2/20/2008

Just One Touch and My Heartrate Increases

I like to call myself, "efficient", but in actuality some might call me, "lazy". I keep diaper changing gear in the living room so I don't have to run upstairs all the time (okay, this was also a safety thing back when I had a newborn and a one year old, but now that I only have one kid in diapers it's probably unnecessary). I pile things on the stairs so I can take them all up at once when I'm going up there anyway. I fold laundry while relaxing on my bed. When it's time for my kids to clean up their toys, I'm more likely to be supervising than carrying around the Lego tub.

And yet I can't bring myself to use the "One Touch" option on my microwave.

Seriously.

Every time I think about it this voice in my head says, have you become so freaking lazy that you have to touch one button instead of four to heat up your son's (frozen, storebought) quiche? Do you really not have the time to press four damn buttons?

And then I press the four damn buttons. I'm sure there are situations in life where a one button option could be lifesaving. But I'm also pretty sure that those situations do not involve microwaves. It takes less than five seconds to press the buttons - and to choose which button you need for the "One Touch" option. So it's not even a real time-saver (yeah, I checked. I'm a dork, okay?).

Maybe it's for people who don't know how to type in minutes and seconds? Or for people who have numerophobia?

Do you have the "One Touch" option on your microwave? Do you use it?