When I started a small business years ago, I had a basic cell phone and a separate Palm device that held my client contacts and appointment calendar. My brother told me that I was soooo "behind the times" and needed a phone with all of those functions built in. I succumbed to peer pressure and bought an uber-expensive cell phone which I've continued to upgrade to the next "bigger and better" on the market.
I've carried a PDA ("Personal Digital Assistant" or lately referred to as a "Smartphone") for years now, and it recently dawned on me--I don't have the business anymore, so why do I continue to carry phones that I hate?! (Why do I hate them?? The buttons are generally TINY, the screens repeatedly freeze up, it's hard to check your calendar while you're on an active call, and my earrings are constantly activating some crazy function on the touch-screen.) The phone I currently have has stopped working, so I decided to go BACK a step and get a basic flip phone instead.
The phone I'm getting rid of (Samsung Epix):
The phone I'm switching to (Nokia Mural):
In researching phones, I found that this is one of the FEW flip phones on the market anymore. It got good reviews and we've always had good luck with the reception Nokias get, so I chose that one. Wahoo!! I feel liberated!! Basic phone, here I come!! In fact, I was on cloud nine until I read some disturbing reviews that said things like "It's a good choice for your ELDERLY PARENTS"...or WORSE...."My GRANDPARENTS have these phones and love them." OUCH.
I'm sticking with my decision to get the Mural (because I really do think I'll love it), but I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm apparently just a baby-step away from needing a Jitterbug phone and a remote control with enormous buttons...
...and possibly a muu muu that I can wear around the house while muttering terms like "housecoat" and "houseshoes" and complaining about the high price of canned beets. HEAVEN HELP ME. Somebody get me a flashy convertible sports car QUICK--I'm sensing a mid-30's crisis coming on.
5 comments:
LOL!!! You are too funny Jen. I had a FABULOUS time last Friday at MAPS listening to your AWESOME talk & have been meaning to tell you, but my mommy brain malfunctions all the time & I forget this small things, like complimenting you on your talk! :-\ YOU DID WONDERFUL! I'll be making up my own batch of homemade laundry detergent this weekend, I hope. THANK YOU. You are inspiring, hilarious & a wonderful inspiration. I'm so glad to call you a friend. :-)
Take deep breaths before you need to sit down on the devan! HEH HEH! You crack me up!
HAHA, your so funny. I love it!! Its the simple things in life that we all need sometimes. I totally agree with your decision. Its a good one...
That made me laugh hard enough I may have to borrow one of your Depends! Let's get together and crack open a cold Ensure as we snack on our prunes and Metamucil wafers! Let me know how that treatment for your corns worked out. I'd send you a letter but my typewriter's been on the fritz.
;-) ROFL!!!! Thanks for the giggle!!!
I posted. I think blogger sometimes doesn't update who updated correctly...but I posted on Wednesday.
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