small-changes-are-stressful

[timomeh]

Small changes are the most stressful

Last week I got a new sofa, and it's one of the most stressful changes I had in the past.

Big changes are not an issue for me. 10 years ago, when I moved into my very first apartment and lived alone for the first time: no worries at all. It was exciting!

But I struggled so hard with buying a new sofa. It took me a year to get myself to buy a new one. It's big and comfortable, looks nice, it's exactly what I wanted. But all the consequences of that change:

• I had to move all the furniture in my office, so my old sofa fits in there.¹ Now I'm sitting in a different direction. It just feels wrong. The room looks nice and cozy, but it's so different. My mic boom arm now doesn't fold away easily because it bangs against the wall. Do I also need to move that thing? So many changes!
• I always folded my laundry on top of the backrest of my old sofa. It was nice. I could watch TV while folding up my tees. But I cannot do that anymore with my new sofa.

Changing everything? Not an issue.

Changing a small minor detail? Oof.

Footnotes

1. Getting rid of my old sofa isn't an option. ↩