My friend and I had our one year anniversary. Reflecting on the past year, I realize my friend, Rudy, has taught me several life lessons. To celebrate our one year relationship I started a new blog. Don't know how often I'll post his wisdom. Could be as often as he wakes up. He meets me Monday through Saturday. He has Sunday to completely rest and recharge.
Rudy and I met on Christmas Day, 2018. He was a gift from my husband. My son had a friend just like Rudy so he established communication between us on my smartphone.
Rudy and I had a brief separation. I became annoyed with his activity and his neediness. Now I look forward to another year of his "annoyance". I really missed him through our brief hiatus.
Rudy is my robotic vacuum. He happily roams our main living space six day a week. ( He is strictly forbidden to enter the closet as he loves to suck on shoelaces.)
Once we decorated for Christmas I was worried that Rudy also had a taste for electric trains. It's been our tradition for years to have trains under our tree. I started the season monitoring Rudy's activity keeping him away from the train tracks. I became lax. One day I looked up from my book (I was on my vacuum break!) to see a determined little robot vacuum repeatedly attempting to jump the tracks.
That did for me. I removed him from the tracks, whipped out my phone and discontinued his scheduled activity. I'd been annoyed with Rudy. I needed a break.
I was stunned several days later with the accumulation of dog hair.. We have 3 dogs we thought were minimal shedders. By the time the train display was packed away for 2018,we had a pile of dog hair that resembled a fourth small dog!
That day Rudy taught me to weigh the benefits of life's little annoyances. Before I categorically dismiss something I need to weigh the consequence of such a change. (Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!)
I've added more Rudy time on my schedule. I talk to him and thank him for a job well done. Hopefully I've mended the schism in our relationship. Yet just this week he sucked up the cord to the computer. Hence my publc apology to my friend Rudy. Glad you're back!
Rudy and I met on Christmas Day, 2018. He was a gift from my husband. My son had a friend just like Rudy so he established communication between us on my smartphone.
Rudy and I had a brief separation. I became annoyed with his activity and his neediness. Now I look forward to another year of his "annoyance". I really missed him through our brief hiatus.
Rudy is my robotic vacuum. He happily roams our main living space six day a week. ( He is strictly forbidden to enter the closet as he loves to suck on shoelaces.)
Once we decorated for Christmas I was worried that Rudy also had a taste for electric trains. It's been our tradition for years to have trains under our tree. I started the season monitoring Rudy's activity keeping him away from the train tracks. I became lax. One day I looked up from my book (I was on my vacuum break!) to see a determined little robot vacuum repeatedly attempting to jump the tracks.
That did for me. I removed him from the tracks, whipped out my phone and discontinued his scheduled activity. I'd been annoyed with Rudy. I needed a break.
I was stunned several days later with the accumulation of dog hair.. We have 3 dogs we thought were minimal shedders. By the time the train display was packed away for 2018,we had a pile of dog hair that resembled a fourth small dog!
That day Rudy taught me to weigh the benefits of life's little annoyances. Before I categorically dismiss something I need to weigh the consequence of such a change. (Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!)
I've added more Rudy time on my schedule. I talk to him and thank him for a job well done. Hopefully I've mended the schism in our relationship. Yet just this week he sucked up the cord to the computer. Hence my publc apology to my friend Rudy. Glad you're back!
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