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Today’s small moment — turning off the lights. Sounds easy, right? Not this morning. I’m recovering from a head cold, seriously sleep-deprived, and what should’ve been a simple task turned into a smart-home comedy.

It all started when one Alexa command turned all the lights on. Ceiling, cabinets — everything. From there, nothing behaved logically. Asking Alexa to turn off the ceiling light switched on the right cabinet. Turning that off lit up the center and left cabinets. “Turn off all the lights” only managed to turn off one of them.

That’s when I realized some lights are controlled by Alexa and others by Google, and I either forgot—or never knew—the exact code words for each. All the while, I’m carefully choosing my words to avoid waking my husband by turning on the headboard light directly over him.

Five minutes later, the room was finally dark. At that point, going back to bed might’ve been the smartest move of all.

#SmallMoments #SmartHomeProblems #SleepDeprived #TechLife #EverydayStories

Today’s small moment — turning off the lights. Sounds easy, right? Not this morning. I’m recovering from a head cold, seriously sleep-deprived, and what should’ve been a simple task turned into a smart-home comedy.

It all started when one Alexa command turned all the lights on. Ceiling, cabinets — everything. From there, nothing behaved logically. Asking Alexa to turn off the ceiling light switched on the right cabinet. Turning that off lit up the center and left cabinets. “Turn off all the lights” only managed to turn off one of them.

That’s when I realized some lights are controlled by Alexa and others by Google, and I either forgot—or never knew—the exact code words for each. All the while, I’m carefully choosing my words to avoid waking my husband by turning on the headboard light directly over him.

Five minutes later, the room was finally dark. At that point, going back to bed might’ve been the smartest move of all.

#SmallMoments #SmartHomeProblems #SleepDeprived #TechLife #EverydayStories

Today’s small moment — turning off the lights. Sounds easy, right? Not this morning. I’m recovering from a head cold, seriously sleep-deprived, and what should’ve been a simple task turned into a smart-home comedy.

It all started when one Alexa command turned all the lights on. Ceiling, cabinets — everything. From there, nothing behaved logically. Asking Alexa to turn off the ceiling light switched on the right cabinet. Turning that off lit up the center and left cabinets. “Turn off all the lights” only managed to turn off one of them.

That’s when I realized some lights are controlled by Alexa and others by Google, and I either forgot—or never knew—the exact code words for each. All the while, I’m carefully choosing my words to avoid waking my husband by turning on the headboard light directly over him.

Five minutes later, the room was finally dark. At that point, going back to bed might’ve been the smartest move of all.

#SmallMoments #SmartHomeProblems #SleepDeprived #TechLife #EverydayStories

Today’s small moment — turning off the lights. Sounds easy, right? Not this morning. I’m recovering from a head cold, seriously sleep-deprived, and what should’ve been a simple task turned into a smart-home comedy.

It all started when one Alexa command turned all the lights on. Ceiling, cabinets — everything. From there, nothing behaved logically. Asking Alexa to turn off the ceiling light switched on the right cabinet. Turning that off lit up the center and left cabinets. “Turn off all the lights” only managed to turn off one of them.

That’s when I realized some lights are controlled by Alexa and others by Google, and I either forgot—or never knew—the exact code words for each. All the while, I’m carefully choosing my words to avoid waking my husband by turning on the headboard light directly over him.

Five minutes later, the room was finally dark. At that point, going back to bed might’ve been the smartest move of all.

#SmallMoments #SmartHomeProblems #SleepDeprived #TechLife #EverydayStories

Today’s small moment — turning off the lights. Sounds easy, right? Not this morning. I’m recovering from a head cold, seriously sleep-deprived, and what should’ve been a simple task turned into a smart-home comedy.

It all started when one Alexa command turned all the lights on. Ceiling, cabinets — everything. From there, nothing behaved logically. Asking Alexa to turn off the ceiling light switched on the right cabinet. Turning that off lit up the center and left cabinets. “Turn off all the lights” only managed to turn off one of them.

That’s when I realized some lights are controlled by Alexa and others by Google, and I either forgot—or never knew—the exact code words for each. All the while, I’m carefully choosing my words to avoid waking my husband by turning on the headboard light directly over him.

Five minutes later, the room was finally dark. At that point, going back to bed might’ve been the smartest move of all.

#SmallMoments #SmartHomeProblems #SleepDeprived #TechLife #EverydayStories

1. Had an unexpected laugh at the pharmacy today when I thumped my MiraLAX on the counter and the cashier instantly understood everything from the look on my face.

2. We both laughed, which made the whole “prep supply run” feel a little less dreadful.

3. Still debating which beverage I’m willing to ruin forever after two gallons of this stuff… but at least I’m going into it with some humor.

EDIT: the nurse I talked to yesterday was incorrect - she said 64 ounces was a gallon, but it’s not - it’s 1/2 a gallon. I only need to drink a gallon total of the wretched prep. In my state of panic and horror when talking to her, I didn’t calculate that in my head at the time.

Amazingly, that does make it sound a lot easier for me. Not EASY but EASIER and I’ll take that.

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