I can become obsessed.
I don't mean like with a movie franchise, celebrity, hobby, or things like that. I mean with tasks. Sometimes, if there is something that needs to be done, needs to be fixed, or that I just can't figure out, I am like a dog with a bone and can't let it go until it's completed to my satisfaction. If I do have to walk away for some reason, my mind is constantly on the problem and I have trouble shaking it until I either get back to the task or enough time has passed for me to push it from my mind, typically several hours to a day. This is especially true if it’s something computer or electronics…
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With the exception of groceries and a few last-minute or must-have-now items, I do most of my shopping online and have for several years now. After the holidays, however, I did benefit from what a conventional brick and mortar store had to offer.
For Christmas, Deb received an item that she was pretty sure she was not going to use. While the item was clearly new and returnable, the gift came from someone who lives out of town and we had no idea where the gift was purchased. Even if we did and it happened to have come from an online seller, we had no way of returning it because a gift receipt was not included.…