My Room Is Too Bright

I don't want to act like I'm proud that I changed the light bulbs in my ceiling fan, but just know that I did it. It wasn't like your regular ol lamp jobs where you just unscrew and screw. I actually had to take shit apart using tools. It was the first time I used a tool in maybe five years. If you knew my father, you'd be surprised that we even had tools in my house. His carpenter father-in-law always resented him for that. But I did it. Didn't even have to youtube anything. Just good old fashioned deductions and elbow grease. One problem, my rooms too bright now. 

I like my room vampire level dark. My blinds sucked and I really wanted to put curtains over them. Between the morning sun and the TV glare I just couldn't take it anymore. I didn't even know where to begin. I figured I would have to use power tools. My parents told me never to touch those since I was seven and I've lived by that ever since. So I texted the chef at the restaurant I used to work at. We're good buddies, I play soccer with him every once in awhile. They call it football. Oh yeah almost forgot, he's Mexican. I texted him "You know how to install curtains?". He replied "Mas o menos", which means "Yes of course!" in Spanish. When I asked how much he wanted to do the job, he told me to buy the supplies and a thirty pack for us to get drunk when he was finished. Which like, I honestly don't understand why people are so angry at Mexicans stealing everyone's jobs. Or OSHA's 11 as I like to call it. They're the Renaissance hombres of our period, and we should all appreciate that they're around. Thanks German, curtains look great! 

What do I do with this newfound brightness now? It's really hurting my eyes. Do I take one of the lightbulbs out to dim things? This is literally shining light on things that gross me out about my room that I'm not ready to confront. It's so fucking bright I can't even get tired with the light on anymore, and I LOVE being tired. Honest to God, I don't even drink coffee because I'm afraid it will make me not tired. What am I going to do?

I've got it. I'm only going to use the lamp in my room until my lightbulbs get back to a comfortable tone. I'll have to leave the lights on while I'm at work to speed up the process. My electricity bill is going to be a nightmare, but can you really put a price on sanity?