Finding Joy in Snarkville

As far as I can remember, I prefer to sleep with the windows open.  I love the fresh air, the gentle noises, the smells of the outside while I sleep.  I also love that when it is actually possible to sleep with the windows open it isn’t ever too hot or too cold.

Since Prince and I’ve been married, we’ve had a huge difference of opinion over the openness of the windows.  You see one of our first apartments had a lovely view of a major highway, and the noise with the windows closed was horrible, so nope, never open.  Then we moved to the ‘country’ to a small community and I though SURELY I’d get the open windows I loved.  Oh, but NO, it seemed that the school bus came through too early or the geese swaked too loudly for Prince’s delicate ears.  (more…)