I feel so down. I lost my expensive smartphone that I’ve only had for a year now, and will have to continue to pay off the balance through my cellphone carrier. π’
I went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get my Tempur-pedic pillow this afternoon, then to Kohl’s nearby to return some items I purchased from Amazon (they accept returns on behalf of Amazon), and then did some grocery shopping at Cub in the same plaza.
My right shoulder has been hurting a lot this afternoon and still is right now. I don’t know if the constant pain kind of put me in a mildly dissociated state this afternoon? After returning the Amazon items, I saw on the receipt that Kohl’s offered a free $5 rewards certificate for using their services to return Amazon items.
I really had nothing in mind to buy, and didn’t feel like wasting money just to use up the $5 free money. However, I decided to just walk around and see if there’s anything I can buy for around $5. I walked around the entire store and could not find anything to buy. I finally decided to stop wasting my time and went to Cub.
When I walked back to my car with the groceries I bought from Cub, I realized that I didn’t have my phone with me. I quickly went back to Cub, left my husband’s name and number with the customer service representative (in case someone turns in my phone), and walked around the entire store to check and see if my phone is lying around somewhere.
I then drove back to Kohl’s and repeated the entire process. I know that I either left my cellphone at Kohl’s or Cub, but not Bed Bath and Beyond (the first store I went to), since I had to show the QR code on my phone when I returned my Amazon purchases at Kohl’s, so I know for a fact that I still had my phone on me when entered Kohl’s.
Man, that $5 reward certificate (which I did not end up using anyway) was a complete waste of my time and money (my lost cellphone, which is almost 300 times more than that reward certificate). I walked back to my car, then decided to walk back again to Kohl’s to check for one more time, before I finally gave up.
I drove to my carrier store nearby to buy a new SIM card for my cellphone number and headed home. π’
When I worked for my second contact tracing job last year, we had to use our own phones, so I used my iPhone for that, and then bought my husband and myself new Samsung 5G phones, and used the new Samsung phone as my primary phone. A main reason I decided to switch brands was because with iPhones, I would have to take off my mask (or punch in my passcode) in order to unlock it, but Samsung still offered fingerprint unlocking.
After I got home, I popped the new SIM card into my old iPhone and called my husband. I said to him, “I lost my phone”. He replied, “Do we have insurance on our phones?”, and I said “No”. He paused for a second, and then calmly said to me, “Then it’s time for you to get a new phone”. I was very touched and appreciative of what he did. He did not get mad at me for losing such an expensive phone, nor did he ask me to provide details as to how I managed to lose my phone while shopping either?
I thanked him for saying that I can buy a new phone and told him that I went to get a new SIM card from our carrier store, and thank goodness I still have my iPhone from when I did my second contact tracing job, so will be using that instead from now on.
We have not been on good terms this year. We used to say ‘Lubu’ when we end a call, but for the past few months, we hardly even talk on the phone. We just text each other. And his text after arriving at work used to end with, “Have a nice day, xoxo!”, but since our altercation a few months back when I asked him why he had to use his driver’s license (and hence, did he use it to buy alcohol?), his text in the morning just became “Leaving at 21.45”. Yup, he loves using military time, thank goodness Taiwan also uses military time. A lot of people in the US don’t know military time and sometimes he would laugh at them for not knowing how to convert military time into am/pm.
After such a long time of being cold towards each other, I wasn’t expecting him to say “Love you” at the end of our call so I just said, “Ok, bye”. Instead of just saying, “Bye” back to me, he said, “Love you”. I replied back, “love you”, and then we said bye to each other and ended the call. That was really sweet and supportive of him. And we just got into an argument last night over something really insignificant. I told him to stop gaslighting me, got so mad, swore at him, and slammed his bedroom door as I left. π
Unless it’s regarding alcohol, my husband and I only get into arguments over silly little things. When it comes to important decisions, we’re always on the same page, or will make sure that we get on the same page. But it’s these silly little things that we can not come into agreement with ~ power struggle over stupid insignificant things…
When he came home from work just now, I thanked him for his support and told him that I really appreciate it. It was the way he handled it that I appreciate a lot. He completely omitted the getting upset at me for losing the cellphone part, and just moved on to telling me to get a new one.
Come to think of it, my husband has always been very generous towards me financially. I can’t recall ever once paying when we went out together. And after we had joint accounts, I handled them, but he was always the major breadwinner. And mind you, it’s not like he’s filthy rich. He’s okay, being a medical device engineer, but we’re probably just classified as middle income or upper middle income class. And he is very money-smart as well, so it’s not like he’s being ignorant regarding finances. He’s truly being very generous towards me when it comes to money. Now, if only he could also be generous towards me emotionally & physically as well… π€
When we were dating, he took me out on fancy, expensive dates and boat excursions. I remember we went on a cruise tour in San Diego while we were dating, and once we boarded the boat and sat down, he handed me $100 cash and asked me to buy some snacks for us. Unless you buy a lot of alcohol, there’s really not much you can spend on a boat tour. They only sell cheap snacks and cheap alcohol on board. I don’t remember if I managed to buy us $100 worth of snacks, but that was really fun and sweet of him.
I think he also realizes that I don’t like to waste money and I always try to find the best deals and use coupons, etc. But if it comes to something that we’ll be using for a long time (such as our cellphones and laptops), then I do tend to buy the high-end products.
I just appreciate him a lot for the way he handled me losing my cellphone this afternoon. Thank you hubby for your support!
My right shoulder is still hurting a lot, I should stop typing now…
Thank you
~Dido
My tea’s gone cold
I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad
It’s not so bad
I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there’ll be hell today
I’m late for work again
And even if I’m there, they’ll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me and it’s not so bad
It’s not so bad
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life
Push the door, I’m home at last
And I’m soaking through and through
And then you handed me a towel
And all I see is you
And even if my house falls down now
I wouldn’t have a clue
Because you’re near me
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life
And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life