Have vertical blinds falling out? And other assorted less useful things!

[thistlechaser]

This might be the most specific tip I've ever posted. My apartment came with vertical blinds. I love them! Unlike the horizontal one, they don't collect tons of dust. Then they started falling out. How does the little tab break? I have no idea. Is it my fault? It might be? (Sometimes I slide them open without turning them open first.) Since I live in an apartment I could go and ask them to fix it, but I didn't know if they would think it was me. (Let me tell you about the time a squirrel ran across my porch and got caught on my sliding glass door screen, right at the height a cat would scratch... Of course they'll think my cat damaged it even though it was the squirrel!) I tried fixing the blind slat with tape, but that didn't last even a day.

I decided to google before going to management. Turns out there's an easy and cheap-ish fix. Vane Savers! (The official name of the slats is apparently "vane".) This is the cheapest one on Amazon, so I ordered it. Under $10 to fix ten of them? I can handle that.

In other news, my focus for TV shows is so scattered. A friend introduced me to Lost Girl and I love it... but I watched three eps and never returned. I downloaded Teen Wolf to catch up with this season, but watched two eps and now I can't force myself to watch more. I love West Wing, but I've not watched it in ages. So many series on Netflix that I'm in the middle of, but I just can't concentrate on them.

Speaking of that, my google is failing me, so I can't confirm this or not. I wonder if people are more emotional after a long illness/injury recovery period? I swear, I cry endlessly now, at the silliest, littlest things. It's driving me crazy! My doctor said prolonged infections have a lot of effects on your body (for example, your red blood cells explode (I'm badly anemic now) -- "explode" is my doctor's word) Maybe it has an effect on your emotions, too...

On the To Do list for this week: Tomorrow night I'm going to the second information class for my surgery. Two and a half hours (ugh), same exact class I took the first time (sigh). We're required to attend it twice, even though it's the same class. There's not even a break! Two and a half hours sitting and listening to someone talk.

Also must do taxes. I know we still have time yet, but it feels like I'm running late. I'm still trying to catch up with paperwork/bills from my time in the hospital/recovering. Turns out I missed a credit card payment! EEEK! My first one ever, in the nearly ten years I had the card. They waved the fee for me (even without me asking, which was very nice), I just hope it doesn't go on my credit report.

Comments

[resonant.livejournal.com]

thank you for the tip

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

Most cards have a grace period and won't report a late payment unless it is like, ninety days overdue. If you caught it within thirty days, it almost certainly won't appear on your credit report.

I've missed a couple of payments, usually due to thinking I'd already made them (I know, brilliant), and as long as you get them paid within the month, most companies do not report it to the bureaus.

Glad you are on the road to recovery!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah ha! Yes, it was within 30 days (or darned close). I don't know how I missed it, I don't delete the 'Hey, come pay your bill!' email until after I paid it. I might have gotten confused and deleted it by mistake.

Thanks! Me too!

[quistie.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry too much about the overdue payment appearing on your credit report. Especially if your bank doesn't even care about the late charge.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're probably right. Also, I worry about my credit score more than necessary -- I'm not going to be taking out a loan anytime soon.

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

On the verticals, you are supposed to turn them to 90 degrees before opening/closing, that can cause the tabs to break :(

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah ha, I wasn't doing that, so it was my fault. From now on I will.

[bastets-place.livejournal.com]

Yes, extended illness with prolonged recovery will cause issues, emotionally.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for the confirmation. Nice to know I'm not imagining it.

[bastets-place.livejournal.com]

The mind/body connection is often (sadly) ignored by a lot of doctors. It is a VERY bad idea. It is perfectly ok to burst into tears at silly little things; this may be because you have a hard time crying at the Big Thing.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's just how it is. Cry at being in the hospital for weeks? Nope. Cry at being out of work/life for a month? Nope. Show me a commercial with kittens and I sob!

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Yep, this is standard. Most common response from girls, at least. Guys get weird - they'll get angry/lusty at weird things. Seems weird, but is perfectly normal when things are a bit unhinged.

In fact, it is considered very abnormal when you don't respond emotionally, directly or indirectly. My wife watches BBC Sherlock, laughs at the high functioning sociopath and marvels how many characteristics I share. Prolonged periods of stress? Calm. Loss? Calm. Emergencies? Calm. Dealing with physical threats and violence? Quite calm. Boredom? Freak right the fuck out. And historically, when my various exgirlfriends figured this out, they were weirded out enough to start distancing themselves.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah, good to know, thanks!

And no killing people in your basement, young man. *waggles finger*

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I just used twist ties from bags to hold up the ones that broke on ours.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's a good idea!

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

I pulled all my verticals done and put up drapes and sheers, I hated cleaning the verticals and my cat thought they were his personal playground.

I wonder if people are more emotional after a long illness/injury recovery period?

... well, I know I was.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

They really do seem like more trouble than they're worth. Luckily my cat only pushes through them, doesn't play with them!

And thanks, it's good to know it's not just me.