Secret space heaters at workI realized that there are certain things in life that I should just avoid for my own good. There are things that stress me out on necessarily, and confronting them really isn’t a necessary part of my therapy plan. It’s okay to simply stay away from the things that keep you awake at night. For instance, I have relinquished control over our nation’s politics. It’s not worth being stressed out and up in arms about the activities of rich white men who I can’t influence. I’d rather just ignore CNN and worry about the things I can control in my life. Similarly, I’ve realized that there’s no sense in stressing out about necessary expenses. When I need to put gas in my car, I don’t search for the best prices anymore. Recently, when my heating system broke down, I knew that it was going to be an extremely stressful expense. I had to call the HVAC technician in the middle of the night, so I knew there would be massive emergency service fees associated with the Heating Repair. Honestly, I didn’t even want to know how expensive it was going to be. The furnace had to be fixed, or else I wasn’t going to survive the winter. There was no point in worrying about how much the HVAC repair was going to impact my savings account. I figured, I could save myself some stress by avoiding the service quote entirely. When I called the HVAC dealership to arrange my repair appointment, I gave them my credit card number over the phone. I told them to charge me whatever was necessary after the official inspection, but please don’t tell me how much this furnace repair was going to cost. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.
