Who knew?

I've been cleaning my house -- really cleaning my house. This is significant for me because it results from a profound life change. For a very long time I was teaching. And I was profoundly clinically depressed. I didn't clean my house. Now I am as sane as I'll ever get, I suppose. I feel much better, anyway (thanks to ECT), so I've been tackling the accumulated dirt.
That's how I discovered my plastic wood-look window blinds are really sort of translucent. I discovered this because I cleaned them. With the layer of dust, they appeared opaque.
This is hardly the discovery of the ages. I suppose it pleases me so much because it shows how far I've come. I feel better. Much better.