do you leave a light on?

this is something that would make my dad ken nuts...but there are two lights in my house that stay on whether i am home or not.

the bathroom light and the closet light

so the closet light is on because of the nature of the light. i broke the pull chain about 6 months ago and have yet to replace it. it has a nice 40 watt bulb, so it is not taking up too much energy and it assures me that there is no boogey man in there when i go to sleep at night.

with the bathroom light, the truth is that i just can't find it in my power to turn it off. there have been a number of times where i have made the attempt. turned off the light and walked almost out the bathroom door and then this little thought pops in my head...turn it back on....and like a fine tuned clock my arm swings back at just the precise angle to hit that switch into the on position as i completely get myself out the door.

i am not sure why this is so in grained in me as my dad ken (step father) made it a point that we should always shut the light out when leaving a room. but for some reason i can't or maybe i won't.

i guess it is comforting to have a little light on when you come home or wake up in the middle of the night. or maybe i just watched too many horror movies and know that all the creepy crawly scary people like to hide in dark closets and dark bathrooms....i think that's it!

for whatever reason...i can only guess that atleast the electric company is getting the last laugh in this aspect of my crazy habits.

do you leave a light on?