4 weeks ago, I got an iPhone. It’s funny to think that this sweet little gadget tends to negate some of my core objectives. For example, numbers 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 on my list. The first week was bad, I actually went to bed with it and fell asleep looking at it. I neglected my children. I would check it at every “ding”. I would compulsively think that I had lost it and spend time looking for it when it would always just be in my purse. I checked email while driving. I know, I was an addict.
So now weeks later, the novelty has worn off a bit. I have realized the error of my ways and I am trying to find balance in my relationship with, well, my phone. I know I sound crazy, but I’m not willing to give it up yet and join a 12-step group, so we’ve begun by making boundaries in our relationship and I think it is working.
