Life Without Cell Phones

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I just got a new cell phone today with lots of bells and whistles. I am never at the front end of cell phone trends, so I still don’t have a touch screen, but now I have a keyboard on my phone for easy texting, and I am already in cherish with the current phone.

My previous cell phone became a casualty in a tug of war between my teenage daughter and myself a few weeks ago. She seems to think that she knows more than me about any technical electronic device (usually because she does), and grabbed it from me to fix something. I unbiased wanted it back, and during the tug of war the phone pulled apart resulting in a blank screen. Unfortunately, my phone is also my phone book, and this resulted in my loss of phone numbers that I use on a daily basis.

Since we were up for a fresh contract in a few weeks, it just didn’t seem worth buying a new phone for just about four weeks, so I decided to live without one.

Really, I must tell you that I had no idea how much I dilapidated my phone to find people’s numbers, to call and receive calls from them, and to screen calls for the ones I really wanted to receive. I felt quite adrift both in business, and in my personal life. I generally call family members a few times a week while driving in my car, and so got cut off from them. I also let my husband know where I am and how my day is going, as well as call vendors, and customers from my phone.

I was in the midst of negotiating a new lease for a retail store, and ended up having trouble getting together with my realtor, and recent landlord during this time. We communicated via email, but it wasn’t quite as effective. Everything seemed to take longer than usual.

Some people only have my cell phone number and they became a dinky upset that they couldn’t reach me. Do you wonder why people feel that you must acknowledge them at the moment that they send you a communication? I remember the days when no one had cell phones, and sometimes it actually took a day or a few days for them to get in touch with you. I still feel that I have the need, and the lawful to absolute privacy, and do not have to call people back nor answer all of the time. But those people calling do not necessarily agree. I have had people phone me, then email me, and text me within a five minute period all because I do not catch up my phone immediately. I wonder if they think that I do not have anything else to do besides answer their call.

I do have to admit that I felt a bit naked without my phone. I do like to be able to consult with my husband, and get ahold of my sister whenever I want to. I also like to keep my important phone numbers in the phone for easy access. And I just like playing with it. My phone is sort of a personal toy for me. The unusual one is really fun, and I can see why people go overboard on texting.

Now that I have my new phone, I am thinking about a bluetooth. That will tie me even more closely to the outside world, and make everyone think that I should respond my phone even more. I plan on remaining stubborn, however, and keeping my private time private anyway.