The Bad Day That Made Things Better

I have no phone. End of the world right? Aria was playing with the Fisher Price Animal Application on my phone when she woke up Saturday morning. I went to the bedroom to get ready so I could go run errands and Nate was in the living room with Aria while editing away on his recent Senior Photo Session. Aria decides to make a trip into the bathroom and I hear a "plop" noise. O....M....G.... She didn't?! Yup! It was in the toilet. What a booger! My cat like reflexes went to grab the phone, dry it off and put it in rice. Call the doctor, stat! After getting it to 'rehab', I knew Aria would have passed the thought of remembering she even did the deed, so I didn't go back and smack her, although I know that should have been my first course of action.

Still fuming from the phone incident, I then notice that our tea pitcher is leaking all over the refrigerator. Are you kidding me? So, I began to clean out the refrigerator (which needed done regardless) and as I'm cleaning, Aria feels the need to help me. Everyone knows that a one year old doesn't know how to clean. Wow! By then I was beginning to get so frustrated to the point of crying. Big baby, I know. I take out the bottom piece of glass, clean it and when I go to return it to its shelf, the plastic piece holding it up in the middle breaks off. Blood pressure raises. I then throw everything back in the fridge and give up. I had a pity party the rest of the day until I began to really think about it.

It was a silly phone and a dirty fridge with a piece of broken plastic. Get over it! There are so many people in the world actually experiencing problems that are actual problems. This was...nothing! Not having a phone for 4 days now has been tough due to the fact I can't check Facebook, Instagram or send/receive texts or calls. Big deal! It's more time that I can spend with my family, stop staring at a screen and start enjoying more of my life. This realization is the biggest lesson out of this, aside from needing to always remember to close the bathroom door. When I do get my phone up and running again, I'm going to be more conscious of how much time I spend on it, especially when I am with my family.  

Check out this cellphone usage info graphic. It hits home and is sad how much we all spend on them.
Something to think about, isn't it?