Woke up with a blocked ear, moped around the house, read facebook and twitter on my phone, didn’t even have the motivation to pick my laptop up. Then I filled this sucker up, twice, and blasted my ear with warm water. Suddenly, I could hear again and I was ultra-motivated. I got dressed, emptied the cat box, brought the trash out, packed up my stuff for work, repacked my bag more efficiently, caught an earlier train to work and wrote a post for tumblr.
It still amazes me how my hearing can make or break my mood.