How To Survive Without A Phone?

 



Few days ago I sent my phone off to Apple as it needs to be repaired and it is day three without any phone and it is very strange but it has also made me realised a few things. Luckily I have my laptop so I can go onto Facebook chat and speak to Beth and my family,it isn't the same as texting or whatsapp but at least I get to speak to my family and make sure Beth and my nieces are ok. Without any phone it did make me realise how much myself and probably most people rely on our phone so much. From waking up and automatically looking for my phone to see the time or it being my wake up alarm, to calendar to remind me of all my hospital appointment, reminders to remind myself when to order my medication, my to do list is on there, the pictures on there that I look at whenever I feel down which instantly cheers me up and constantly check on Facebook/twitter/Instagram/snapchat which made me realise how much technology is ruling our lives.

For the past couple of mornings I have been turning on Sky News on my TV to check the time and the news, I actually got up took my medication and got ready where as usually I would spend a good 20/30 minutes on my iPhone. I went to Asda yesterday and actually brought a magazine... okay it has a free Nails Inc Polish in there but I was reading the magazine in the car on the way home which usually I would put my headphones in and listen to music. I have watched a lot of my catch up on Sky which usually would take me forever as I wouldn't be concentrating as once you take a look on Instagram you don't realise 30 minutes later you're still on there. I have been getting to sleep pretty much straight away as I didn't have my phone to look at YouTube videos.

As I said before, I am lucky I have my laptop so I have been on that more often that I usually do but once I get my phone back I hope I don't rely on it as much as I have been. It was nice to sit there with a magazine and actually read something that isn't on a screen. So I'm going to try and make sure I buy a couple of magazines every other few weeks and maybe a book. I hate how much technology is taking over our lives but I think we are all to blame for. I don't even ring up my GP anymore, I go online and book all my appointments and click on repeat prescriptions so it goes to the GP to sign then straight to the chemist so things have got so different now days. I do miss my iPhone though and it is a horrible feeling knowing I can't just text Beth or ring if anything bad happens so I cannot wait for my phone to come back and I will treasure it even more haha. But I think we all need to go back to basics abit, get that magazine, read the books, speak face to face instead of speaking via the phones.

Are we all guilty of using phones too much? Relying on technology too much? I know I am guilty.

Love Katie x

This Week : Exhaustion/Emotion

This week by Katie..

This picture explains how we all including the dogs have felt this week..

Oh Jesus what are stressful week!! Exciting things happen like my getting an iPhone 6 (my upgrade) and getting more Xmas pressies for everyone but then Beth got rushed to hospital and then I found out my operation is on 24th December yes Christmas Eve.


Beth is now out of hospital and is alot better so now it is just a waiting game on Bella and Beth got to keep an eye on her breathing as if it continues she has to go straight back to hospital. It has been so weird not being close to her while she was in hospital as last time it happened she was living in Windsor, So I was around to look after Ava and had regular updates on Beth and Bella but it was quite difficult with the hospital being in Essex this time. 

My operation!!! ARGHHH. So I knew I was expecting to get a call or a letter to tell me when Im having it done but my Specialist did say it 80% chance of it being in the new year as its close to Xmas... Well I obviously was in that 20% of having the operation this year. Its nothing to do with my back and its abit too much detail to go into the actual op itself but I'm kind of glad now it will be before the new year so then next year I will just have my Back to concentrate on. I actually have zero plans for Xmas eve and day so the op hasn't bothered me but at first I was like OMG!!! Although it is day surgery, I don't get into hospital til pm so there a likely I might have to stay in overnight if anything goes wrong ect but waking up in hospital on Xmas day will defiantly be different!!! 

Getting an iPhone 6!!! Now my upgrade on my iPhone 5 was due over 2 months ago but I generally kept forgetting to go into a Vodafone shop to sort it out. I knew I wanted an Iphone 6 and also knew I would have to pay £99 for the phone as my Iphone 5 was abit old, the buttons were either broken, slow or on the way to die and also was full of scratches. So I saved up money to get the phone, but I didn't expect Vodafone buy back to want my phone for £70 so I only ended up paying £29!! Tbh the phone aint much difference from the 5 but the battery, camera and screen is alot better!! I got the spray grey one and have a lovely mint green case for it. 

I had a few gifts left to buy for Ava's 3rd birthday which is on 6th December, and while I had to wait for my phones to be sorted I had an hour to spare and luckily I found and got everything I wanted for Ava birthday gifts and also more stuff for her Christmas. Maybe I will do a blog post on how I done her birthday and Christmas as their only 2 weeks apart. I decided her birthday was peppa pig themed pressies and Christmas is Frozen themed pressies and it has worked out to be sooo easy and enjoyable to buy.


I did plan to get back into blogging a few times a week this week but I can't seem to find the motivation and passion for it lately. I might do a post on how low I've been feeling and how it has effect so much of my life lately. Here is just a quick update/this week kinda of post. I don't think Beth will be continuing her Pregnant update post as she isn't very well, shes busy and also Bella is expecting to come any day soon but I will speak to her and plan a blog post for when Bella is born. Hope you all are well and are getting into the Christmas spirit :) 

Lots of love
Katie xx