Winter Wonderland

Hullo folks!

Well. A lot has happened since I last touched base. Most prominently, we've been buried in over a foot of snow the last few days.

Due to the snow, and the fact the plows never get to the side streets, I adventured to work by walking...

And promptly lost my phone in the snow. I have some hormonal imbalances. I probably mentioned them before. Never mind them really since you don't want to know about them... but they SERIOUSLY affect my ability to lose things.

It's awful.

On the other hand, I've been debating whether to ditch my smartphone because a) I watched too much Criminal Minds and know how easily these things can be tracked (Oh serial stalker... please find my phone for me, since I can't) b) I spend way too much time on it. Since my phone is my alarm... it ends up being the first thing I see. Starting your morning with social media is just SO less healthy than starting it with God, or stretching... or breakfast! c) It's SO EXPENSIVE. Gahhh I'm such a looney, but I just can't handle spending the extra amount of money equivalent to what I send to my compassion child monthly for a smartphone. It's just not worth it. I appreciate the GPS. I appreciate being able to look up things on the spur of the moment. But it's not worth all the other problems it causes. Not to mention the temptation to use it while driving.

I can feel my brain cells devolving from smartphone use. I am a creative person. I used to play the piano, engage in swimming, soccer, and ballet, paint, crochet, draw, and write. I was even on an improv team in college! Now I blog. And sometimes run. 

Yikes! It's time for a re-wiring of my hardware. So I'll take my losses with joy. 

I do hate losing things though. I dug through two blocks of snow piled up half a foot to look for it. I felt like the shepherd looking for the 99th sheep. I can't rest until I find it! I'm still hoping it'll turn up when (IF?) everything melts... even though it'll be completely dead. I'll still be able to hold it and say HA! You can't get away from me! It was a nice reminder for God to pop in and say, "Hey! Remember me? I pursue you in the single minded way you're looking for your phone right now. Don't forget that. I love you"

Thanks God :)