I am on information overload. Between my email, my phone, the Internet, the news, the constant chatter, chatter, chatter of 21st century life, I feel as if my head is going to explode.
Oh, how I would love to unplug and sit in silence for a week. But the truth is, I don’t know if I could do it.
It’s Whiny Wednesday. What would love to unplug from for a week?
I think we all need to be more conscious of this. Simply limiting my exposure to Facebook has helped tremendously, and not just with infertility issues.
My hubby and I keep talking about unplugging more from TV as well. I miss the pre-DVR and pre-social networking days where I would just sit and listen to music more often.
Hi Ladies,
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Funny topic. Yesterday I got the new Droid DNA phone. I spent 3 hours on the phone with Verizon, Google and our helpdesk because it won’t sync with my work e-mail and calendar. I was ready to throw it out the window. If I’m unable to get it to work today, I have decided I’m returning it and going old school with a regular phone. It’s much healthier to not check my e-mail and the internet all day long anyway.
My own expectations. Specifically, I run myself ragged trying to keep this house in order (old house, old plumbing, plus the day-to-day maintenance such as laundry, cooking, dishes). I’m not OCD perfect, but I’d sure have a lot more time and less stress if I let the garden die (not going to happen).
When I was away at school in the UK, I did not have a tv. My college was located in a very nice residential area and except for the geese and a symphony of song birds, it was very quiet. I used to watch dvds on my laptop and listen to BBC Radio 4. I grew accustomed to the quiet. Now so much that is on television really annoys me. Most programs have are accompanied by ultra loud music. I hardly ever turn on the tv and I work mostly from home these days. I enjoy reading and gardening in my backyard and I have grown very intolerant to noise.
My whine for today is that I feel guilty. I was visiting a friend yesterday and we got to talking about kids. I brought up that I’m in love with my cousin’s little boy, who is three years old, and the cutest, smartest thing ever. And I added that I do not feel that way about all kids. Some kids annoy me, but I mostly blame the parents or other adults for the way the kids are brought up. My friend was complaining that she had some problems with her nephew on a recent visit, because he would not listen to her… about things such as sitting in the backseat with a child seat or at least a seat belt (her nephew does not live in the U.S.). Anyhow, I brought up that I was bothered by the behavior of a family we both know who visited our home for the first time with their little girl (about 4 or 5). We had a gathering of all adults, and the little girl, from about the moment they walked in the door, started jumping up and down on my couch. This went on for about 15-20 minutes. Other adults were trickling in, those that were in the house were trying to talk to each other, and the little girl just kept jumping on my couch. The parents were there, but did nothing about it. My friend’s husband who is a friend of the couple told me that that family was having a particularly rough time and everyone, including the little girl had a lot of anxiety and they didn’t know what to do. But I just couldn’t conceive that they wouldn’t even tell her to stop, or offer to take her outside to the yard. Nothing. Anyhow, I think I’m right about seeing something wrong in the way the little girl is being brought up, but then I felt guilty about talking about it to my friends.
Iris, your house, your couch, you’re a) allowed to tell the child to stop jumping on your couch, and b) allowed to talk about it to your friends. You’re human, and you’re allowed a view! And I always use advice I had from a friend of mine (with kids), who told me “your house, your rules.”
Unplugging from work for an extended period of time would do me some good, if our finances would permit it. I miss living in Hawaii and getting the extra Cost of Living pay from the military and not having to work.
I would love to just escape from everything, go away with my laptop and do some quiet thinking and writing. I’m thinking a rural village in France or Italy. (Dream!) I don’t need to be connected, and it doesn’t bother me when I’ve travelled and have been places where I’m not connected. I just feel I need to control my connections and my exposure to all those discussions and all that information, rather than have them control me.
I can relate to this. Every now and then I also feel this way. That’s one reason I don’t have internet connection on my mobile (except when there’s free Wifi). I’m afraid I’d get burnt out ASAP. That’s also one reason I don’t use WhatsApp or something like that. And during holidays, I don’t really let myself check my emails or get online too much even with free Wifi available here and there.
One thing I resort to whenever I feel like “unplugging” is going to a remote located cabin of my in-laws. There’s no electricity nor water there (can get water from the lake to wash up, but drinking water must be brought by us) so we can really spend quality time without bothering about emails or FB or whatever. Just us and nature. 😀
I’m with you. I recently had the opportunity to travel to an all-inclusive in Mexico with my family. The only thing that wasn’t included – internet. You had to use it in the lobby and pay by the minute. Honestly, I didn’t miss any of it one bit. No email, no Facebook, nothing. It was glorious! I thought I would miss the opportunity more, but other than the urge to post pictures of the beautiful weather to my friends and family who were dealing with snow and below zero temps, it wasn’t missed at all. It was nice to take an electronic break with my family.