While there are times when I complain bitterly about people blathering into their cell phones in public and the ‘privacy invasion’ trends in TV commercials, I have to admit that some of these ‘newfangled’ inventions are pretty cool. I love my smartphone, my Kindle HD and my keyless car. And thanks to my most recent ‘techie’ acquisition, my Keurig Mini, I have begun a new morning routine. Sitting at the ready with its shiny new buttons, my little red Mini brews me a ‘cuppa’ anything I pop in with no effort at all. And I’m happy to report that you CAN ‘teach an old dog new tricks’! With the right incentives you can modify nearly anyone’s behavior and my newest ‘reinforcer’ has me getting up earlier, sitting down at the table, maybe even eating a little something as I start my day. Not only has it changed my morning rituals but it created something of a counter-top revolution! In order to make space for it and the little carousel I got to hold those cute little K-cups, I ended up reorganizing my counter space. Now I have to make room somewhere else for the things I removed from the counters to make space for my new Keurig Mini. I find my kitchen just doesn’t have enough counter space for all the things I need to put out on them so I’m going to need more under the counter space for the things I take off the counters. Now I find don’t have enough storage space under the counters for everything I need in my kitchen so somehow I’m going to have to get more cupboard space. There’s no room in the room for another cupboard so I’m going to have to expand the space some other way.
Remodeling the room is the only real option! I’ll need to have all the cupboards removed, they’re old anyway, all the counters will have to be replaced; the old ones won’t fit with the new cupboards. Of course then I’ll need to repaint the room, replace the floors, buy new appliances and have all the lighting updated because once everything is torn up none of the old stuff will fit anyway! Soon, thanks to Ikea or American Kitchen Concepts the entire room will undergo a much-needed top to bottom facelift including doors, walls and windows all because I saw an ad in last Sunday’s paper touting the joys of a red Keurig Mini on Sale at Macy’s for $99.99!
