You may have noticed...

That there are still no pictures on this blog. And why is that, you ask?

I really hate charging things. My phone is almost never charged. And neither is my mp3 player or camera. I don’t have a good place to plug them in. So I figured for a New Year’s resolution, I’d actually set up a charging station! I got lucky because I walked into Savers and found a $30 charging station for $5.

After two weeks of the charging station sitting on the floor, I finally put it on a shelf. And noticed that someone had stepped on it and cracked the wood. Good thing I only paid $5 for it. Then I noticed that although it has four spots for holding electronics, it only has two plugs.

A week later, I bought a power strip. I hooked up the phone and plugged it in. Finally my phone has a place to charge! Next, I got my mp3 player and camera and discovered that they both have USB chargers so they can only charge while plugged into my laptop. I consider purchasing wall plug adaptors, but I didn’t get around to it yet. I plugged in the tablet I got for Christmas.

The next day, I took out the tablet and discovered that it wasn’t charged. I checked all the plugs and try it again. Either the tablet won’t hold a charge or the charger is bad. I found the maker online, but unfortunately I can’t read or speak Korean.

This afternoon, I discover that the second USB port on my laptop is broken, so now I don’t have a USB port at all. Should’ve backed it up last week when I was thinking about it. And I had called Costco to get the first USB port the first week of December, but they found no record of my purchasing it. So I called again, and guess what? They found my purchase records but my warranty ran out on December 9th. Unfortunately, they told me they couldn't do anything because I didn't call before the warranty ran out. But I actually did!

This New Year’s resolution should NOT have been this difficult! I will get it to work though. And then when I finally get my camera charged, I’ll be sure to take a picture.

This does give me a good reminder that while I don't like charging things, I do like being in charge and yet I am really not in charge of my life. It's a good thing that Heavenly Father is in charge as he is omniscient. And when I follow Him, my crazy life is so much more smooth.