Have you ever had one of those dreams where you show up at work naked? Well, I had that experience today. I left home….without my cell phone! Oh my word! I have had a cell phone for….how long now…15 years! And my, how dependent I have become on my nice little phone. See, two years ago Mr. OverKill bought me a smart phone. What a huge help this little device has been in my life. I thought that smart phones were only useful to those who worked outside the home, you know, “corporate America” and all that jazz.
But, my how I have come to depend on that phone. My entire calendar is in my phone, and it links up to my computer…heaven! My calendar gives me reminders, little alarms or pop up messages. And apps…..how I love my apps. I have an app that helps me keep track of which books I have. I have an app that helps me remember to take my medicine every day. Another app keeps track of my running, speed, distance and intervals. Being able to connect to the internet has been an invaluable resource since having to remove gluten from my diet. Not to mention the fun stuff, Angry Birds, Twitter, Facebook, and my newest obsession, Wordfeud.
And I left all that at home today…and I felt naked. Isn’t that funny? When I started driving, I did not have a cell phone. I actually remember the first time my mom let me go out for the evening with a group of friends, and no adults. I had no cell phone. We ran late because of another girls’ inability to judge the distance from the mall to her home. I made my friend pull over at a gas station, so I could use the pay phone to call home and tell mom what happened and that I would be a little late.
Remember pay phones? You hardly see them any more now. I wonder where Super Man changes now…..
Where was I? Oh yeah, now 8 year olds have cell phones. Why? I’m not sure. My kiddos all want cell phones. I told them they can get one when they need it, and right now since they are pretty much with me 24/7 they don’t need one.
Isn’t it funny how times change? There are things we couldn’t have conceived of having, but now can’t imagine having to live without…we feel naked without them…well at least I wasn’t really naked. That would have scared some people, not least of all, me :)