Ok, now that we've got that outa the way, can you tell I've had a rough day?
It started out ok. Got in the car and headed to the office. Trip unremarkable. The county cop that usually sits (he thinks he's hiding) on 700 musta still been in line at the Dunkin Donuts drive-thru. Since it's summer, there's no school busses to slow me down. I got about 5 minutes from work and reached in my purse for my personal cell phone (as opposed to my work on-call cell phone) and couldn't find it. Couldn't find either one. This was sooo not good. Ok. I'd have to get along without it. IF (that's a big if) I could. I'd have to. By gum, I wasn't going back home to get it and be way late. I'd be in the office anyway until 1:30, then I had a visit in LaPorte County and on the way I'd swing by home and pick it up. Until then, I had my desk phone at work. Took the office stairs two at a time and bounced into my office ready for the day. Ok, that whole last sentence was a flat-out lie. Drug my sorry, sleepy butt up the stairs, said "Hi" to the other ladies, and went straight for the coffee. Threw my bags down in my office and reached in my purse to get my cell to put it in its proper and accessible spot on my desk. Duh. Not there.
Had to make some calls right away and grabbed my desk phone. Shoot fire. I forgot that it putzed out last week with the big thunder storm and is dead. Only my phone line, no one else's, mind ya. Corporate hadn't come to the rescue as of yet with a repair man. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.
Alrighty, then. I'd have to use the lunch room phone for my calls. Trouble was, each time a call was needed, I forgot and reached for my desk phone. Then, I'd realize and go to the lunch room phone. When I got there, I realized I forgot my rolodex with my phone numbers. I wore a path in the rug between my office and the closest phone.
My office phone is also my lifeline to the other staff across the hall in that it is also our intercom. So that meant any time we needed to communicate, we had to walk across the hall. HEAVENS!
I needed to call Mike to see if he saw my phones at home, but I realized that all my most important numbers were programmed into my phone on speed dial. Therefore, I hadn't bothered to memorize them and didn't know Mike's number. I didn't even know the number of anyone who knew his number. Later, Mike called and said he picked them up and had them, but he wasn't coming my way. Great.
So many times I went to pick up my cell to get a phone number in my contact file and of course, it wasn't there (I use that more than my Rolodex).
Another main thing I use my cellphone for is the calendar. I program my monthly schedule into it so I have a clue what I have to do on any given day. I also program each event with TWO reminder alarms so I don't forget. Without that handy lil gadget I'd forget what time I have to leave for an appointment and the actual time of the appointment. Otherwise, I'd get my head in my computer and miss everything.
Anyhoo, I got to my appointment in LaPorte County late and missed one of the people I needed to see. I was going to call on my way there to remind her to wait on me, but because I didn't have my alarm and was running late, I couldn't run by and get my phone from Mike to call her. A vicious cycle, it is. Anyway, I did what I could on that visit, but will have to repeat it tomorrow.
Ok, so when I got back in my car, I realized that I had to go back to the office. I had some early morning visits tomorrow (I was going straight there from my house) and forgot what day it was (because of no alarming phone) and forgot the supplies to take to the homes. I needed to call Sarah at the office to see if she could have the bags packed and ready, but doggone it, no phone.
I drove the 20 extra miles back to the office, got the supplies and went home. The debacle will cost me an extra 90 miles due to lack of alarms, calendar, and phone. (90 miles @ 27 miles to the gallon x 3.80/gallon). Mucho bucks-o.
Folks, I thought having an iphone was expensive. Today, though, NOT having it will cost me more because of the price of gas and wasted trips. Yes, I am too dependent on my phone. Don't judge me........
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