Nerves

[poliphilo]

I was running late anyway.  I switched the radio on and the volume was way too high ( it has to be high because of my mother's deafness but not as high as this was) so I reached for the knob and it was the tuning knob not the volume knob and the radio made awful noises and I twiddled and Ailz twiddled and the radio continued to hack and splutter and neither of us could get it back on the station and I've spent the rest of the day wanting to throw things.

A teapot through a plate glass window. Now that would be nice...

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

It's silly how little things can be so upsetting. I think they're just triggers for deeper worries, which is why the reaction always seems disproportionate. I hope the rest of the day was calmer.

May I offer a practical tip? We have put little spots of Tippex on the dial to mark where our favourite radio stations are. It saves much time and frustration.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea,

I went back to the radio later- when I wasn't panicking- and found the station right away.