Day 92 ~ Disconnected

Day 92 ~ Disconnected 

Apr 2, 2014 

My first: I went all day with no outside world technology: phone, TV, radio, computer! 

A day without technology is like a day without _______________(you fill in the blank)! My answer is at the end of this blog…no peeking!  

It is a must when you “disconnect” as I did to advise some people…you know, the ones who might think you fell into an abyss if you don’t respond to a text or phone call. So…I called my mother and texted some friends, my kids and my sister to bear the unfortunate news that Mary would NOT be available for techno interaction. There would be no phone calls, no text messages, no emails, no Facebook messaging between me and anyone. However, I would be around for “up close and personal”…in other words, IN PERSON. If they wanted to come visit, I was more than willing to “set a spell” and “chew the fat”.  

On the way to my first job, I missed my turn because my zoom-zoom thoughts were wreaking havoc on my brain. After all, I had no radio to listen to nor anyone to talk to on my phone. And then at that job, the lady had her TV on downstairs. What is up with that? I told her what my “first” was today! I had to really be cognizant to NOT listen. Usually, I wouldn’t have thought anything of it and would have paid no attention, but my Tech-NO challenge made me notice.   

In the afternoon I took my car in to have some diagnostic work done. They had the TV on in the waiting area. I looked at it out of habit and quickly turned my head away and then laughed at myself. One of the mechanics took me home while they checked my car out. I ended up spending most of the afternoon alone. And I mean ALONE. Singing and talking to myself doesn’t make me crazy, right? Part of me wished that I would have weaned myself a little bit by choosing only ONE of my “de-vices” to boycott that day. But no, I had to go for broke.  

Unpredictably, my time alone that afternoon without my technology made my “being alone” somewhat of a cross to bear. My phone, the TV, the internet, and my music station all help make my life pleasant and satisfying. They are, dare I say, my aggregate “significant other”.  This admission makes it difficult for me to understand why some people are so attached to their “de-vices” when they DO have a mate. Is it kind of like being unfaithful in a non-sinning kind of way? 

Alone time is not foreign to me. I do it quite well, I think, really. But it sure is nice knowing that I can talk to someone any time, text if I want, take a photo with my phone, or, for gosh sakes, Google something! I just can't lean over and snuggle.