Hour Two - "What Have I Gotten Myself Into?"

This is me looking longingly at my beloved iphone.

Remember how excited I was a couple days ago? I was so motivated to give up my smartphone and live a richer, more meaningful life. I was NOT going to be controlled or tied down to any device. No, Sir!!

Remember that? I was all unicorns and rainbows and puppies and everything was so damn wonderful.  I was really going to set a good example for my girls and take more pictures and la dee da dee da...  I was flying high for a couple of days, congratulating myself and patting myself on the back every time I thought about how fabulous it was going to be.  Well, friends, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: the reason it seemed so fabulous was because I hadn't started it yet. 

Today I finally got my phone, and I have to tell you, this clamshell design is not nearly as sleek as I thought it was going to be.

Now I'm looking at this picture thinking, "hmmm... was that really so bad?"

REALITY CHECK!
What the hell am I doing?! It was so much easier when I was just imagining it. I have to admit that since I set up my phone, I have gone from one sinking feeling to another. First of all, I can't figure out how to sync my contacts. Most articles I find are from people switching from a flip phone to an iphone. Not the other way around! So, there's that. I don't even want to think about how long it will take to do it manually.

Then, there's the texting. It is that old fashioned texting and it is painful. It took me five minutes to text, "Are you getting this?" to myself.

From there we move on to the ringtones. Let me invite you on a ride in my time machine. We are headed for 2001. I chose the pebble dropping one and that is tolerable.

And let's finish this lovely tour with the camera.

Need I say more?

I took this and sent it to my friend, Wendy (luckily I can still do that!), and her reply was, "I guess since it's a clam shell, all of your pictures will look like they have been taken underwater".  She's a funny one.

My god. What have I gotten myself into? And I can't really turn back now. I mean, I started a blog and told everyone I know on Facebook. I at least, have to get through the first night! (I honestly just received the phone two and a half hours ago and look how much I am whining!)

Go to your happy place, Sarah. Deep Breaths. Tropical Beaches. Long Summer Breaks...

Ok.

I am sure I will feel better after a few days when the shock of it all works off, right?  I'm at that part of kicking habit where you try to talk yourself out of it, right? Have you ever done that? I remember this little trickster jerk, Fear, acting like my conscience before. I'm not falling for it this time. I  have to make it through a day at least! I just need to get through this hard time of trying to convince myself I'm making a mistake and remind myself why I'm doing this.

I will report back soon. Tomorrow is my first full day without my smartphone. Egads!