From House Wife To Film Maker

Funny story: I bought this new space heater gizmo called a Heat Dish because I just can’t go through one more winter feet shod in slippers, knee high socks, heavy tights, thick jeans, cami, turtle neck, and sweater and still be hunched over, arms cross trying to be warm.  I picked it up at a couple months ago at Costco.  There it was sitting on a shelf beaming a ray of toasty warmth my way.   I didn’t take but two steps past it when my mind fast forwarded to the on coming cold weather…  I snagged that baby.

Well, got when I got it out I didn’t read the instructions, I mean how hard could it be?  Plug in, point, and shot.   I positioned my new heat throwing gem a few feet from me and got to work on my computer.  I was warm enough.  On one side anyway. It was sort of like sitting beside a small fire on a cold day.  I didn’t throw a load of heat but it certainally helped.   However I was dissappointed and questioning what was it really going to be like with blasted winter?

Caleb sitting on the couch a few feet away was saying, “Can we turn that down, I’m getting hot.”  Now I know I tend to run cold, but that was odd.  How could he be hot and I’m not, except for my feet they were getting almost too hot.  Then I read the directions yesterday.  I thought it might be wise, didn’t want a fire or anything due to ignorance… All I could picture was my place charred black and a film crew from the news has a mic shoved in my face asking me if I knew what started the fire… “Yes, I do actually, it was the little heater I bought recently.”  Next question: “Were you using it according to directions?”… Surprised look on my face, “Well, I wouldn’t know actually, I never read the directions.”

So being spurred to avoid losing everything I own and public humiliation I read the directions.  Was I surprised, that little wonder has to be positioned “correctly”.  Here’s what the directions say, “When positioned correctly, the parabolic heater will keep you toasty warm.  Follow these suggestions for maximum warmth:  Place heater at least 3 feet, but no more than 10 ft. away.  Thus for your entire body to enjoy the heat produced by the heater, it must be placed at least 3 feet from you. Placing it closer will turn the heater into a FOOT warmer, rather than a body warmer.”

ROFL!  You got that right! And now I know why Caleb was so hot he was about four feet away.  LOL!

So that’s my story.  Hope you got a laugh out of it.   I wanted to post something as two days have lapsed again and no post from me.  My excuse, working, working and up at 6:30 am yesterday to go to work and worked all day and I needed snuggle, sleepy time.  But I have been working on where I left off last, the post about my children.  I hope to knock that out tonight.  That post is taking time.  Don’t want to rush it, it’s too important.

So, I’ll touch base later hopefully with the “To be continued” complete 
Love ya,
Theresa Jane
-who is rushing out the door to go be a judge at an elementary school

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