My daughter and I went puzzle shopping together this past weekend; one store, LOTS of puzzles. 😎
I’ve already put together three of them; one of the small ones (100 pieces), a 550 piece, and a 1000 piece. I barely puzzled at all yesterday, but I’m hoping to be able to get back to it today.
Normally I would feel a little guilty about buying so many new puzzles at one time, but I’ve decided that’s a waste of time. There’s nothing to feel bad about, I’m absolutely worth it. My fellow PADS sufferers understand. Life is for living, and puzzling.
I’m sure you’ve heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D). I have P.A.D.S. – Puzzler Affective Disorder Syndrome. It’s self-diagnosed of course, in addition to being conceived of by me in the wee hours of the morning. It’s the condition of having one’s emotions overly effected by jigsaw puzzles – and I find that I have an extremely severe case.🤕
Some of these emotions/feelings can include but are in no way limited to…
Longing while waiting for a newly purchased puzzle to arrive
Joy when your puzzle dealer (deliveryman) arrives at the door with a package
Excitement when opening the box to see how the pieces look and feel
Giddiness when you’ve found all the edge pieces on the first try
Relief as you finally find the piece you’ve been searching for
Annoyance when I realize some doofus has donated a puzzle missing multiple pieces
Pride as the last piece slips perfectly into place
Sadness when a highly entertaining puzzle is over
or Righteous Superiority when you’ve conquered a difficult puzzle
There are many, many, many more. If a puzzle is going well, I am happier and nicer to be around. If it’s tedious, has a terrible fit, etc., it seems my mood can be somewhat short. It’s ridiculous how much puzzles can influence my attitude, or even my whole day!
I suppose we puzzle addicts have all learned to deal with our P.A.D.S. in one way or another; I have found that puzzling helps. 😎
*For those severely affected, there is no cure. Please contact me if you would like to donate to P.A.D.S. research. More research = More puzzles! 😉
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