Today Is A Typical Example Of Why A Schedule Cannot Be Set In Stone...

Created In: CANVA

Well, okay. My day has been nicely turned upside-down today with us being without electricity for the biggest part of the day.

I only learned about what caused the problem after our electricity came back on a few minutes ago. For the past almost 5 hours...no electricity, no internet, no nothing. So having no internet, I didn't receive any notifications from nobody either because I didn't have mobile data on my phone... Brilliant.

Anyhow, apparently, a transformer has blown...

I was still busy checking notifications and doing my replies this morning when all of a sudden everything started flickering...on, off, on, off...and I realized I should rather switch everything off before I get any damage to my computer...

I just had it switched off and gone was all the power in the house.

With temperatures of 39 to 40 degrees, Celcius (about 102 F), and then you can easily add about another 6 to 7 degrees Celcius for what they call "the reel feel" temperature when considering the humidity, I knew I was in for a scorcher.

No air conditioning, no fans....no nothing...just heat...lol!

I opened everything. Anything that could open, I opened it...lol! Doors, windows...everything!

And then frustration started setting in... Having the day planned, and then suddenly not being able to do what you had planned. If it was just an interruption and it's over and done with, it would still be fine...

But now there is that uncertainty...

How long is this going to last? Will the electricity come back on before tonight? What if some of the food supplies in the freezer start going off due to the heat if there is a long interruption in the power supply?

"Phone the city council and find out" you might say...

Okay, I really don't want to be the grumpy one...but really... I have learned from the past.

When these things happen you are already frustrated. Then you try to phone the authorities to get some clarity...just to listen to their silly little tunes on the switchboard for up to 20 minutes before someone thinks... "maybe we should answer the phone"...

And that will be the person who someone held a gun to her head and forced her to go to work... Well, that's the impression you get when you hear the tone of voice... (I wanted to say when you hear the excitement...but just now you'll think I'm serious about the excitement...lol).

You explain the reason for your call, and all you get is "please hold"... another 15 to 20 minutes before you get someone who is getting tired of the phone ringing...

Again you explain the reason for your call.

"Yes, we are aware of it"... silence...

"Well, what seems to be the problem", you'll ask.

"We don't know, but we've sent out the technician to sort out the problem", would be the reply.

"Well, okay. Can you tell me how long you think this will last?", you'll ask.

"No, we don't know. The technician is working on the problem", is normally the reply.

Okay (fuming by now), you'll just "gently" put down the phone and with a big smile of relief tell whoever is with you how helpful these people were and you now know exactly what the situation is all about.

There's a problem. They are aware of it and they have sent out their technician to fix it.

Uhm...oh yes, you actually knew there was a problem before you made the call and would expect them to look into it. The only difference now is the cost of the call you've just made...

So, what's the sense in making a phone call if I know the answer I'm going to get? I've tried to put a little humor in here (for my own sanity as well...lol), but really, when you're already frustrated, it's not really all that funny...

So, today I decided that I just refuse to get upset and stressed out. It is what it is...and I'll just wait it out.

It was warm and not very comfortable, but I just relaxed and went over some stuff in my mind, making some notes on the go.

Then it also struck me...

I became involved with a photography community, #Wednesdaywalk. In the process, I discovered how much I actually enjoy photography.

Source: CANVA

My family encouraged me to take it further and learn more about the topic of photography.

My youngest daughter is involved in the photography industry and she decided to lend me one of her cameras.

She also gave me a book about photography which describes various techniques and teaches you a lot about photography.

I always try to squeeze in some time to read through this book. But today, I decided this is the ideal time to actually use the time constructively and read some chapters in the book.

So, though it was hot, the day didn't turn out all that bad after all.

The electricity came back on, and here I am, making a post about the day.

I am still relaxed. I know what caused the problem, but I've made the best of it.

It seems as if this whole week is just running a course of its own...lol. First my my daughter got bitten by a dog in a public area, and obviously I had a hard time focusing on what I had planned for that day too.

Now, today, I was stuck with no electricity...

When the electricity came back on, My phone went wild with all the notifications coming through all at once. I didn't check everything immediately and thought I would first create some content.

Notifications kept coming through and I kept working.

Then, as I sat down for supper (yes, it is evening here already), I quickly scrolled over the notifications on my phone...to see a reminder notification of a group discussion I was planning to attend tonight over at @dreemport. With everything that was just going everywhere, except where I planned it to go...it totally slipped my mind.

According to the alert, the discussion would start in 15 minutes...but that was already about 45 minutes ago...

As I checked, the discussion was already in full swing.

So, maybe I should sit out on this one and hope I can join them next week...

Okay, the week is coming towards the end of the week...but what next...lol?

I can honestly say up until now, at least 50% of my week did not go as planned...but I turned it into content that I could publish. Call it a little glimpse "behind the scenes" if you want.

At least there is not much of the week left that can go wrong...lol!

So, what do you do when things are spiraling out of control? Does it happen to you too? Or is it just me...?

Tell us about it in the comment section.

Thank you for reading my post.