My Life 365: Day 8

Whats the big rush, these days, for everything to be so instant? Everything is right there at our fingertips, and I think its keeping us from actually BEING in the moment of life. Take a picture and automatically post it to instagram. Check in at a restaurant on Facebook. Keep tabs on a hockey game or an election on Twitter. Obviously there are things that its really nice to have instantaneously, like weather reports, traffic reports and so on, information that its good to have at our fingertips, and can help us plan and execute our day in a productive way.

But I don't know about all the rest.

I've been trying to spend less time on my phone and on my computer. Truth be told, I don't spend much time on my computer at all, its mostly my phone, and it's never out of reach.  Its been good for me. But I use my time staring into my phone for good, too. I am in constant contact with the circle of women that hold me up, and for whom I do the same...that action alone makes the world a better place. My phone is a lifeline is many ways, but it can't become a thing that sucks me in and makes me ignore the world around me.

But I think its about balance. Balancing out doing good things with technology, and the rest of the time, putting it down and concentrating on the now that you're in.

There is so much fun and beauty to be had in the now.

We got off the bus in 2010

I feel like there is a key part of my life that is missing right now.

I feel like there should be one ultimate organizational tool out there, that can keep me on top of shit All. The. Time.

I need there to be a master grocery list, that both my husband and I can access anytime either one of us finds ourseves at the store. 

I feel like there should be a master calender, with everything on it, that we can both see from anywhere, at any time.

I know, I know, google calendar, shop-shop, app-app, whatever. 

Here's the problem:  I like pens.  And paper. (Especially if they're pretty pens and/or paper. Or colourful.  Or...*shiny.*) 

*swoon*

!SNAPBACK!

I also love big calenders, painted on the wall in the kitchen.  I like writing things down in notebooks. Ah, I love a good notebook! (What can I say, I'm old-school. I'm still putting two spaces after a period, for gawd sakes.  OLD.(space)(space)SCHOOL.) 

Where was I?  (Sorry, distraction is also a serious problem for us geezers.)

Right.  Technology, vs paper and shiny pens. 

Alas, dear technologically advanced world, there is no way to combine the two.  There is no way in the world to have me write things down in a notebook, and have them appear on Steve's "pick me up in the grocery store" app on his phone.


I feel like we got off the technology bus around 2010.  And we need to get back on it, or we're going to get left behind.

Or one of our KIDS needs to pick up the keys and DRIVE THE BUS!  (Not literally, please, children.) 

I feel old.  I guess I'm ok with it though.  It's not even in a "hey you kids, get off my lawn" way.  Just in a "can someone please make the CLOCK STOP BLINKING on the VCR!!" kind of way.  Except it's the iPad, instead of the VCR.  And if I play my cards right, the three year old might just be able to fix it for me.

Oh lawd, help us all!

Love it or leave it, it's here to stay!