So in implementing my new slow down plan fate reared her ugly and sometimes helpful head. I was enjoying the sound of a quiet house and decided fresh cleaned sheets were in order and I peeled them off the bed and tossed them in to wash.
The house remained quiet except the gentle churning of the washer and I was enjoying every minute of it, until a call I was expecting did not come. I closed my eyes and envisioned the last time I was on my phone and sure enough I was lying in bed checking my email (a nasty little waking habit). I whipped open the washer door and yanked out the sheets onto the floor. in the shiny drum of the washer sat my phone, perfectly clean, and strikingly black. I knew better than to turn it on and raced tot he pantry and buried it in a box of rice.
The long and the short of it... the phone was a goner, and I have never been happier.
I spent the first two days reaching for my phone to check my email every time I came to a stop light. I had to remember lists and questions instead of acting on my impulse and hoping on the phone. I could just leave the house and be free. It was wonderful. No one calling. The emails had to wait. Was it inconvenient. ABSOLUTELY. Were there time I shook my fist at the sky screaming why WHY. Of course. But I am getting used to it and have to say I love it.
Of course, I will still buy the new iPhone 5 next month but I am definitely going to leave it home or throw it in the trunk. It feels good to disconnect. I challenge you to do it. Take a day or two, chuck it in a drawer (turn it off now, no cheating!) and enjoy the freedom. Trust me all the calls and emails will be there later. For now just enjoy yourself and those you are with. I dare you.
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