My sister always makes fun of me because she says I purchase random items that are useless.
For instance, when I purchased the robot vacuum cleaner, she thought I was being ridiculous. She didn’t understand why I couldn’t just sweep my own house even after I explained that the vacuum can reach certain places in my home that I don’t always clean. Personally, I love the robot vacuum cleaner and it’s one of the best gadgets in my home. Aside from the robot vacuum cleaner, she thought that my portable air conditioner was a useless purchase, that was until it became our saving grace and provided a comfortable night of rest. Last month, we had a girls’ trip weekend with a few of our childhood friends. And we rented a cabin in the woods that overlooked a serene lake. The cabin had climate control, but when we got there, we noticed that it was a bit warm inside. After being inside the cabin for a few hours, we realized that the thermostat was at 80 degrees and hadn’t cooled down the cabin. As luck would have it, I had my portable air conditioner in the trunk of my car. I had purchased it a few days before the trip, and I forgot that it was in my car. I noticed it when I was packing for the trip and for some reason, I decided just to leave it there. Perhaps my guardian angels were protecting me because we were able to use the portable air conditioner when we realized the A/C in the cabin wasn’t working properly. All in all, the portable air conditioner became our saving grace, and I even got my sister to admit that it was a good purchase.