At first it was disbelief which quickly grew into an all out panic. My beloved iPhone was still lying on my nightstand and I was at least twenty minutes away by the time I realized it.
Quickly I ran through my options. One was to turn around and get it and spend a day full of music and talk radio or to keep going and be destined for a day listening to sneezing, coughing and keyboard clicking (I really need a new keyboard at work). On the one hand, I’m late for work at least three days a week so one more day really wouldn’t matter. But this particular day, I was on time.
Reluctantly, I pushed on, my work ethic prevailing (dammit). There was no checking email, no twitter, no web surfing and no bejeweled at the traffic lights. It was just me and the car radio.
I walked up and down four flights of stairs four times yesterday and the only sounds were my own footsteps. No music to make it easier. And as a side note, I’ve been doing this since July and one would think it would get easier after all of that time – well, it doesn’t. I’m just as winded now as I was the first time I did it.
I really wasn’t worried that I’d miss a call because anyone I’d want to talk to has my work number. This one thing I wasn’t concerned about was the one thing that got me. Sometime after lunch B4 left me a voicemail saying he had afterschool detention – something about mushrooms, a bad attitude and subsequent punishment. I missed that one and drove through carpool as usual to find no kid waiting. There’s twenty minutes of my life I won’t get back. EVER!
Despite the horror of a quiet and uninformed day, I did manage to live without my iPhone. Would I want to do it again? Oh heck no! It is torture, but doable.
As for B4 and detention – some of the boys were picking up mushrooms and throwing them hard against trees to watch them explode. A teacher asked them to stop and I’m assuming B4 got mouthy. Hubby picked him up.
Last night I got chapter 4 of the demon story typed. I printed off chaps 3 and 4 to flesh them out today at lunch. B3 said I have too much dialogue in my stories. Good to know. I estimated I have about 9K handwritten and now have over 14K typed. I’m moving along despite myself.
Well, I need to get moving. Have a wonderful day everyone.
THE HORROR!!! I can’t imagine a day without my iPhone. I break into hives at the mere thought.