Hold The Phone!

This post might be a bit grumbly.
Here’s a tiny duck to bring some cheer 🙂

I have been quite tired lately. Getting out and about – just wearing out more quickly.
It’s very annoying.

I’ve also had…too much phone.
Messages. Emails.
All good.
I might have to think through the answer until it’s just right.
But – doable.

I hate talking on the phone.
If it’s an expected call, especially one I have a vague “script” for, I can do it.
If I know the person, and/or the call is likely to be short, then I can manage.
(If you’ve called me and I haven’t answered, it’s most likely I haven’t heard the phone ring. But also possible that I’m staring at it like it’s a snake ready to strike, waiting for it to stop…and the caller to leave a message 😆 )

I am partly deaf, which makes it harder to handle a call. Not so much the actual hearing part, although I “hear” much better when I can see the person’s face. I find that I generally hear the sound clearly over the phone, but without visual context, I find it harder to comprehend the words – at least, quickly enough to hold an easy conversation.
When that call is long, and/or the person is speaking fast, I get stressed and end up a bit weepy…
It’s similar to the way I feel in a space with background noise and many people talking. I cope for a bit, then feel like running.

This week has had more involuntary phone participation than I’m used to. Some has been necessary. Some, I feel, would have been better in an email, if that had been an option 😀

Most people seem to have no problem with phone calls, so I feel like a whiny baby sometimes.
But what’s the point of messaging and email technology if you insist on actually talking to me?? 😆

Oh well.
Whinge over.

We went out for coffee yesterday. That was nice.
I had a strawberry buttercream and vanilla mini cake.