“Remoted” – Workday 152 / Day 224 (Monday)

After managing to slip out of it once and being re-diapered, Winston wore the infant diaper inside the doggy band the rest of the night, and I woke up to a dry bed. It was just like it always was, and always should be. It was wonderful. It is quite amazing the things that bring satisfaction and contentment in everyday life. 

Sweater boys!

The day included the scheduled visit from the Comcast Xfinity technician to swap out the cable box. The dogs were corralled in the kitchen and the tech was on time. Allegedly, the TV will once again reliably turn on like magic at the push of the power button. It doesn't need to be actual magic as long as it routinely and predictably functions as designed and intended. The tech said his team spends a lot of the day swapping out boxes, and also that my old one lasted a long time at four years. Easy peasy and it was done.

Waking up in a bed free of dog pee and having a new cable box can be filed under things I would never have thought in a million years would be benchmarks for domestic peace or joy. But there they are.

I was chilly today so the dogs were dressed in sweaters. My being cold doesn’t mean the dogs are, too, but they seemed happy once they had them on. Maybe being warm and feeling stylishly attired in a cozy sweater is a mood booster for them, too.

The laundry detergent arrived from Amazon Prime, which was another mundane event never expected to bring joy. After all the additional washing of bedding from the recent pee events, the volume of laundry detergent was low. The household is now set for another 140 loads, and under normal laundry circumstances (i.e., no pee on or in the bed) this should last for several months. It's great not having to worry about things like laundry soap. Again, a case of the small things bringing comfort. Or maybe it means that my world has gotten unbelievably, tragically small.