizing. Life with all of its complications may have become too much of a hassle. I had dreamed of a lifetime with my husband—well that didn’t work out. I went through a time of wondering what do I do now? So, here I go again, dreaming of what could happen in the “golden” years of my life. I can still remember my mother saying that whoever called these the golden years must have been crazy, because all my mother had seen was “rust.” We can get that way, thinking that life has dealt us a bad hand. My mother lived a long life and she only had a few years that were bad and actually the last few she didn’t even know how bad it really was and I’m very thankful for that. Well, fantasies/dreams? What are yours? Think about it. DR 9/17/13

Cell Phone Blues

I never really knew how much I was attached to my cell phone until the unthinkable happened. I’ve heard stories of other people who have dropped their phone in the lake or dropped it and it shattered or a bunch of other crazy stories, but for me to drop my phone into the toilet was absolutely one of the craziest things I’ve ever done. I never put my phone in my back pocket, but I did. I forgot it was there and well, you can imagine the rest. I dried it off, used a hair dryer, put it in rice over night. Nothing worked. My phone was dead. I had just gotten my phone about 2 months ago. I need my phone because of my work. The first thing I did was get a temporary phone. It took me all day to just learn to “answer” a call. Then, of course, the laughter of my friends—well, family. My family thought it was hilarious. My cousin even had the sound of my phone hitting the water—which by the way, I did not hear when it happened. This happened on Friday and I had to wait until Monday to get my new phone. I discovered that my insurance did not cover “water” damage. Of course, just my luck. I finally got my phone and I had a backup from my previous Iphone 4. When my daughter tried to recover it all, it required a password. Neither one of us remembered putting a password on that. We tried every password we had ever used—nothing worked. Fortunately, she recovered my apps from ITunes. She downloaded each one separately. I got most of my things back, but I also lost some things. It was a costly, time consuming, nerve wracking experience. I even bought a new cover that is waterproof, dustproof, and snow proof. Guess what? I can’t use it. I went out to show houses and my adapter for the ekey would not fit. I had to remove the cover. I just hope that Verizon will let me get my money back. My advice to all cell phone owners—this could happen to you. I never thought that I would be a victim. DR 9/6/13