Sometimes things are more obvious than they may seem.
I recently got a new cell phone, a Motorola, after being
pretty dedicated to Samsung for the past few years. I tried this one out
because it had some features that were more superior to Samsung’s offering in
the same price bracket, and for the most part I have been satisfied. However,
like with most new cellphones, not all functions are created equally, so
navigating the new layout has been challenging here and there, despite it still
operating under Android, which I am familiar with.
One function in particular that I could not figure a way
around was how to change the default application to open email attachments.
Accidentally, I set it so the printer app for the printer I use at work would open
all email attachments. This would not have been such a big deal if the darn app
allowed me to preview these attachments before sending them to the printer;
alas, it did not. So, I would try to view files sent to me via email, and not
be able to view them unless I was on my desktop or laptop. Not too convenient
for a working mom Realtor on the go who generally has to do most things one-handed.
I searched the settings, and could not for anything find the
key. Yes, I should have just “Googled it”, right? Or called customer service.
But, you see, it was the midst of the holiday season when this happened, and
now we are nearing the end of a very unMerry Sickmas in my house, so doing
anything beyond opening an email and attempting to view it has been futile.
But, then, this morning, while driving Fifi to the pediatrician
no less, the lender for a closing I have next week called to gently remind me I still needed to
review the closing disclosure before the buyer could sign off on it. I had
tried to view it last night, you see, but that stupid, f*@$ing app….
After hanging up with her with the promise of me getting to
that CD as soon as humanly possible, a light bulb went off. Just uninstall the damn printer app, dummy. So,
that’s what I did. And then my email not-so-magically defaulted back to the
original PDF viewer where I could actually SEE the attachments on it.
So simple. So many headaches could have been avoided.
The point I am trying to make here through all this babble
about cursed technology and being too busy to do even the simplest tasks is,
sometimes we make things harder than they need to be. Sometimes the answer
really is right there for us find in plain view.
But, our minds get crowded with all the other things we need
to remember and concern ourselves with. Simple tasks become impossible. We lose
focus. That has been a theme of my past year, I think. Where is my focus? My family? My job? My house? Me? I have felt very scattered, and oh
so unlike myself.
What was the simple answer? My mind is still too clouded to
see. But, hopefully, that light will go off soon and I can finally get myself
back on track for good.
In the meantime, I have resolved to surrender myself to my
duty as a mother and caretaker; the trip to the pediatrician revealed a double
ear infection for my poor little sweetie (who is currently napping). Today she
is on the road to recovery, though, I will nurse her back to health and try not
to let all the others worries cloud my judgment.
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| Sick little sweetie |
Listen always to your heart…and in some cases, common sense
helps, too.
