Wireless

During our vacation in Florida, I went almost completely wireless (I did have my cell phone on me, but used it so little that I didn't need to charge it even once, and I actually had it turned off for most of the trip).  Although Steve used the laptop to check work e-mails, I didn't succumb to the temptation to check e-mail, catch up on my blog reading or writing, or even check online news (I actually didn't read the real newspaper that was delivered daily to our door, either, so I was pretty out of the loop).  Of course you may be asking about the post that went up on Monday, March 14th.  Those of you familiar with Blogger know that you can write a post, and then opt for it to publish on your blog at a later date, which is what I did in that case so you all wouldn't feel totally abandoned while we were out soaking up the sun. 

I'm not a huge tech-junkie anyway, but it felt really good to be wireless.  Sometimes during a busy week, I start to feel stressed out about not having time to check my e-mail or update my blog (or my reading of other blogs) when I'm home in the evenings.  I know that many of you know what I'm talking about ... and how crazy is it that, among the things that really matter, we let technology (something that is supposed to make our lives easier) stress us out?!  The point is, I was without it for days - by choice - and didn't miss it at all. 

And after my absence, I came home to the following:
-a handful of e-mails on my work account, but not very many (and nothing urgent, since most of my colleagues were out and about enjoying spring break)
-a handful of comments on my blog - fun!
-125 e-mails in my Yahoo spam box, and 90 e-mails in my Yahoo inbox (and only two of those were from people I actually knew) ... seriously?

So, all-in-all, I didn't miss much.  I'm going to remember this next time I catch myself saying, "How did we ever live without ... e-mail, the internet, cell phones, etc., etc., etc.?"  I know that wireless is all the craze, but I think part of me might actually prefer wire-less.