When all else fails...
This entry was posted on 9/12/2008 4:13 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
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READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Why am I the only one in the house who knows how to set the clock on the microwave after the electricity has been off? Answer: I know where the papers that came with it live, and I've read them. The man-of-the-house only knows how to punch the buttons and make it beep.
Now, the love-of-my-life is playing with his new cell phone. He's punching buttons again, the phone's making rude noises, and my patience is wearing thin as he attempts to access his voice mail. Repeatedly. Did the man even open the manual that came with the phone? No…
The kids don't understand why their photos are coming out blurry off our new printer. They ask their father to fix it. He starts pushing buttons again and muttering under his breath. In the meantime, nerves jumping, I ask for the handy little book that came with the printer. They claim it never had one. Yeah, right…
The solution to the printer thing was the need to use photo paper rather than copy paper for printing photos—according to the book I found under the bed. Of course, they didn't actually know how to load the photo paper until I read the instructions off the box to them (after they wasted a couple of sheets experimenting)…
Don't get me wrong. Experimentation can be a good thing, a creative thing, but not when it comes to my expensive electronic appliances. Plus, I've been an instruction writer. I know the value of a good set of instructions! (Maybe I need to go walk around outside for a bit until I stop twitching.)
I also need to stitch the cross stitch project in the photo as a reminder for them. The chart is available at LeisureArtsLibrary.com. Where should I hang it to get my family's attention?
