Put Down The Cell Phone...

http://themetapicture.com/people-kept-complaining-this-restaurant-sucked-look-what-they-found-out/  I read this article this morning, and I felt sad.  We have been coming to this place in our society for awhile now, and I haven't really said anything because I will be honest: I love my phone.

I love checking the weather.

I love popping into facebook.

I love looking up the thing on Pinterest I want to make.

I have a mild panic attack when I think I don't have it.

Hi, My name is Hannah.  I am addicted to my cell phone.  But not anymore.

Sunday, facebook did the tuna and I couldn't make it work.  Then I realized my family, which I love more than anything was complaining about me being on my cell phone in excess.  Perhaps, they were right.  After all, I love killing piggies when I have had a really craptastic day.  I like to play games like Solitaire when I wait for the doctor.  I plug in my food to log my calories, and check for text messages.

I was on the phone an average of three hours a day, and that is low for many people.  Seriously.  Start keeping track of how much time you spend once you swipe unlock every time.  Two minutes here, half hour there, two hours... You get the point, that time adds up.

This may not be an issue for those that don't have ADD, but for me, it was a big, fat distraction, I had to limit.  I did the unthinkable and deleted the facebook, solitaire, and Angry Birds apps right then and there.  I check facebook through the internet, but the constant chime of "activities" has stopped.  I go hours without checking anything.

Maybe everyone should do this.  Suddenly, I have time to cook dinner every night again.  I have a menu, the coupons are clipped, and I have a cleaner house.  I was embarrassed by this morning, because I have A LOT more time than I thought. 

Ask your kids how much time you spend on your phone.  Even if they can't tell time, they know that when you are taking duck-faced selfies in the mirror, you are not spending time with them.  Ask your husband, or significant other if they think your phone is a problem.  Have an intervention for someone that is having this curable problem.

My phone is for pictures, listening to church pod casts, appointment reminders, workout music, and weather and looking up emergency things like was it REALLY a year since Paul Walker died, or was facebook making that up?  It is back to being an accessory and not a body part.

So I challenge you to do the same.  Delete Candy Crush, Angry Birds, Words With Friends, and any other applications that do not make you a better person.  Then come back and tell me what you did instead of getting to the next level of Candy Crush.  Have a GREAT rest of your week.

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