Beer Geek contends that I always have my phone in my hand. He may be right, but I say it’s all good.
This has been a stressful week. Some of it was good stress (getting a new car). Some of it was bad stress (I swear I thought the gecko was dead Thursday morning.)
Know what I do when I’m stressed? I call my parents. (I’m sure they just love those calls.)
And you know what’s even better? Video calls. (Admittedly, Thursday morning’s call was cell phone to cell phone, not Facetime, but that was probably good because I had the “ugly cry” going on.)
I even called my dad during my car negotiations. Yes, yes, I did.
Ever since my dad bought an iMac and an ipad, we’ve called each other via Facetime. And I LOVE it! Living so far away from my parents, yet able to “see” them several times a week? Yes please. In fact, my kids don’t even really know how to talk on a normal phone. They are used to being able to show the person on the other end whatever they want.
Know why else I always have my phone in my hand? So I can…
- “Instagram” the crazy that is my life…
- Crowdsource my need for a new car on Facebook…
- Catch this (and many more) picture of my kids this summer… (In fact, I left my phone at home on one outing and missed some photo opps because I never grab a camera anymore.)
And I’d never be able to spend so much time out and about with my kids without our current technology. All of my work files are in the cloud. Many of our meetings are webinars and using Google Hangouts is not unheard of. And, with a cell phone and a tablet or laptop, I can work from anywhere my kids want to go.
As a little girl watching the Jetsons, I had no idea that someday I’d be able to see people who live far away or work while sitting on a rock in a park. But the adult me is loving the technology, even if it does mean sometimes being caught in my running clothes when I answer a video call or having to wait to do laundry because Beer Geek is working from home and on a video conference call.
What about you? Do you love technology and love how it helps you stay close to people far away? Does technology allow you to be closer to the ones you love? Or do you think the technology of smart phones and tablets is turning us into a society that never interacts face to face?
these are so me, too! i only use skype when i am at home, and haven’t started to use it on my phone yet. i’m afraid that i’d get hooked and my data use would go through the roof! but yea, i stay in touch with my parents (who also have smartphones) much more now than i did for all of those years before our cell phones started going everywhere we went. I remember the days when a mobile phone had to be mounted in a car…
I feel the same way about my parents! And lucky for me, they only live a mile away. We too bought a car this week. Hubbs couldn’t go because of work, so I was left with the negotiation. I took my dad with me to keep me honest and to keep me from folding. Good thing he was there because with tears brimming, I was ready to walk out and instead the dealer folded! I would’ve given in to his price if my dad hadn’t been right there! Parents, phones, running and beer–it’s all good.
Having moved across the country over a year ago, I can’t imagine how I would stay so connected to my friends & family without technology. I’m usually terrible at long-distance friendships, but between facebook, intagram, email, skype it is so much easier to stay connected no matter where people are geographically located! 🙂
I’m an Instagram addict and I love to Skype/FaceTime with family & friends who are far away from me!
I love technology. I work by myself and it can get lonely at times. Having Facebook and text messages through the day really helps.
I’m so proud of my Mom, she’s going to be 80 yrs old, and she texts & is on Facebook! She lives close, I call & see her often, but since I got her the iPhone, hardly any calls – she is now a texting fiend! 😀