Out of touch

I can't believe it's been nearly a month since I blogged last. Time flies, huh? Actually, my computer had a virus and crashed so I was unable to journal online. It was hard. I missed the computer. I guess I'm a bit addicted to it. I'm not some techie who likes the whole idea of gigabytes. I just like being able to use the computer to do things. I actually enjoy responding to e-mail. I like to find a recipe or craft idea in seconds and then share it with my kids. I like getting the community calendar and the weather and all that other convenient stuff that is leading to the demise of newspapers throughout the world! I didn't realize how much I used it until I had to stop using it. I forgot how easy it was to shoot an e-mail to someone at midnight instead of waiting until a decent hour to call. Or how much I like making lists in Times New Roman instead of my own handwriting. I really dig listening to Darius Rucker crooning from my computer speakers while I'm typing. Ugh. I can't believe I've become this person. Seriously, am I now at the point where I will no longer own CDs? Will I only have an iPod and an online catalog? I have been trying to resist all of that to this point. I mean it. I like opening a newspaper. I don't care if gets ink on me. I like going to the library and taking out books. I swear, if you ever see me with a kindle or a nook, please hit me with it! Anyway, the point is, being out of a touch was a good thing, I think. If I can't use the computer, I won't. Granted, I do need it to work and earn money, but I need to also realize that I should shut it down and close the doors to the computer armoire and walk away. I once read an article about a mom who did that for a week. She didn't use her computer and no one in the family was allowed to use cell phones, text, use the iPod, play video games or watch TV. Imagine, an entire week being unplugged. Okay, now that I think of it, maybe it wasn't an entire week. Maybe it was a day or two. Listen, I've seen Amish people with cell phones, so even they can't live without some kind of wireless communication! I have to say this - I know I CAN live without the computer. I don't like it, but I did it. Same with smoking. It's been three years since I quit. I hated it in the beginning. I didn't want to quit, but I did. Now I know I have the strength to be unplugged. So, every now and again, I will be.