Cutting The Cord (All Of Them)

I like to think that when it comes to technology, I have a little bit more knowledge than just the average Joe. I'd like to think that, but recently it's come to my attention that I'm losing my tech savvy bit by bit. And I blame it all on the damn cords.


If you give me a box, with a single piece of electronic equipment, I can probably put it together. More than likely, unless it's seriously complicated, I can even manage it without directions. One single piece. At a time. Easy peasy.

But when you have husbands with television addictions (It's not an addiction, he can stop any time he wants. Unless they make a bigger tv.) plus teenagers and 'tweens, those single pieces of equipment begin to multiply. Soon you have DVR boxes, smart tv's, smart phones, laptops, tablets, hand held game systems, stationary game consoles, electronic readers, mp3 players, sound bars, surround sound, and the list continues. As long as all of those components stay in their rightful places, we all handle cohabitation just fine.

Excuse me, can I get just ONE more power strip please?

But unplug them to move and mix up just a few things in the same box and, well, crap.

Where the hell did all these cords come from? And why do they have to be almost-but-not-quite the same size for multiple things so that you think it's the right cord but trying to jam it into the plug isn't working and you only notice it after you set it down next to the right cord?

So I've come up with a brilliant solution. Color coordinate all these devices. See, the laptop cord has a pink cord and the plug in the back of the computer is also pink. The tablet has a blue charging cord, smart phones are red, and surround sound is gray. Considering there are dozens of colors, no device would have to have the same cord color. I know, brilliant, right?

Another upside to this system: FINALLY being able to de-clutter junk drawers from those unknown cords. No more jumbles of black chargers, cables that remain anonymous, or cords that have been in there so long they would have just been sold with the house rather than try to find their rightful places.

Plus, think of all the calls you'd eliminate from less tech savvy relatives that ask you (obviously the technology guru since you were born 30 years later than they were.) how to get this hooked up. Just plug colored cord into colored plug on device and voila! Instant  tech savvy-ness. (Is that a thing? I might have made it one if not.)

So what are you supposed to do since my obviously brilliant plan is not an actual thing? There's only one solution, really. You must move each piece of equipment, one at a time. Then you will ensure that everything remains intact, plugged in, without any cord confusion. Sure, some people might ask why you don't just label each cord when you disconnect but I say, "Holy cow, do you know how many extra minutes that would take?" If you decide that moving each piece of electronic equipment separately is too time consuming and tedious, you could always pack each piece in it's own box. Yeah, sure, you might have a couple (dozen) boxes more than you would have had, but surely it's worth it, right?

By the way, anyone want to help me move?

This end up. Or down?